George Plimpton Introduction (50 results)
The Harper's Index Book
Conn, Charis (Editor), and Lapman, Lewis H (Editor), and Plimpton, George (Introduction by)
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Trade paperback. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 274 p. Audience: General/trade. NO PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME SC 39 Fine. No dust jacket as issued.
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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.
Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews, 5th Series
Various; Plimpton, George [Editor]; Du Plessix-Gray, Francine [Introduction];
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Seller: Stock & Trade LLC, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Stock & Trade LLC
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Paperback. Condition: Good. A trade paperback in good condition, clean with a tight binding and an unmarked text.From a private smoke free collection.Shipping within 24 hours, with a tracking number and delivery confirmation.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. CLEAN, UNMARKED PB: Binding SOLID, Spine Uncreased. NO remainder mark. | SHIPS AIRMAIL INTERNATIONALLY.
Sport in Art from American Museums
Plimpton, George A. \(Foreword\); J. Carter Brown \(Introduction\); Reilly Rhodes \(Edited by\)
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Seller: Ultramarine Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Ultramarine Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Universe Books, 1990. 128 pages; 68 works reproduced in color, full page; "The Director's Choice: Inaugural Exhibition of the National Museum of Sport." Contents clean, wraps worn. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Good. Folio. Exhibition Catalogue. Language: ENG.
Beat Writers at Work: The Paris Review
Paris Review, and Moody, Rick (Introduction by), and Plimpton, George (Editor)
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Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Modern Library (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. Book is near fine, crisp, clean and bright. Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsberg; On the Road, Naked Lunch, Howl: The names and titles continue to reverberate as…the Beats remain a vital source of inspiration to successive generations of readers and writers. In their Writers at Work series, The Paris Review has interviewed all the key Beats and their cousins, the Black Mountain School of experimental poets. In this new collection, they describe their art and lives, creating a unique and fascinating record of the writers and their inspirations. Allen Ginsberg interviews Andrei Voznesensky and Amiri Baraka and is interviewed himself, alongside Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Paul Bowles, Charles Olson, Gary Snyder, Robert Creely, Ken Kesey, and Denise Levertov. Beat Writers at Work also includes a previously unpublished interview with Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Rick Moody, the author of Garden State, The Ice Storm, and Purple America has written a new Introduction.
Published by Viking - Penguin Books, USA
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.Willis Monie-Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A bit of foxing on book cover spine and top end of book. A bit of pencilling. Dust jacket is price clipped, rubbed, and chipped, with some scratches on back.
Beat Writers at Work (Modern Library (Paperback))
Review, Paris; Moody, Rick (Introduction), George Plimpton, editor
Language: English
Published by The Modern Library Random House Publishing Group, 1999
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Seller: Book Stall of Rockford, Inc., Rockford, IL, U.S.A.Book Stall of Rockford, Inc.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition: the printing numerals are a full line beginning with 1. Light wear to the covers. No spine creasing from opening. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No musty odor. No water damage. No soiling. No sun fading.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Photographs by Ken Miller. This photographic record covers the territory known as the Hamptons, including Westhampton, Quogue, Hampton Bays, Southampton, Sag Harbor, Water Mill, Etc. Good+tight condition with good slightly edgeworn and nicked dust jacket. Form…er owner inscription written on first front end page. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Large-format hardcover with dustjacket is clean throughout, square along the edges, and tightly bound. One flaw: small food stain on exterior cloth at top margin. Photo requests encouraged.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.
Writers at Work 03
Plimpton, George, and Plimpton, George (Editor), and Kazin, Alfred (Introduction by)
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Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Writers at Work, 3. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. SC 209.
Published by Picador, 2003, 2003
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Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
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Published by Viking Press, New York, 1963
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Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.Willis Monie-Books, ABAA
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Published by Picador, 2003, 2003
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Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition Time Magazine once called The Paris Review the biggest little magazine in history. This edition commemorates its Golden Anniversary with many of the finest writers from the last century collecting stories, poetry, thoughts, observations throughout. Fine and bright in like dustjacket with crisp bright text throughou…t.
Language: English
Published by Modern Library, London,New York, 1999
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Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. A Modern Library Original published in conjunction with The Paris Review. Has the '1' in a number line. Clean, bright and unmarked.
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Seller: Joe Staats, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Joe Staats, Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. *Large volume packed carefully and shipped in a box to insure arrival in described condition. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} BUND.
Published by Citadel Press, New York, 1990
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Seller: Pickwick Bookshop, Nyack, NY, U.S.A.Pickwick Bookshop
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 322 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.
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Seller: Orpheus Books, Edmonds, WA, U.S.A.Orpheus Books
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Special Edition. First edition / First printing. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Printed wrappers. xiii, 411 pages. Fine.
Published by Picador, 2003, 2003
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Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers
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The Gospel According to ESPN: Saints, Saviors & Sinners [VINTAGE 2002] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Lovinger, Jay (editor); Thompson, Hunter S. (introduction); Lipsyte, Robert (Prophets); Carlson, Peter (Fallen Angels); Schreiber, LE Anne (Saints); Wiley, Ralph (Saviors); Plimpton, George (Gods)
Language: English
Published by Hyperion, New York, 2002
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Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition red boards/black cloth spine/gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Editor's Note; Introduction by Hunter S. Thompson; and Picture Credits. Profusely illustrated wit…h black-and-white photographs, color photographs, color illustrations, cartoons, etc. "[The book] looks at the power sports wields as the ultimate American secular religion.and its effect on the people who play - and watch - our games. The book features six essays on the athletes, coaches and commissioners who make up the sacred - and sometimes profane - hierarchy: Avery Brundage; Muhammad Ali; Billie Jean King; Ty Cobb; Pete Rose; Bobby knight; Billy Martin; Rubin "Hurricane" Carter; O.J. Simpson; Hollywood Henderson; Nile Kinnick; Mark Fidrych; Ruffian; Babe Ruth; Jackie RObinson; Larry Bird; Magic Johnson; Pete Rozelle; Tiger Woods; Jack Dempsey; Vince Lombardi; Bill Russell; Jackie Stewart; Jim Brown; Ted Williams; Secretariat; and Walter Johhson. - from the rear jacket cover. ".the core of the book - five essays by world-class stylists like George Plimpton and longtime New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte. Complementing each essay are striking, revealing, and rarely seen photographs, illustrations, cartoon strips and editorial cartoons, plus lists of the best and worst of everything, worst sports execs. best boxing movies, biggest hotheads - testaments and fascinating tales of brilliant accomplishments, love, blood feuds and marketing brilliance that will delight even the casual fan, while illuminating the nature of sports worship in America in the 20th and 21st centuries." - from the front and rear inside jacket flaps.
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Out of My League: The Classic Hilarious Account of an Amateur's Ordeal in Professional Baseball
Plimpton, George/ Wolfe, Tom (Introduction by)/ Leavy, Jane (Foreward By)
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 151 pages. 5.00x3.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by Viking, New York, 1967
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- First Edition
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. With all first printing points. Introduced by Alfred Kazin. A series of original interviews that first appeared separately in issues of The Paris Review, here given more permanent preservation in a hardcover edition. Book is fine; jacket as a tiny spine chip, and is otherwise also… fine and protected by Mylar.
Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-string Quarterback
Plimpton, George/ Wolfe, Tom (Introduction by)/ Dawidoff, Nicholas (Foreward By)
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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One for the Record: The Inside Story of Hank Aaron's Chase for the Home Run Record
Plimpton, George/ Wolfe, Tom (Introduction by)/ Costas, Bob (Foreward By)
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Shadow Box: An Amateur in the Ring
Plimpton, George/ Wolfe, Tom (Introduction by)/ Hamill, Pete (Foreward By)
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 347 pages. 6.00x4.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
