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Portrait of Jennie: Available Copies

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

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 655 in this important series, the first of the numbered Armed Services Editions, a fantasy, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus.

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

there is wear on the corners and edges; the spine of the book is unbroken and uncreased; the inner pages are free of markings, notes, or highlighting; the inner pages are yellowed due to age;

Previous owner's bookplate and inked date on inside front board. U-7195

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

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

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Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

As new.

stated first. lacking dj. cover shows minor wear and rubbing. pages clean, some loose gutters.

1940Knopf. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Rubbing/chipping to dust wrapper edges, mild tanning to pages. Supporting Bay Area Friends of the Library since 2010. Well packaged and promptly shipped.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

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

With Autographed Letter From Robert Nathan Tipped In.

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

Stated first edition signed by Robert Nathan to prior owner in blank space.Clean pages, solid binding, cloth boards clean with light fade to spinePlease contact us about shipping costs for international orders of over-sized books or multi-book sets. We are happy to provide accurate quote prior to purchase. Clean pages, solid binding, clot

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.

Signed By Robert Nathan

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition, stated. Octavo (20.6cm); illustrated dust jacket with $2.00 price intact; boards in tan cloth with black lettering and decoration; dark blue topstain; [viii],212pp. Jacket edgeworn with a 2.5" and 1" tear along folds on either side of front panel, with a few more-shallow chips and tears along edges; a few dampstains at top corners, with some general smudges and scuffs to surface. Boards lightly edgeworn; spine a bit cocked and a touch faded with nudging at ends. 1940 date blacked out on copyright page, else interior unmarked. Binding is sound. Nathan's best-known novel, and basis for the 1948 film starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. [Bleiler Supernatural 1222].

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

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.

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 dust jacket 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. Tiny closed triangular fold at the top of the rear panel. First Edition with the statement: "First Edition" and "Copyright 1939" on the copyright page.

Stated First Edition. Dated 1940 On The Title Page With 1940 Marked Out On The Copyright Page. Stated: This First Edition Of "Portrait Of Jennie" By Robert Nathan Which Appeared Serially In Fall 1939 Issues Is Presented To You With The Compliments Of Redbook Magazine. The Book Is Bound In Light Orange Cloth With Black Lettering And Decoration On The Spine. Black Stamped Decoration On The Front. The Top Edges Are Dyed Black. The Book Has Minor Wear And The Pages Have Tanned. The Unclipped Jacket ($2.00) Is Worn And Has Small Chips And Tears. The Spine Is Lightly Sunned.

First Edition. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author on the first blank: "For Arthur and Rita Kleeman / From their friend Robert Nathan / Now who will stand / At my right hand / And hold the P.E.N. with me?" Nathan was president of the international writers' organization PEN at the time. Rita Kleeman was a writer who also served on PEN's executive board. Kleeman's 1947-1957 correspondence relating to her membership in the organization is now held by Princeton. Basis for the unforgettable 1948 William Dieterle film starring Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine lightly toned. Jacket is lightly rubbed, with a small chip at the crown, affecting the last part of "Portrait", and a short closed tear on the bottom edge of the front panel.

Beautiful inscribed copy of Nathan's classic supernatural novel. The inscription sheds some light on the inspiration for the title character, with strong ties to Nathan's home in Cape Cod: ". the story of a real young woman, whom I knew in my years in the Cape. long long ago." The book was adapted into a successful film in 1948 starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. Barron, Fantasy and Horror 5-227. Bleiler, Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1222. . Hardcover in illustrated jacket by George Lindsey. Signed and with warm inscription from Nathan to the former owner on the title page. Near fine book with some edge fading to boards in like jacket with toning to spine

Nathan, Robert. PORTRAIT OF JENNIE. New York: Knopf, 1940. FIRST EDITION. An exceedingly FINE copy (virtually no wear to the fragile woven cloth) in a fresh NEAR FINE priced dust jacket which has a tiny bit of chipping to the spine tip and very minor wear to the edges but retains the FULL RED COLOR of the lettering on both the spine panel and front panel, rare thus and offering exceptional eye appeal given most examples seem to fade to pink just by staring at them. This is a PRESENTATION COPY inscribed by the author on the half-title: "For _____/Robert Nathan" PORTRAIT OF JENNIE tells the story of a struggling depression-era painter whose muse is a young girl from the past, a girl who grows into womanhood at a rate in defiance of all laws of time and space each time he encounters her. The 1949 film of the novel, starring Joseph Cotton & Jennifer Jones with equally touching performances, has been lauded as both magical and unforgettable by those who love the movie. Certainly, one of the most unusual and satisfying romantic fantasies ever to enchant popular culture and be successfully adapted to film. A masterpiece of its genre and the basis for a timeless classic film. In a custom white linen folding box with black & gold leather labels.