Sister Eileen by Mckenney (27 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Moderate shelf wear, unmarked; nice sound copy of an early paperback. Fourth printing of the PB edition.

Paperback. first edition. 189 very good -fine, reading crease paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ninth Printing. Binding is solid. No dust jacket. Pages are slightly tanned, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Orange hardcover has some fading to the spine and minor edge wear. Former owner's name in pen on front end page.

Softcover. Condition: Good. 10th Pocket Books printing. No. 189. viii, 142, [10] p. 17 cm. Paperback. Light edge wear. Paper browned. 10 p. of publisher's ads at rear.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Binding tight, pages unmarked but quite age-toned. Red boards have edge wear, a few stains.Spine is slightly angled from storage. Dust jacket has edge wear, stains. See photos with this listing, differs from main image. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.…

Softcover. Condition: Very good. 11th printing. Complete and unabridged. pb 189. viii, 142, [10] p. 16 cm. Paperback. Paper browned. Ink stamp on first leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor wear on the boards. Minor foxing on the edges. Text is clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The book and contents are tight. Pages are browned. Gift inscription and book plate on the front free end paper. The spine top ( 1/8' ) and a hint on top of both covers are lightly sun faded. There is also a small 3/4" x 1/2" worn spot on spine title. Dust jacket has some wear on edges and a stain on spine.…

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (american fiction, 20th century, sisters, humorous stories ) 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.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. First Pocket Books Printing, 1942. Heavily worn covers and spine. No markings in text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. ***Please Read*** No marks on text - My shelf location - 27-g-7*.

hardcover. Later printing. VG+ in a good+ Dust Jacket. 7th printing.

Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. 10th Edition By This Publisher. 142 pages; Complete & Unabridged; GOODREAD notes = "The last two chapters are the ones they used for the play and movie adaptations. In this, Ruth is as naive as her sister, and there are many more stories from their youth. It is an amusing collection of stories that give you an idea of what daily life was like in the Midwest in the pre-WWII era." >> Backcover ceasing; bend to book, does not lay flat; spine slant; Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Vintage photograph of cinematographer Joseph Walker, director Al Hall and actors Janet Blair and Rosalind Russell on the set of the 1942 film. With a mimeo snipe, photographer's rubber stamp and manuscript annotations on the verso. Sisters Ruth (Rosalind Russell) and Eileen (Janet Blair) move to New York City from Ohio to pursue writing and acting. They end up living in a basement in Greenwhich Village and encounter a strange cast of characters while they piece together their new lives. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. No Jacket. First Edition. Orange hardcover with off-white blocks on the cover and spine. Each block has black lettering of the title and author's name inside. Discoloration and staining to the cover. General surface and edge wear to the cover. The corners have been bumped. The boards are exposed in the corners and along the edges. The cover's beginning to fray where the boards are exposed. The binding is tilted. Previous owner's name on a bookplate inside the front cover and stamped on the inside of the back cover. Old prices written on the inside of the front cover. Pages show reader and age wear with some soiling and discoloration. There are several cracks in the spine throughout the book. Pages still appear to be secure. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition. 201 pages (complete). A resolutely amenable copy. Ex-library (John Orr and Co Lending Library) with consequent stamps, annotations, rebinding, wear, marks, use. The boards have much wear, much marking and staining all about. They are steady and stoic. The contents are aged and much read. The pages have foxing, handling and storage marks throughout. They are yet, comfortable, certain, clear, competent, keen. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Very Good Plus. First Edition. Second Printing, in same year as first. a Fine copy in dark orange cloth, spine and front cover labels, in a Very Good or better orange and brown dustwrapper, not price-clipped, with light wear to points, one short closed tear top rear spine-fold. 226pp. Text and endpapers clean and unmarked. Originally a group of stories, then a play, then a movie, and finally a TV series. Q20955.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Only date inside is the 1938 copyright by Ruth McKenney. Book is very good inside and out with slightly bumped corners and spine ends. A few small spot stains on spine. Very good plus inside with tanning pages. Jacket has open tear at top of rear panel, otherwise jacket is good with general all over wear. See pictures for further details, description.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Red cloth titled in yellow. Reprint. PO inscription, sticker to ffep. Pages toned, slightly foxed endpages. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is mildly soiled, sunned, rubbed, with a pull to front panel. The DJ in mylar cover is a still from the Columbia picture. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First. Book in fair condition, spine has been faded by the sun. Red cloth cover with yellow/gold lettering. Inscription and some markings on inside cover, otherwise clean and clear pages.

Condition: Good. 1938. No Edition Stated. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Brown and beige cloth. Deckled edged text block. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front pastedown. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with moderate tanning. Prominent forward lean to text block. Bottom board is noticeably bowed. Notable scratches to the rear.…

Condition: Very Good. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta and cream cloth covers, terracotta and cream title and author lettering to the spine, plum dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 200 printed pages of text. Superficial wear to the covers, fore and lower edges age darkened, faded ink message to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 20 mm v-shaped piece of paper missing to the lower front gutter, rubs to the corners and spine ends, not price clipped 5s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AMERICA [Literature].…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth with printed paper paste-ons to upper cover and spine, in decorative dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00); xiii,[1],226pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins, spine panel rather sunned, endpapers unevenly toned, else a Very Good, straight and sound copy. With laid in promotional pamphlet "For Booksellers" reprinting the chapter "Guinea Pig." The popular collection of comic essays first published in The New Yorker recounting the zany adventures of sisters Ruth and Eileen McKenney growing up in Ohio. The collection inspired a play, a radio play, a musical, two motion pictures, and a television series. Uncommon in the trade.…

Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. New York: Random House, 1941. Stated First Printing. Octavo (21 cm); ix, [2]; 187pp. Publisher's illustrated dust jacket with price intact ($2.00). Boards full bound in teal green cloth with black stamping to spine. Dark top stain. Three (3) photographs including frontispiece from the original production by Lucas & Monroe Studio. Dust jacket chipped, rubbed, and brittle with significant tearing to darkly sunned spine. Toned mostly at edges and dust soiled. Verso toned at edges and spine. Boards lightly bumped at edges and spine ends, dust soiled and shelf worn. Binding cocked but firm. Endsheets toned with offsetting from dust jacket. Pages relatively clean with minor finger markings to few pages. A Very Good or better copy in a Good dust jacket. Signed by both Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov on half title: "For Bob -/ Joe and Jerome/ May 31, 42-". Staged in 1940, it was also adapted into two movies, one in 1942 and another in 1955, the latter starring Jack Lemmon. …