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Portrait of a Marriage by Pearl S. Buck (1947) bill wannan In a captivating sprawling talePortrait of a Marriage by Pearl S. Buck Methuen & Co., 1947, illustrated endpapers, hardcover Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, age toned pages (see photographs) At the turn of the century, an upper class painter from Philadelphia goes searching for inspiration. He finds his muse on a farmthe farmers beautiful and humble daughter. His portrait of her becomes one of