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1943618037New York: John Day 1943. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small ink notation on front fly light spotting on endpapers very good or better in a very good dust jacket with chips and tears creases and interior foxing. John Day hardcover
1945058419New York: The John Day Co. 1945. Book. Illus. by Georg T. Hartman. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan cloth lettered/illus. in blue. Essentially as issued. Color illus. dust jacket shows a few short closed tears along top edge minor loss at top front panel corner and small chip at head of front joint mild tanning to rear panel and flaps now in mylar. 2nd ptg. 63 pp. illus. The John Day Co. Hardcover
196955506New York Chicago ET AL: Holt Rinehart and Winston. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0030725208 . A first edition/first printing in unblemished condition housed in a barely scuffed Near Fine dust-ajcket; This book is about the life and work of Malcolm Lowry. It includes a biography of Lowry as well as essays on his works.; 8vo; 241 pages . Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover
1980KOS01300350TBD 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS01300350 TBD paperback
198043786New York: Simon and Schuster. As New in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. Hardcover in excellent condition. Little to no visible wear. Dust jacket has been wrapped in protective mylar. Signed by author on front free-end sheet. ; 5.75 x 8.75"; 256 pages; Signed by Author . Simon and Schuster hardcover
1971GC-001<p>Pearl Bailey signed this 1971 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich first edition of her memoir — a book as warm candid and soulful as the woman herself. Bailey was one of the defining figures of mid-twentieth century Black American entertainment: Tony Award winner for Hello Dolly on Broadway USO stalwart actress and a genuine ambassador of joy across five decades of American public life. She wrote Talking to Myself the way she sang — with complete honesty and no pretense.</p><p>The signature reads "Love to all — Pearl Bailey" in blue ink on the title page verso. First edition hardcover dust jacket intact with light age-appropriate edge wear pages show yellowing consistent with a 1971 printing. No missing pages no dog-ears.</p><p>This book is from the personal collection of Captain Thomas Goode a Black United States Air Force officer who was shot down in Cambodia and who spent his lifetime and considerable means pursuing signed books directly from their authors. He regularly traveled for the purpose of acquiring books and having them autographed in person. The collection is being liquidated through his estate by Joanne O'Donnell his U.S. military-designated beneficiary and power of attorney. A notarized affidavit from James O'Donnell sworn before an Alameda County California notary public on April 17 2026 attests under penalty of perjury to the provenance and authenticity of the entire collection.</p><p>AI signature analysis returned AUTHENTIC at 70% confidence.</p><p><strong>Biblio Listing Fields:</strong></p><p>• SKU/Book ID: GC-001</p><p>• Title: Talking to Myself — Signed First Edition</p><p>• Author: Pearl Bailey</p><p>• Price: $125</p><p>• ISBN: 0-15-187990-7</p><p>• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich</p><p>• Year: 1971</p><p>• Format/Binding: Hardcover</p><p>• Book Condition: Very Good</p><p>• Jacket Condition: Very Good — intact light edge wear appropriate to age</p><p>• First Edition: Yes</p><p>• Signed: Yes</p><p>• Signed: Yes — inscribed "Love to all — Pearl Bailey" in blue ink on title page verso</p><p>• First Edition: Yes — first printing</p><p>• Dust Jacket: Present — Very Good condition light edge wear</p><p>• Binding: Tight and square</p><p>• Pages: Yellowed appropriate to 1971 printing; clean and unmarked</p><p>• Authentication: Notarized affidavit Alameda County CA April 17 2026; AI analysis AUTHENTIC 70%</p><p>• Keywords: Pearl Bailey signed autobiography African American entertainment history</p> Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover
1972121<p>A rich and varied collection of the best dishes from all of asia by America's best-loved nobel prize winner. Hardback book in excellent condition. Dust cover has some tearing and signs of shelf wear.</p> Simon & Schuster hardcover
1948016160New York: Harper & Brothers 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Author inscribed on the first free end paper above Theodore W. Schultz' bookplate.: "To Theodore W. Schultz of the N.P.A International Committee in Remembrance of Wallace Clark from Pearl F. Clark". - Theodore W. Schultz Winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1979. Black lettering on red covers. 8vo 172pp. From Theodore W. Schultz' library. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
19474555<p>First Edition. In very good condition clean and unmarked cloth boards without wear in a good dust jacket chipped at spine ends and edges $3.00 publisher's price intact on flap.</p> John Day hardcover
1972bps,teSp<p>PLEASE SEE PHOTOS. Needs leather cleaned with shoe brush or strong hand action. This is the 2nd family release with Fighting angel but this one is about her Mother. small foxing on the leather or this would be FINEone scratch on top gold page end.</p> JOHN DAY hardcover
1980250941New York: Simon & Schuster 1980. First edition w complete number line. HC w DJ. MV VG/VG. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Quarter burgundy cloth w cream boards gilt spine titling bright light foxing to edges SIGNED by author to FFEP ""Howdy! / Minnie Pearl"" bright unmarked tight. Unclipped DJ $11.95 light edgewear chipping to spine tips some foxing now in Brodart. B/W photos. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012. Simon & Schuster hardcover
198024793Simon & Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671229141 . Fine hardcover in a Near Fine dust jacket which has been wrapped. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. ; 1 x 8.6 x 5.5 Inches; 256 pages; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster hardcover
199129225New York: Simon & Schuster 1991. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon & Schuster 1991. First Edition with full number line. Quarto; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price; 527pp. Light shelf wear to jacket and board extremities a hint of dust-soil to textblock margins else Very Good and sound. Inscribed and signed by the author on half title page. Offered together with publisher's promotional author photograph which Meyer has also inscribed and signed in red sharpie. She has also adorably added a devil's horn and goatee to her portrait. Simon & Schuster unknown
1975006701Harper & Row. Inscribed And Signed By The Author Mylar Protected Jacket Binding Is Very Good And One Or Two Of The Pages Have Small Stains Otherwise It Is A Very Clean Book. "Perla Meyers First Book The Seasonal Kitchen Was Named Best Cookbook Of The Year In 1973. In Her New Cookbook Mrs. Meyers Continues Her Fresh Exciting Approach To Cooking Return For Inspiration To Some Of The Great But Simple And Hearty Foods. . Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 1975. Harper & Row hardcover
1953013492London: George G. Harrap & Co 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. purple cloth. With 11 plates in half-tone and 83 illustrations in line by the author. Dust jacket is chipped to spine head lightly edge worn a few short closed tears rubbed to covers. This is a frank and stimulating account of dress and fashion--male and female military and civilian--in particular relation to moral standards and social developments from ancient Egypt to present-day Korea. George G. Harrap & Co hardcover
1935280<p>Pearl S. Buck 1892-1973 was an American author best known for her historical fiction set in China. Her novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize and in 1938 she was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.</p><p>Buck's works set in China come from her first-hand experience living there. Her parents were missionaries in China but returned to the U.S. for Pearl's birth. When Pearl was five months old they all returned to China where Pearl went to school. She left China in 1911 to go to school in the U.S. but returned in 1914 where she married and moved to Suzhou in Anhui Province the setting for her House of Earth trilogy.</p><p>In the 1920s Buck began publishing stories in various magazines including Nation The Chinese Recorder Asia and Atlantic Monthly. In 1930 she published her first novel with the John Day Company entitled East Wind West Wind. Ultimately she would go on to have a very successful and prolific writing career publishing over seventy novels.</p><p>A House Divided is the third book in the House of Earth trilogy following the third generation of the family introduced in the first book.</p><p>This book is in Good condition. There is some fading staining and discolouration to the cloth on the covers. Internally the front hinge is cracked and there are some small tears and minor stains on some of the pages but nothing that appears to affect the text.</p> McClelland & Stewart, Ltd hardcover
1932279<p>Pearl S. Buck 1892-1973 was an American author best known for her historical fiction set in China. Her novel The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize and in 1938 she was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.</p><p>Buck's works set in China come from her first-hand experience living there. Her parents were missionaries in China but returned to the U.S. for Pearl's birth. When Pearl was five months old they all returned to China where Pearl went to school. She left China in 1911 to go to school in the U.S. but returned in 1914 where she married and moved to Suzhou in Anhui Province the setting for her House of Earth trilogy.</p><p>In the 1920s Buck began publishing stories in various magazines including Nation The Chinese Recorder Asia and Atlantic Monthly. In 1930 she published her first novel with the John Day Company entitled East Wind West Wind. Ultimately she would go on to have a very successful and prolific writing career publishing over seventy novels.</p><p>Sons is the second book the House of Earth trilogy sequel to the Pulitzer-Prize winning The Good Earth. The book continues the story of a Chinese family in Anhwei covering the events following the death of the patriarch.</p><p>This copy is in Good condition. There is some fading staining and minor wear to the fabric covering the boards. There is some movement in the spine and binding but all pages remain firmly attached. There is a tear to the front pastedown and some staining to the pages but nothing that affects the text.</p> John Day Company hardcover
197116619London: Methuen 1971. First edition first printing. Published by Methuen in London 1971. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper designed by C. W. Bacon has some very light wear to the top edge and some curling to the bottom. There are some chips to rear panel and some slight surface marks. It has been price clipped. The boards are free from notable chips and marks and the text blocks are bright and white. There are no inscriptions or internal marks. Overall this is a near fine copy. Centring her story around a princely family of the New India Buck explores the mysticism that pervades everyday life there. It is unusual among this author's novels which are most often set in China or the U.S. Methuen hardcover
19971-0793827639TFH Publications 1997. Hardcover. New. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. TFH Publications hardcover
1988SONG1558604790Morgan Kaufmann 1988-09-15. 1. paperback. Used: Good. 6.00x1.30x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Morgan Kaufmann paperback
1965m01268Sage Books 1965T. hardcover. Good. 1.0000 in x 9.0000 in x 6.0000 in. Free Delivery Confirmation is included with each item. Mailed inside a plastic sleeve for extra shipping protection. Sage Books hardcover
1975G0974136506I3N10Jackson County Historical Society 1975. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Jackson County Historical Society hardcover
1970142370Melbourne: Nelson 1970. 1st edition. Nice copy. oversize. hardback in original cloth 34 47pp. illusts. No dust jacket o/w a nice copy Nelson hardcover
195517604ROWOHLT ERNST 06/1955. 4. softcover. ROWOHLT, ERNST paperback
193910078Paris: Stock 1939. Fine. Stock Paris 1939 13 x 19 cm broché First edition in French one of 550 numbered copies on alfa paper the only issue with 25 hors commerce copies. Spine lightly sunned a small harmless stain on the front cover otherwise a handsome copy. Stock unknown
