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Portrait of Jennie: Available Copies

Solid binding but slightly rolled. Clean interiors free of writing. Interior pages are age tanned. Mark inside front and back cover where tape was removed. Light shelf wear to edges. 125 pages. 7" X 4.25" Eben Adams is a young painter in Depression-era New York just looking to make a living. His work has thus far left influential art dealers unimpressed. Then Eben happens upon a young schoolgirl named Jennie in Central Park. Intrigued by her mystical quality and her knowledge of things that happened well before her time, Eben begins to sketch a portrait of the young girl. The drawing turns out to be the most emotional piece Eben has ever done, and he finally gets the boost in his career he's been seeking. But before he can finish the portrait, Jennie vanishes.

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

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.

Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail

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

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

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

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

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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.

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.

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.

Later, 20th printing. About fine in embossed blue cloth boards under a fine jacket with $4.50 price. Surprisingly uncommon title, especially in this condition. Basis for the haunting and lovely film starring Joseph Cotton and Jennifer Jones.

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.

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.