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The History of Nora Beckham: A Museum of Home Life by Pennell, Joseph Stanley - 1948

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The History of Nora Beckham: A Museum of Home Life by Pennell, Joseph Stanley - 1948

The History of Nora Beckham: A Museum of Home Life

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing, with "A" on copyright page. Clean unfaded red cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. Very light surface wear to top and bottom spine edge, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 330 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight edge wear at top and bottom spine edges, a few very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. By the author of "The History of Rome Hanks," this is a continuation of the story as the scene moves to Kansas and becomes an interesting study of a mother and her son. 6" x 8". Fiction..
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  • Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1948
  • Keywords NOVEL FICTION JOSEPH STANLEY PENNELL

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New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Book. Good -. Hardcover. Good - hardcover with no dustjacket. Previous owners inscription is on ffe page. May be some rubbing, bumping or fraying to edges and corners of book but overall a Good Reading Copy. All hardcovers are shipped in protective Demco mylar..
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Dust jacket is worn with scuffs, rub marks, edge chips, soils, etc. A nice copy of book..
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Scribner "A" Present On The Copyright Page). The Book Is Bound In Red Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering On The Front And Spine. The Book Is Faded At The Spine And Front Near The Spine. No Ownership Information Present. Moderate Wear.
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New York: Scribner's Sons, 1948. 1st edition . Hardcover. Very good condition top of spine nicked . 330p.
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Charles Scribner's Sons. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (literature, novel, fiction) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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by PENNELL, JOSEPH STANLEY

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NEW YORK NY: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. FINE IN A VERY GOOD D.J.. PUB 1948. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS SOME MODEST EDGE WEAR, SPINE COLOR-FADED, REAR PANEL LIGHLTY SOILED, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE COPY OF THE SEQUEL TO "THE HISTORY OF ROME HANKS". .
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by Joseph Stanley Pennell

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed by Author(s). Signed by Pennell on ffep. First edition with Scribner's 'A' on copyright page. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Light abrasion in upper right corner of ffep where price has been erased, else internally fine. Dust jacket is stuck to rear board. Jacket's rear panel shows some damage; bit of wear to spine ends; not price clipped ($3.00). Volume has been placed in new archival mylar. 330 pages. The sequel to The History of Rome Hanks, Pennell's acclaimed first novel, published in 1944. In Nora Beckham he continues the story, describing the family's life in turn of the century small town Kansas, focusing on Rome's granddaughter Nora. The story is again narrated by Lee Harrington. Partly inspired by Pennell's own experiences and family life. Joseph Stanley Pennell (1903-1963) was born in Junction City, Kansas, and moved to Seaside, Oregon, in 1947. Although he had planned a third volume for the Hanks/Beckham… Read More
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