introduction john callahan (17 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Printing. This is a very nice nonfiction biography Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged book of a major league pitcher called Jim Abbott, copyright 1994, hard cover, no dust jacket, written by Norman L. Macht, with an introduction by Jerry Lewis, and a foreword by John Callahan. THIS IS NOT A LIBRARY BOOK. The book has very minor wear and in very good condition with tight binding, clean, lots of nice black and white photographs and 112 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Bumps to three corners. Dust jacket has light edge wear. Dust jacket protected by a removable Brodart cover.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. Near fine condition. Trade paperback. Vintage. 1998. very nice copy.

Fourth printing (as stated upon copyright page; originally published 1993). 132 pages. Hardcover: H 28.5cm x L 25.75cm. White dust jacket lightly rubbed; slight bumping at top of rear panel; front flap is not price-clipped. Reddish-brown cloth with vibrant gilt stamped lettering to spine. Light foxing to text block's top edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a near fine dust jacket. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0821219804.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Beautiful gift inscription on front end paper, otherwise a very clean copy. The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison, edited and introduced by John F. Callahan, gathers a wide-ranging selection of Ralph Ellison's nonfiction writings, revealing the depth and complexity of one of America's most important literary voices. Spanning four decades, the collection includes essays, speeches, and reviews that reflect Ellison's thoughts on literature, music (especially jazz), identity, race, and American culture. Ellison, best known for his novel Invisible Man, engages with figures like Richard Wright, William Faulkner, and Duke Ellington, while also examining the broader African American experience within the American democratic tradition. His essays are characterized by intellectual rigor, personal reflection, and a belief in the transformative power of art. Callahan's introduction contextualizes Ellison's work and legacy, offering insight into Ellison's role not just as a novelist, but as a public intellectual deeply engaged with the cultural and political issues of his time. This volume is essential reading for understanding Ellison's vision of America and his enduring influence on literature and cultural criticism.

Cloth. Condición: Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition. 4to, 131 pp., color plates throughout. Light edgewear to jacket.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 624 pages. 7.76x5.08x1.46 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. xiii, 313, [1] p.; 19 cm. VG orig. blue boards in good dj. Check marks on title-page only.

hardcover. Condición: Good. Ex-library book with stickers and/or stamps throughout.

First edition, first printing Near fine well oversized pictorial stiff wraps with strong spine and beautifully realized text. An offering of a wonderful survey and quiet to the Callahan perspective as well as a strong introduction by Szarkowski, and a wonderful pairing. Gift quality.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. Random House, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1999. First (1st) Printing of the "First Edition" (stated with number line to 2, per publisher's method of designating a first printing). As New in an As New Dust Jacket. Unread. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind. The Binding is black quarter cloth to green boards, colors uniform throughout, with design and author's initials blindstamped to the front board, bright copper title, etc. to the spine, unmarked white endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is flawless - colors bright and uniform throughout and fully intact with the original prices (USA $25.00 Canada $36.95) intact on the front flap. See the accompanying photos. xxiii, 368, [ii] pages. 6 3/8" x 9 1/2". The author's second novel, which he worked on for 40 years without completing, and which was published posthumously after his literary executor and editor, John F. Callahan condensed it from 2,000 manuscript pages into the current novel. Set in the 1950s, a dying race-baiting Senator and an elderly black minister engage in a conversation that retraces their shared life. ISBN 10: 0394464575 / ISBN 13: 9780394464572.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Folio, 12 1/4 inches tall, brief essay at front followed by numerous black and white photographic reproductions, publisher s black cloth lettered in gray (heavy spotting at tope edge, minor additional wear, discreet pencilled ownership signature to ffep, else very good). Pictorial dust jacket (fine).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 173 pp. 13 pieces of short fiction written between 1937 and 1954, six of which have never been published before. The editor of this book is the literary executor of Ellison's estate.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. no edition or printing stated only copyright date 1976 - assume 1st, Signed by Harry Callahan on the half title page, light soiling/foxing to edges of text block - light rubbing to top/bottom edges of spine and top/bottom corners of boards - 3/8" tear to cloth at top edge of gutter spine to front board - spotting/loss of color to front/rear boards - glue staining to gutters with light foxing to front/rear end papers and half title page, price-clipped dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows edge wear with - 1/4" tear with associated 3" crease to top left edge of front panel - 1/8" and 1/4" tears with shallow creasing along top edge and scuffing with shallow creasing along bottom edge of rear panel - scuffing wear to top with a small chip to bottom of fold front panel to flap, numerous black & white photographs most reproduced full page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Complimentary copy. (Publisher's printed card laid-in) Fine in fine dust jacket. Stories. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Front free endpage is lightly rippled at top. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with a whisper of wear at top of spine. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition of Callahan's work at the Museum of Modern Art in 1976. Cover photo is of Eleanor. 4to. Unpaginated. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S. 912334754.

First Edition. Very close to fine in a fine dj. 4to. (EB).