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Portrait of Jennie: Available Copies

Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (ghost stories, american ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

good , chipped spine ends and corners, heavy fold rubbing, jacket only, NO BOOK

16mo 138pp. first Penguin Books edition May 1947. see pictures for synopsis. #02759. Book G: damp stain to text block, creasing and chipping to wraps, writing inside front wrap, text clean, binding intact. solid reading copy.

RO90062404: 1984. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 157 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.15

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.15

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.95

Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. SMALL AMOUNT OF SPINE LEAN. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.15

125 pp. Leaves yellowed.

Paperback, in Very Good condition, there are no stamps writing or marks, paper is tanning with age, straight spine without creases, a couple little corner bumps, nice shape for an older book,

First Penguin printing. Tight binding, clean interior. Wraps have mild wear and creasing, 3/4" scuff mark on front cover, spine lightly faded. Top plastic layer of cover peeling in places. Pages are age-toned, text unmarked. "Eben Adams is a struggling artist whose Maine sketches don't sell." 138 pages

RO40036900: 1949. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 138 pages. En anglais. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

REPRINT/REISSUE: "Copyright © renewed 1967" stated. Near fine wraps/paperback. Only trivial signs of age/wear/previous use.

12th printing from 1951. Book is about fine. No markings, no bookplate. Dust jacket is good with considerable light stains on spine (probably some sort of foxing) and some dust soiling. The price-clipped dust jacket has no chips and only minor edge wear including a couple short edge tears to rear panel. This book was the basis for the David O. Selznick motion picture starring Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones. 212 pages.

20TH PRINTING, 1968. 1.15

As new.

Used - Acceptable. Crack in binding. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

First edition (Stated) bound in brown cloth with black spine lettering & design. 8vo size, 212pp. A Very Good+ copy in Very Good dj. Book is lightly rubbed at the spine tips. Owners name inked on front fly. Book is otherwise clean, tight & unmarked. In VG price clipped dj that has small frays to the spine tips, tiny rub marks to the corners and light dust spotting to the rear panel. Supernatural Novel listed in Bleiler.

Stated first edition. Date 1940 on title page. Copyright page has date 1939 and date 1940 the later which has been inked out, presumably by publisher. A very good plus copy with no prior owner markings, no bookplate. Slight fading along spine and slight spine lean. In a good dust jacket which has a few abrasion on front panel including a half inch or so long line thru the dress and a couple small dots of abrasion. Rear panel and rear jacket flap have a light water stain about the size of a silver dollar. Jacket is not price-clipped (two dollars) and has a single 1/2" closed tear. This book was the basis for the David O. Selznick motion picture starring Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones. 212 pages.

Prompt Shipment, in Boxes, Tracking First Editions are First Printings. . New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover in chipped and worn dust jacket. Light tanning, foxing. 8vo. 212pp. RM

First Edition. Original cloth, very good with slight staining to edge of rear cover. In very good, price-clipped dust jacket with same staining along the rear. Offsetting on the rear inside blank from a newspaper artile which is still present. "First Edition" stated on the copyright page and the date "1939" with the date next to it blocked out (by the published). Made into a wonderful movie with Joseph Cotton and Jennifer Jones. (Bleiler 1222). A wonderful fantasy novel.

Original 150 page revised final draft shooting script with color rewrite pages dated February 4, 1947 for the film Portrait of Jennie by Peter Berneis, based on the novella by Robert Nathan. Bradbound in studio covers. Very good copy with two small pieces to the edges of the front cover and with some minor spotting to the covers. The acclaimed motion picture Portrait of Jennie was directed by William Dieterle, starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Cecil Kellaway, and David Wayne, and was produced by David O. Selznick. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography - Black & White.

20.5 x 14 cm. 212pp. Tan cloth in dust jacket. Stated first edition. Jacket illustration by George Lindsey, original price of $2.00 present on front flap. Minor shelf wear to head and tail of jacket spine which is a little faded. 1939 on copyright page is present, the second date is inked out on the title page; this seems to be typical. Nice copy overall. Some minor discoloration to the cloth. Basis for the 1948 film. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

First Edition with the statement: "First Edition" and "Copyright 1939" on the copyright page. A handsome copy bound in woven orange cloth stamped in black. Clean and tight throughout with a previous owner's name and date in ink on the front paste-down and the front free endpaper. In a colorful, complete pictorial dustjacket with a portrait of Jennie on the front panel by George Lindsey.With the original price of $2.00 at the top of the inside front flap. With light rubbing and wear to the top and bottom of the spine ends and the corners. Small closed triangular fold at the top of the rear panel. First Edition with the statement: "First Edition" and "Copyright 1939" on the copyright page.

Fine copy in a Near Fine like jacket. Small loss on front panel. First Edition Stated$2.00 on flap.Film of the same.Excellent Fresh Copy.

Nathan, Robert (source novel) Peter Berneis (Screenwriter). PORTRAIT OF JENNIE. Los Angeles, California: Selznick International, 1947. Final Shooting Script, revised, dated February 4th 1947. 152 leaves, rubber stamped copy number, yellow and pink revision pages throughout. Brad-bound with contents Fine, and wrapper Very Good or better. Original script for one of the greatest romantic fantasies ever filmed. Jennifer Jones plays Jennie, who ages in defiance of the laws of time and nature in order to fall in love with the artist who first saw her as a little girl. Beautifully directed by William Dieterle. A much beloved film made from this lovely original cinema artifact.