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Rare Gene Stratton Porter JESUS OF THE EMERALD Book
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Pre 1930 stock# PC242
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THIS JESUS OF THE EMERALD BOOK WAS WRITTEN BY Gene Stratton Porter as a narrative poem based upon the "Lentulus Legend". The legend states that an envoy of Tiberius Caesar, Publius Lentulus was sent by the Emperor to investigate the miracles of Jesus. After his report, Caesar sent a master artist to produce a likeness of Christ and, according to the legend, had this likeness carved upon the face of an EMERALD.
Gene Stratton Porter writes an additional nineteen pages afterward recou ...click for details
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Gene Stratton Porter's White Flag Novel
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Pre 1930 stock# PC239
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HERE IS THE FIRST EDITION OF THE WHITE FLAG, written by Gene Stratton Porter. When told by her publisher that fiction would sell better than Nature Books, she did write some fiction, usually incorporating Nature in them. This may be an exception, and reviews said that she came closer to melodrama than to reality. This book is in great condition with a dust jacket that is very good with some wear on corners. This lovely dust jacket also lists other books for sale at the time. The frontis page is ...click for details
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Gene Stratton Porter WHAT I HAVE DONE with BIRDS
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Pre 1920 stock# PC238
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CONTAINED IN THE BOOK, WHAT I HAVE BEEN DONE WITH BIRDS by Gene Stratton Porter are character studies of Native American Birds which, she induced to pose for her and the STORIES of her EXPERIENCES in getting those photos. She was criticized for having a bit too much pride in her accomplishments, but they were amazing for the early 1900's.
This LARGE, 7" X 10", BOOK has 258 pages and well over 70 illustrations. The copyright is 1907, The Bobbs-Merrill Company. As nearly as I ca ...click for details
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Gene Stratton Porter HER FATHER'S DAUGHTER Book
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Pre 1930 stock# PC234
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HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE of Gene Stratton Porter incorporating Nature into Fiction. The background is the natural beauty of the mountains and desert around Los Angeles. As in many of her books the heroine is a very judicious person, and manages hardship with wisdom almost uncanny in a young person. One critic said that the setting was lovely, but that it carried no conviction. And other saw the wholesome charm. This particular copy is a "Memorial Edition" printed five years after the F ...click for details
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1st EDITION Gene Stratton Porter FRIENDS IN FEATHERS
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Pre 1920 stock# PC232
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THIS NATURE BOOK, FRIENDS IN FEATHERS, by Gene Stratton Porter is really an ENLARGED edition of WHAT I HAVE DONE WITH BIRDS which was published 10 years earlier. Her work photographing birds received high praise for the excellence and text is made up of an account of the experiences while obtaining these pictures.
This FIRST EDITION was published by Doubleday, Page and Company in 1917 and has 335 pages with many black and white pictures. The book size is 7" X 10" and is in GOOD CON ...click for details
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