Commentary Reader Two Decades Articles by Podhoretz Norman (11 results)

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Small quarto, hardcover, VG (small light stain on last few pages at top margin) in somewhat edgeworn black glossy dj. Introduction by Alfred Kazin. Divided into seven sections, roughly corresponding to the dominant preoccupation's of Commentary over the years: the holocaust and after; East and West; the light of history; groups; thought in crisis; writing; the American predicament. 763 pp. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Solid binding. Boards show some signs of bowing. Minimal, but noticable damage due to wetness. Minimal edgewear. Binding is somewhat loose. Leaves are starting to separate from the binding. Minimal shelfwear. Minimal, but noticable fading due to exposure to sunlight. Small wrinkles in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. first edition". VERY GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD UNCLIPT(S12.50) DUST JACKET.Clean, solid, bright hardcovers, with nice DJ showing 2" taped edge tear.OW nice DJ. Dark green endpapers. ; GOLD TITLES IN BLue cloth hard covers . WHITE & BLUE & YELLOW TITLES ON BRIGHT BLACK GLOSSY DUST JACKET. ; 763pg pages; short biog piece by J.B. 50 other articles by various authors in 7 sections. / Holocaust & after; EAST & WEST; Light of History; GROUPS; THOUGHT I CRISIS; WRITING; AMERICAN PREDICAMENT. Illustrated by HOFFMAN, .lawrence dj design (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Intro. by Alfred Kazin. Large, very heavy book, quality dark blue cloth, very bright gilt lettering and border at top front and spine, darker green color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 763 pages. DJ beneath mylar, glossy black background, white, blue and yellow lettering with list of contributors on much of front and back. DJ tips lightly pinched, two very tiny tears at spine top left edge, very tiny tear at spine bottom left and right edge, very slight wear to bottom back edge. Good+ DJ/Very Fine book.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 763 p. Articles and stories from the noted magazine Commentary, by an impressive lineup of authors including Martin Greenberg, Hannah Arendt, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Saul Bellow, Bayard Rustin, Lionel Trilling, Edmund Wilson, Henry Roth, Philip Roth, James Baldwin, and dozens of others. Minor shelfwear. Near fine.…

Hardback. Norman Podhoretz (ed.), Rupert Hart-Davis. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark anthology of American intellectual and cultural life, The Commentary Reader: Two Decades of Articles and Stories presents a curated selection of the finest writing published in Commentary magazine from its founding in 1945 through the mid-1960s. Edited by Norman Podhoretz, the collection gathers essays, criticism, and fiction from some of the most formidable minds of the postwar era, including contributions from writers who shaped the contours of American Jewish identity, political thought, and literary culture. The volume chronicles the vigorous debates of a generation grappling with totalitarianism, liberalism, modernism, and the place of the intellectual in democratic society, all rendered with the sharp, uncompromising prose that became Commentary's hallmark. Podhoretz's editorial vision illuminates the magazine's unique role as a crossroads where rigorous argument met artistic ambition, producing a body of work that remains essential reading for anyone serious about twentieth-century American ideas. Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. Cloth/mylar wrapped dust jacket Octavo. navy cloth, gilt lettering, mylar wrapped dust jacket, 763 pp, dj chipped at the edges and torn at the ends of spine and corners, ends of cover's spine lightly scuffed, occasional underlining and marginalia in pencil, notes in pencil to back endpapers Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 008911; The Commentary Reader (LITERATURE, HISTORY, PERIODICAL LITERATURE) Podhoretz, Norman (ed.).