Joan Kufrin (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.2.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 11th Printing. K5 - An 11th printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Joan Kufrin to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has price clipped, some wrinkling, chipping, crease, and some small tears and open tears on the edges and corners, couple of small tears on the back lower right side, some scattered light scratches, rubbing, and scuffing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, some light stains on the page edges, light tanning and shelf wear. With photography by George Kufrin. 10.25"x7.25", 173 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In unusually candid personal meetings and interviews with nine women of genius, Joan Kufrin has drawn from those outstanding artists their own expressions of how and why, of all the talented people in the world, they had managed to reach the peaks of their artistic fields. When had they first known that they had to dance, or write, or paint? Who had encouraged them as children? What disciplines had they been compelled to master? How had they, in spite of the many traditional forces that keep women from developing inner genius, overcome their frustrations? The answer, in every case a contradiction of the expected, lay in strength of will and belief in one's artistic vision. The nine uncommon women who gave of themselves to answer these vital and searching questions were Gwendolyn Brooks, poet; Sarah Caldwell, conductor; Julie Harris, actress; Mary McCarthy, writer; Alice Neel, painter; Roberta Peters, opera singer; Maria Tallchief, dancer; Mary Lou Williams, composer; Eugenia Zukerman, musician. Each artist discusses in detail the work and the life she led in devoting herself to art, and with each it is clear that she was an artist first, a woman second. Nothing was permitted to come between her and her goal. What shines through in these professional lives is the fine steel that makes up the character of the artist and the love of the work each revels. This is an intimate book, for young women and older women, but for men also. It does not stress divisions among humans. Rather it shows consistently that art connects us all. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author.

ILLUSTRATED PAPER WRAPPERS. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. FIRST EDITION THUS. 31 PAGES.THERE IS A BIORAPHICAL ARTICLE TITLED "GWENDOLYN BROOKS THE RHYME AND REASON OF CHICAGO'S TOP POET" THE ARTICLE ABOUT GWENDOLYN BROOKS IS IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE MAGAZINE SECTION 9 ON MARCH 28, 1982. THE ARTICLE IS BY JOAN KUFRIN, A FREE LANCEWRITER. THE ARTICLE FEATURES COLOR AND B/W PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHICAGO'S POET LAUREATE. Size: 10 3/4" X 12 1/2".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover - clean, no marks, clean inside, clean dj - from a private collection - very clean copy - Inscribed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.32.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.32.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.32.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.32.

Hardcover, illus. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. Book and DJ New. NO markings of ANY kind. New DJ not clipped. ; 264 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Uncommon Women" by Joan Kufrin 1981 - First Edition, 11th Printing Hand Signed, Inscribed by the Author Vintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket 10 1/4" x 7 1/2" 173 Pages The dust jacket is in good minus condition with rubbing, a few small edge tears and the jacket is price clipped. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends, stains, and writing. The book has been hand signed and inscribed by the author in black ink on the front free end page. The boards are in good to good minus condition with a few dings and minimal wear. The binding is tight and square. Signed by Author(s).