Morris Wright 1910 1998 (10 results)

Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Solo. An American dreamer in Europe, 1933-34. New York: Penguin Books, 1984, 196pp., PAPERBACK, very good lightly used copy, paper slightly browning but still very good. Cover design by Jackie Merri Meyer. Youthful adventures in Fascist Italy, the Alps, France, Austria. How Morris "begins to absorb the raw material that will later be reshaped in his novels, essays, and memoirs.". 9780140071313 ISBN 0140071318.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages; Description: 186 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Western stories --West (U.S.) --Social life and customs --Fiction 1 Kg.

Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Solo. An American dreamer in Europe, 1933-34. New York: Harper & Row, 1983, 2d printing, stated First Edition, 196pp., very good dust-jacket with light wear, very good brown cloth, light wear. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Youthful adventures in Fascist Italy, the Alps, France, Austria. How Morris "begins to absorb the raw material that will later be reshaped in his novels, essays, and memoirs.". 9780060151652 ISBN 006015165X.

Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Time Pieces. Photographs, Writing, and Memory. New York: Aperture Foundation, 1999, stated First Edition, 154pp., large PAPERBACK, very good fresh copy. Essays on subjects ranging from portraits of pioneers in the American West to writings by Susan Sontag and Henry James. "It is Morris's singular gift that he is able to bring out such a rich and vibrant dialogue between the world of photography and the world of literature.". 9780893813826 ISBN 0893813826.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages; Description: 186 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Western stories --West (U.S.) --Social life and customs --Fiction 1 Kg.

, Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. About fiction. Reverent reflections on the nature of fiction with irreverent observations on writers, readers & other abuses. New York, Harper & Row, 1975, stated First Edition, vi, 182 p. 21 cm., very good price-clipped dust-jacket, very good blue half-cloth. 9780060130824 ISBN 0060130822.

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 221 pp., 20 cm. Subjects; Judges Pennsylvania Fiction. Western stories. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 221 pp., 20 cm. Subjects; Judges Pennsylvania Fiction. Western stories. 1 Kg.

unbound. Document signed -- a permission form filled out by hand in red ink by the American photographer, requested by Walker Evans to illustrate an essay on photography. Accompanied by a one-page typed note signed, stapled to the form. The form measures 11 x 8.5 inches; the note measures 7 x 6 inches and is written on personal letterhead, Mill Valley, California, November 22, 1968, in part: "I enclose the print you asked for in connection with Walker Evans' essay." Faint paperclip stain near the top left corner of the note. Very good condition.

4to 9.49 x 7.52 inches (image size). Matted, framed and glazed. Fine 4to 9.49 x 7.52 inches (image size).