Arthur Tress (229 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Very clean, very good binding. A novel about opera, Denmark, adultery, and murder. Illustrated by Arthur Tress, Jacket Photo (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover, 96 pgs. Includes contribitions from several photographers, color and b&w images, chronology of exhibitions, and more. Light wear.

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. A used book with light to moderate shelf wear and imperfections. Light sun damage to dust jacket. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dip into these pages and join the hero, a fisherman, as he sails off on a voyage of discovery. With wry humour, the author draws the reader into a special world: each of the 69 scenes in the tale is a tableau created out of oddball flea-market finds and staged within an antique fish tank. Arthur Tress took the tank with him on various locations all over America, from beaches to fields, and the reader travels with the intrepid hero as he learns all about the pitfalls of humanity, how to be a better fisherman and at last, how to live and fish in harmony with nature.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Paperback Printing. 185 pp. Edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine and some discolouration on the upper right of the last few pages; store stamped. Cover art by Arthur Tress. Arthur Tress; (illustrator). Book.

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dip into these pages and join the hero, a fisherman, as he sails off on a voyage of discovery. With wry humour, the author draws the reader into a special world: each of the 69 scenes in the tale is a tableau created out of oddball flea-market finds and staged within an antique fish tank. Arthur Tress took the tank with him on various locations all over America, from beaches to fields, and the reader travels with the intrepid hero as he learns all about the pitfalls of humanity, how to be a better fisherman and at last, how to live and fish in harmony with nature.…

Trade paperback. Condition: Good. xii, [2], 303, [3] pages. Minor staining at some page edges noted. Includes Preface, Notes, and References. Also includes chapters on Happiness Revisited; The Anatomy of Consciousness; Enjoyment and the Quality of Life; The Conditions of Flow; The Body in Flow; The Flow of Thought; Work as Flow; Enjoying Solitude and Other People; Cheating Chaos; and The Making of Meaning. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (born 29 September 1934) is a Hungarian-American psychologist. He recognized and named the psychological concept of flow, a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity. He is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. He is the former head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College. Csikszentmihalyi is noted for his work in the study of happiness and creativity, but is best known as the architect of the notion of flow and for his years of research and writing on the topic. He is the author of many books and over 290 articles or book chapters. Martin Seligman, former president of the American Psychological Association, described Csikszentmihalyi as the world's leading researcher on positive psychology. Csikszentmihalyi once said: "Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. Only through freely chosen discipline can life be enjoyed and still kept within the bounds of reason." His works are influential and are widely cited. In his seminal work, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Csíkszentmihályi outlines his theory that people are happiest when they are in a state of flow-a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation. It is a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter. The idea of flow is identical to the feeling of being in the zone or in the groove. The flow state is an optimal state of intrinsic motivation, where the person is fully immersed in what they are doing. This is a feeling everyone has at times, characterized by a feeling of great absorption, engagement, fulfillment, and skill-and during which temporal concerns (time, food, ego-self, etc.) are typically ignored. In an interview with Wired magazine, Csíkszentmihályi described flow as "being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost." Csikszentmihályi characterized nine component states of achieving flow including "challenge-skill balance, merging of action and awareness, clarity of goals, immediate and unambiguous feedback, concentration on the task at hand, paradox of control, transformation of time, loss of self-consciousness, and autotelic experience" To achieve a flow state, a balance must be struck between the challenge of the task and the skill of the performer. If the task is too easy or too difficult, flow cannot occur. Both skill level and challenge level must be matched and high; if skill and challenge are low and matched, then apathy results. One state that Csikszentmihalyi researched was that of the autotelic personality. The autotelic personality is one in which a person performs acts because they are intrinsically rewarding, rather than to achieve external goals. Csikszentmihalyi describes the autotelic personality as a trait possessed by individuals who can learn to enjoy situations that most other people would find miserable. Research has shown that aspects associated with the autotelic personality include curiosity, persistence, and humility. This book summarizes, for a general audience, decades of research on the positive aspects of human experience--joy, creativity, and the process of total involvement with life that the author calls flow. This book tries to present general principles, along with concrete examples of how some people have used these principles, to transform boring and meaningless lives into ones full of enjoyment. There is no promise of easy short-cuts in these pages. But for readers who care about such things, there should be enough information to make possible the translation from theory to practice. First Harper Perennial Edition [stated]. Later printing. Arthur Tress (Cover photograph) (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Fourth Edition By Publisher. 256 pages. "Blends savage humour with social satire in this tale of a highminded criminal who hits a wealthy Manhattan couple where it hurts when he kidnappes their beloved poodle." >> Minor bend to center of book; small crease to left corner of backcover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Arthur Tress Photo Cover. (illustrator). Book.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book and sleeve in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. The author signed on the title page. This is a nice clean book with light wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Tress, Arthur (photographer); Over 60 B/w Photographs (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardcover in price clipped DJ with 1173 code protected by clear book jacket cover, 1st edition as stated, complete publisher number line on last page, 182 pages, no handwriting, foxing specks to top page deck, fade to top cover board edges underneath DJ, wrinkle to DJ beneath clear book jacket cover. Arthur Tress (illustrator).…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used. Tress, Arthur (photographer); Over 60 B/w Photographs (illustrator).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Grey oblong wraps. Portfolio Series Number Seven.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wraps (PB) in very good condition with light cover wear. Essay by Marco Livingstone, biography, exhibitions and bibliography. Photographic frontispiece, showing " Photographer and Skull Mask New York 1974 ". The text is illustrated with 150 black-and-white photographs and 50 coloured photographs taken by Arthur Tress, that were included in the exhibition that was presented at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford. 156 pages with notes and essays and bibliography.…

First edition, first printing Near fine with light age tone stiff wraps with excellent spine and crisp bright text. Also designed with fine full page photographs.

Condition: New.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used Very Good. Front and back covers have very light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. [16] pages, colour illustrations; 21 cm. Centric, 52. Catalogue of an exhibition held August 23-October 30, 1994, University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Size: 8vo. Collectible.

Softcover, staple-bound; 16 pages; very good condition, clean and crisp; no internal marks.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Center for Photographic Art [Published Date: 1993]. Paper covers made from heavy, textured, paper stock with visible fibers and a matte surface, printed with metallic ink, [32] pp (unpaginated), with tissue guards; 24 cm (square). First edition (second in annual LUX monograph series; black and white photographic plates. Stapled printed wrappers. In very good condition with light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Contents include: Preface by David Hugh; Introduction: "The Possessed Objects of Arthur Tress" by Michel Tournier (translated by George Stambolian); 26 black and white photographic plates. Arthur Tress (b. 1940, Brooklyn, NY) is an American photographer known for his surreal, staged images exploring dreams, memory, and the uncanny. After studying at Bard College and traveling widely, he shifted from documentary work to "magic realism," creating influential series such as The Dream Collector (1972). His photographs have been exhibited internationally and are held in major museum collections including MoMA and the Getty.…

Paperback. SIGNED. First American edition, first printing. Very Good paperback with light shelf wear, a discreet previous owner's name, a light crease at one corner of the cover, and a slight ripple/light stain along the bottom edge of 2/3 of the pages from moisture exposure. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Excellent overview of Tress' work, published on the occasion of an exhibition presented at The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England. Includes images from all his major series: The Dream Collector, Shadow, The Teapot Opera, Hospital Series, Theater of the Mind, etc. Photographs, notes, and short essays by Arthur Tress; edited with an essay by Marco Livingstone. SIGNED BY TRESS on the half-title; no inscription. 156 pages; 22 color and 150 duo-toned b&w photographic images; 8.5 x 9.5 inches. Biography, exhibition history, bibliography.…

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No jacket. First edition. Inscribed by Tress on title page. In broken paper slipcase. Cover is detached, but present. Spine is cracked and binding glue is flaking off spine, but all signatures remain attached. Inside is clean and unmarked. As is.

Condition: Very Good. Paperback. No notes or highlights. Laminate on cover is slightly peeling at bottom corner of back cover. Pages are clean and binding sound. Used - Very Good. Tress, Arthur (photographer); Over 60 B/w Photographs (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In fine condition; two folds at top edge of cardboard slipcase separated, with soft vertical crease middle of outside edge; faint and few scuff marks to wraps; otherwise, like new. INSCRIBED by author on title page. 138 pages. 7 /34 x 7 3/4 in. Inscribed by Author(s).…