Practically Perfect by Lambert Janet, First Edition (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Janet Lambert. Practically Perfect. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1947. Fifth Printing (November 1953). A warm, post-war teen novel in Lambert's beloved Parrish-Reed saga, Practically Perfect follows Penny Parrish, now a stage star balancing her glamorous Broadway life with matters of the heart and family. Through gentle humor and wholesome sentiment, Lambert evokes the optimism, duty, and romance that defined her long-running inter-family series for girls. Condition: Good (Ex-Library). Tan cloth boards titled and decorated in maroon; spine label remnant and shelf mark; mild soiling and a diagonal surface mark on front cover. Textblock toned but sound, binding tight. Front and rear endpapers stamped 'Selbyville Public Library / Selbyville Delaware,' with pocket and date-due slip (last use Aug 28 1978). Interior clean, occasional light foxing. No dust jacket. Edition Notes: Copyright 1947; printing line lists five impressions (1947-1953). Illustrated title page with vignette of a young couple reading together, consistent with Dutton's house design for Lambert's early 1950s printings. About the Author: Janet Lambert (1893 - 1973) wrote more than fifty novels for teen readers between 1941 and 1969, many chronicling connected Army and Navy families across generations. Her books are prized today for their authentic period detail, upbeat tone, and portrayal of duty, friendship, and youthful ambition during and after World War II.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. 192pp. Heavy chipping, soiling and material loss to the dustjacket with some previous tape repair. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall X6.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . Mass market Paperback. First Temp Books Printing. Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good to Near Fine condition Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. No Signature.

Hardback. Condition: Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn Dust Jacket. Fifth Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Tan board binding rubbed at extremities & slightly cocked; boards lightly smudged; leaf edges & endpapers a bit toned, else tight & clean. Dj rubbed at extremities; edges chipped; 1" closed tears at spine base; backstrip sunned; surface smudged; front flap price-clipped, jacket now protected in mylar cover.; B&w frontis ils.; PENNY PARRISH BOOKS #7 Series; 8vo; 192 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Tan hardcover with title on spine and cover. A bookplate is found on FFE. 192 pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Price clipped DJ is worn at edges with 1/4" to 1/2' missing from top spine, small tears at edges and wear at folds. Penny Parrish has to make a choice, who is she going to marry? She is again working in the theatre and trying to see her family on Governors' Island.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. Stated first edition. Dust jacket price clipped. (young adult, wwii, world war 2, romance).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy with a bit of wear to the spine in a good jacket with chips and a few folds. This super girls book from the past continues the story of Penny Parrish and her family and friends.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. "Another Penny Parrish Book". Slight lean from being stacked, bumps to spine ends, clean and unmarked. Jacket shows wear, chips, and tears to edges and corners, photo on request, satisfaction quaranteed.

VG-. There is some slight soiling on the pages. The back inside board as well as the rear fly-leaves, and seven pages have a stained area (coffee? ) ; 8vo.; 192 pages. Stated First Edition. Binding is Hardcover.

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD-. 1st Edition. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. Some light wear at edges of dustjacket. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Decorative blank bookplate on front endpaper. NOT an ex-library copy. Part of the Penny Parrish series.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1947. Octavo. 192 pages. Hardcover and dust jacket. First edition, so stated; first printing. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket which has some foxing and general soil. Not an ex-library copy and free of library markings, with no previous owner names or inscriptions. More adventures of Penny Parish with the rear panel of the dust jacket shows the author reading her books to a group of young girls. Note: The book is imaged with a clear protective mylar cover over the dust jacket, which may cause reflections.

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. NOT an ex-library copy. Part of the Penny Parrish series.

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET NEAR FINE. 1st Edition. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. NOT an ex-library copy. Part of the Penny Parrish series. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY.