Vintage Midcentury Family Saga Novel — Those Harper Women (1964) — Stephen Birmingham | McGraw-Hill Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket, Historical Family Saga Fiction
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A sharp midcentury family saga novel that tracks what wealth does to the people who inherit it—especially the women expected to carry the name (and the damage) gracefully. Those Harper Women follows four generations of the Harper family, where money isn’t just comfort—it’s control, legacy, and a trap.
This 1964 McGraw-Hill hardcover is wrapped in a bold, display-worthy dust jacket with that wonderfully loud vintage typography. Photo-verified and ready for your shelf (or your next “one more chapter” night).
Quick Specs
- Item Type: Vintage hardcover book with dust jacket
- Size: 9 × 6 × 1 in
- Material: Cloth boards (tan) + paper dust jacket
- Color: Cream/yellow jacket with red/gold/green lettering; tan boards; green-tinted page edges (visible)
- Origin or Maker: McGraw-Hill Book Company (New York • Toronto • London)
- Year or Era: 1964
- GENRE: Historical Family Saga Fiction / Women’s Literary Fiction
- Language / Pages: English / 285 pages
Edition & Features
- Edition/Printing: Book club edition (noted on dust jacket flap)
- Dust Jacket: Present (shows wear—see Condition)
- Extras: Dramatic vintage cover typography; green-tinted page edges
Condition Grade: Good
Notes: Dust jacket present with noticeable age wear: toning, edge/corner chipping, small tears, and surface soiling/staining (especially near edges). Book itself appears solid; pages show age-toning; page edges show green tinting; general shelfwear to boards.
- See all photos for detail—sold as pictured.
This 1964 McGraw-Hill book club edition has its bold dust jacket and green-tinted page edges, and it suits a reader who loves midcentury family sagas. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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