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Portrait of Jennie: Available Copies

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Robert Nathan

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780440970521
    Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books by Dell Publlishing Co. (1979)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $19.98
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    TOTAL Cost: $19.98

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.18

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PORTRAIT OF JENNIE.
    by nathan, robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: knopf, 1940, first edition ,, (1940)


    Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $29.00
    Shipping: $6.95
    TOTAL Cost: $35.95

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

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Penguin Books, New York (1947)


    Seller: Matthew's Books (Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $33.00
    Shipping: $5.50
    TOTAL Cost: $38.50

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.

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LE PORTRAIT DE JENNIE - PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
    by NATHAN ROBERT

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9782277216407
    Publisher: EDITIONS J'AI LU N°1640 (1984)


    Seller: Le-Livre (SABLONS, France)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $19.01
    Shipping: $19.59
    TOTAL Cost: $38.60

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

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Robert Nathan

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Eagle Books by Popular Library ()


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $42.07
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Portrait of Jennie,
    by robert nathan

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: A. A. Knopf ()


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $44.47
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    TOTAL Cost: $44.47

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: A. A. Knopf ()


    Seller: Wonder Book (Frederick, MD, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $44.48
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    TOTAL Cost: $44.48

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.

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780890640517
    Publisher: National Association for Visually Handicapped (1962)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $48.40
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    TOTAL Cost: $48.40

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

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780890640517
    Publisher: National Association for Visually Handicapped (1962)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $48.40
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    TOTAL Cost: $48.40

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

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Robert Nathan

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf January 1945 (1945)


    Seller: Pella Books (Pella, IA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $41.94
    Shipping: $7.50
    TOTAL Cost: $49.44

From Iowa State College Library, 11-4-41

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Portrait of Jennie - Large Type Edition Complete and Unabridged
    by Robert Nathan

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: A Keith Jennison Book - Franklin Watts Publishers ()


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $49.98
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Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.95

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Portrait of Jennie,
    by robert nathan

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: A. A. Knopf ()


    Seller: ThriftBooksVintage (Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $53.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $53.00

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

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Popular Library (1962)


    Seller: Alhambra Books (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $34.43
    Shipping: $20.00
    TOTAL Cost: $54.43

125 pp. Leaves yellowed.

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780440970521
    Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books by Dell Publlishing Co. (1979)


    Seller: Eatons Books and Crafts (Owatonna, MN, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $52.00
    Shipping: $3.99
    TOTAL Cost: $55.99

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,

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Penguin Books, Inc., New York, NY (1947)


    Seller: Second Edition Books (Butte, MT, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $52.00
    Shipping: $5.50
    TOTAL Cost: $57.50

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

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Portrait of jennie - N°638
    by Nathan robert

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS (1949)


    Seller: Le-Livre (SABLONS, France)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $40.14
    Shipping: $19.59
    TOTAL Cost: $59.73

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

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781482947786
    Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc (2013)


    Seller: Revaluation Books (Exeter, United Kingdom)
    New Book
    Book Price: $51.02
    Shipping: $12.96
    TOTAL Cost: $63.98

unabridged edition. 5.75x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: New York: Popular Library (60-2439) (1939)


    Seller: Time Tested Books (Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $75.00
    Shipping: $5.65
    TOTAL Cost: $80.65

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

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Inc, New York (1939)


    Seller: Aladdin Books (Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $75.00
    Shipping: $5.95
    TOTAL Cost: $80.95

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.

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Portrait of Jennie,
    by robert nathan

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: A. A. Knopf ()


    Seller: ThriftBooksVintage (Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $88.00
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $88.00

20TH PRINTING, 1968. 1.15

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert; intros by Peter S. Beagle & Sean Stewart

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781892391032
    Publisher: San Francisco: Tachyon, 1998, pb, 1st. (1998)


    Seller: Griffin Skye Co (Eureka, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $90.00
    Shipping: $4.75
    TOTAL Cost: $94.75

As new.

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Robert Nathan

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780426037385
    Publisher: Tandem (1969)


    Seller: Phatpocket Limited (Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $117.00
    Shipping: $13.79
    TOTAL Cost: $130.79

Used - Acceptable. 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.

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Portrait Of Jennie [Movie Tie-In]
    by Robert Nathan

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Popular Library (1962)


    Seller: Save With Sam (North Miami, FL, U.S.A.)
    New Book
    Book Price: $131.84
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $131.84

0.2000

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Robert Nathan

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780426037385
    Publisher: Tandem (1969)


    Seller: Phatpocket Limited (Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $118.78
    Shipping: $13.79
    TOTAL Cost: $132.57

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.

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Alfred Knopf (1940)


    Seller: Dearly Departed Books (Alliance, OH, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $150.00
    Shipping: $4.00
    TOTAL Cost: $154.00

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.

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Inc, New York (1940)


    Seller: Aladdin Books (Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $150.00
    Shipping: $5.95
    TOTAL Cost: $155.95

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.

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Portrait of Jennie
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (1940)


    Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA (Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $150.00
    Shipping: $9.50
    TOTAL Cost: $159.50

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

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Portrait of Jennie. First Edition. Dust Jacket. 1939
    by Nathan, Robert

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Knopf, New York (1939)


    Seller: sonalsorises (los angeles, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $175.00
    Shipping: $7.00
    TOTAL Cost: $182.00

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.

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Original Script for Portrait of Jennie by Peter Berneis, Based on the Novel by Robert Nathan
    by BERNEIS, PETER, ROBERT NATHAN

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Los Angeles Vanguard Films 1947 (1947)


    Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA (Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $200.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $206.00

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.

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Portrait of Jennie.
    by Nathan, Robert.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: New York. Knopf. 1940. (1940)


    Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books (Holliston, MA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $200.00
    Shipping: $25.00
    TOTAL Cost: $225.00

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.

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