Danny lyon billy mccune (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. An indictment of our prison system - McCune, a "low IQ" man, was convicted of rape and sentenced to death although his sentence was eventually commuted (but not until after he mutilated himself), and even after the commutation he spent months in isolationm but despite this he continued to write his story. Illustrated with photographs by Lyon, who also wrote the introduction. Many of McCune's drawings were included in Lyon's 1971 book 'Conversations with the Dead." 154 pp. Near fine in black cloth in a good only dust jacket with a large chip to the lower corner f the front cover.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very good. Paperback. [8]pp. Tanned overall, else very good in publisher's wraps. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Institute for the Arts at Rice University.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 154 p. ports. 22 cm. Subjects; Prisoners - United States - Biography. Genre; Autobiography. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Remastered facsimile reprint of the 1971 first edition. Faint wear to dust jacket. No marks, inscriptions or fading to inside pages. Not ex-library. Not a remainder. Binding is firm. 204 pages. s175.

Stapled Wrappers. Zustand: Fine. Introduced by inmate Billy McCune, whose drawings were exhibited alongside Lyon's gritty black-and-white images of daily life within the Texas Prison system. Slim demy 8vo (225 x 154mm) [8]pp, including four full-page plates (two in color). Photographic stapled wrappers in fine condition. Parr Badger II, p. 19. Roth (Open Book), pp. 278-79. From Fair to Fine, p. 48. Roth (101 Books), pp. 210-11. Auer, p. 535. Before publication of Lyon's masterful work of photojournalism, Conversations with the Dead, there was this exhibition at the Institute for the Arts, Rice University, of his photographs of prison life. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).…

Staple-bound Brochure. Zustand: Very Good. Slim volume, 8 pages with two color and two black & white reproductions. There is some minor rubbing, scuffing, and wear to the paper cover and edges, particularly along the stapled spine edge. Interesting brochure printed for the exhibition from September 10 through October 11, 1970. Book.…

Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good -. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Stated Second Printing. Oblong quarto (21x28.5cm); publisher's grey boards in photo-illustrated dust jacket with $14.95 price intact; 196pp; illustrations throughout. Dust jacket toned with a few instances of soiling; tears forming along bottom edge but no obstruction to text. Boards bumped; binding sound. Textblock foxed; endsheets toned; interior pages clean. Very Good only copy of this significant work of photojournalism. Lyons visited six Texas prisons over fourteen months, taking photographs and collecting testimonials from prisoners. Laid-in at front is a side-stapled pamphlet for the corresponding exhibit at Rice University, which preceded the publication of the book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. First edition. 196 pp. Oblong quarto [21 cm]; white cloth spine with black stamped titling, grey cloth boards. Pictorial dust jacket. The book is clean with some edgewear, the text block is a bit loose. Dust jacket is complete and bright if a bit soiled. Dust jacket has several small tears near the folds and along its edges where a previous owner has "repaired" them with clear scotch tape. Overall a good and complete copy of this fascinating photography book. "I've tried with whatever power I had to make this picture of imprisonment as distressing as it is in reality. The few times I doubted the wisdom of my attitude, I had only to visit someone in his cell to straighten out my mind. I had been warned at the outset not to let the men con me. I am told that I have not seen what these men have done on the outside. That is true. I saw only what was before my eyes. And the material collected here doesn't approach for a moment the feeling you get standing for two minutes in the corridor of Ellis." -Danny Lyon.…

Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good +. First Edition. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Stated First Edition. Oblong quarto (21cm); boards quarter-bound in white and grey cloth with black stamping to spine, publisher's pictorial dust jacket with $14.95 price intact; 196pp.; illustrations throughout. Dust jacket lightly rubbed and toned with tears forming at spine ends. Jacket rear panel torn without obstruction to text. Boards bumped and foxed. Binding sound. Textblock faintly foxed; endsheets and interior pages clean. Very Good or better copy of this significant work of photojournalism. Signed and dated by the photographer ontitle page. Photobook documenting Lyon's visits to six Texas prisons over the course offourteen months, taking photographs and collecting testimonials from prisoners. Signed.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. INSCRIBED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER DANNY LYON (WHO WROTE THE MOVING INTRODUCTION) on the title page. A sharp, near pristine copy to boot of the 1973 stated 1st printing. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a gripping account of a life caught in the unforgiving Texas penal system. Signed.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, hardcover issue. Oblong quarto. Illustrated from black and white photos by Lyons and from color paintings by McCune. Some foxing on the bottom edge, else about fine in a little age-toned, else near fine dust jacket with a couple of tiny tears. Introduction by Billy McCune. Roth, *Book of 101 Books,* pp. 210-211; *The Open Book* pp. 278-279; *Parr & Badger,* 2 p. 19.…