• May include: A black hardcover book titled "Secret Marriage" by Kathleen Norris. The book is published by Collier.
  • 1936 Secret Marriage by Kathleen Norris - 1930s Womens Fiction Depression Era image 2
  • May include: A dark blue hardcover book with a decorative design on the front cover.
  • May include: A book titled "Secret Marriage" by Kathleen Norris. The book is part of the Palo Alto Edition and published by P.F. Collier & Son Corporation in New York by special arrangement with Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
  • May include: A page from a book with a dedication to Walter McLellan. The dedication is a poem about the process of writing and editing.
  • May include: A black, textured, rectangular box with a raised, embossed design in the center. The design is a square with a pattern of overlapping leaves or vines.
  • May include: An open book with a brown cover and white pages. The pages are slightly yellowed with age. There is a small piece of tape on the left page.
  • May include: An open book with a black cover. The pages are cream colored and have a few black ink marks. The right page has a simple pencil drawing of a plant.
  • May include: A black hardcover book titled "Secret Marriage" by Kathleen Norris. The book is published by Collier.
  • 1936 Secret Marriage by Kathleen Norris - 1930s Womens Fiction Depression Era image 2
  • May include: A dark blue hardcover book with a decorative design on the front cover.
  • May include: A book titled "Secret Marriage" by Kathleen Norris. The book is part of the Palo Alto Edition and published by P.F. Collier & Son Corporation in New York by special arrangement with Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
  • May include: A page from a book with a dedication to Walter McLellan. The dedication is a poem about the process of writing and editing.
  • May include: A black, textured, rectangular box with a raised, embossed design in the center. The design is a square with a pattern of overlapping leaves or vines.
  • May include: An open book with a brown cover and white pages. The pages are slightly yellowed with age. There is a small piece of tape on the left page.
  • May include: An open book with a black cover. The pages are cream colored and have a few black ink marks. The right page has a simple pencil drawing of a plant.
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1936 Secret Marriage by Kathleen Norris - 1930s Womens Fiction Depression Era

PlantationAntiques  
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Item highlights

  • Materials: Clothbound hardback
  • Vintage: From the 1930s

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This is a 1936 antiquarian edition of "Secret Marriage" by Kathleen Norris, Palo Alto Edition, published by P.F. Collier & Son Corporation of New York, clothbound hardcover, 320 pages. This vintage novel is about a woman stuck in a loveless marriage of convenience who falls in love with another man. Its an interesting take on women in the 1930s where divorce wasn't often an option open to them. The vintage book was found in an old house in Virginia and likely has been there since it was purchased in the 1930s. Its in fair condition with the pages clean. There is shelf wear on the cover, spine and around the edges. The binding has begun to separate. (See photos). There are a couple of handwritten notes on interior pages.

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May include: A black hardcover book titled "Secret Marriage" by Kathleen Norris. The book is published by Collier.

This is a 1936 antiquarian edition of "Secret Marriage" by Kathleen Norris, Palo Alto Edition, published by P.F. Collier & Son Corporation of New York, clothbound hardcover, 320 pages. This vintage novel is about a woman stuck in a loveless marriage of convenience who falls in love with another man. Its an interesting take on women in the 1930s where divorce wasn't often an option open to them. The vintage book was found in an old house in Virginia and likely has been there since it was purchased in the 1930s. Its in fair condition with the pages clean. There is shelf wear on the cover, spine and around the edges. The binding has begun to separate. (See photos). There are a couple of handwritten notes on interior pages.

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    Nov 12-18
  • Return policy
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    Raleigh, NC
  • Cost to ship
    $5.13 to United States, 43215

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