Buck Pearl S.ABAA
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19721411718John Day 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed limited edition one of 1000 copies signed by Buck created to honor her 80th birthday. This copy is unnumbered. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. John Day hardcover books
1931140939707New York: The John Day Publishing Company 1931. First Edition. Good. First edition first printing first issue with "The John Day Publishing Company Inc." on copyright page. Error "flees" that was present in the first three printings on p. 100 line 17. vi 375 1 pp. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering green illustrated endpapers. A Good copy with frayed and worn cloth at head and tail rubbed scuff to back board name written on front free endpaper. Lacking the extremely scarce jacket. The first appearance of the Pulitzer-winning bestselling novel. The John Day Publishing Company unknown books
310160Steephill Castle Ventnor Isle of Wight n.d. 1 page. 12mo. Bifolium personal stationery. Fine. 1 page. 12mo. The Anglo-American novelist and dramatist known as "John Oliver Hobbes" writes to her uncle under her real name. "I decided to open the enclosed as I thought it might be wise to write to you at once if you were not too late for the list. unknown books
193153129New York: Harper and Brothers 1931. First Edition. First Printing code K-F. Octavo 19.5cm. Brown boards titled in blue on cover and spine; dustjacket; illustrated endpapers; blue topstain; 349pp. A tight straight fresh copy with minimal evidence of use. Topstain mildly faded else Near Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00; small chip to rear panel near crown of spine; else light edgewear and a few short closed tears to the extremities; Very Good. Harper and Brothers unknown books
19452272Washington 1945. Softcover. Very Good. Mimeographed typescript 7.75 x 12.25 inches pp. vii 54 viii 55-241 1 294-304 in original plain side-stapled wrappers. Leaf between pp 241 and 294 reads: "Chapter V of this report as well as the conclusions based there which related to Colonel Wyman have been omitted in accordance with the statement of the Secretary of War dated August 29 1945." Toning and mild soiling to wrappers rear wrapper detached but present; contents clean and sound. Advance issue of the first report on how the disaster at Pearl Harbor unfolded and why the United States was caught unprepared. The members of the Board were General George Grunert Major Henry D. Russell Major Walter H. Frank Colonel Charles W. West Colonel Harry A. Toulmin and Major Henry C. Clausen. They were appointed to "ascertain and report facts relating to the attack made by Japanese Armed Forces upon the territory of Hawaii on 7 December 1941" and much of the evidence they gathered is presented here. Among their conclusions: The attack on Pearl Harbor "was daring well-conceived and well-executed and caught the defending forces practically unprepared to meet it or to minimize its destructiveness." The extent of the disaster was due to the failure of the Commanding General of the Hawaiian Department to alert his command for war and to the War Department for failing to keep him apprised of developments in U.S.-Japanese negotiations. The report also names serveral individuals in positions of authority and details their errors and failures most of which relate to inadequate communication to subordinates resulting in a failure to act and lack of preparedness. unknown books
185455768New York: Charles B. Norton 1854. First edition 8vo pp. 137 1; original embossed green cloth front cover lettered in gilt; joints split spine chipped ex Franklin Institute Library with labels and pocket on endpapers overall good and sound. <br/><br/> Charles B. Norton hardcover books
194240170New York: John Day 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. William Arthur Smith. New York: John Day 1942. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to her grandson. Numerous duotone illustrations. Illustrated by William Arthur Smith. 64 pp. Hardcover. Oblong 12mo. Red cloth. Head heel and corners bumped and worn with small tear at heel of spine; spine faded; boards soiled and lightly stained; endpapers toned. Binding slightly shaken but still quite sound. Very good-/No dust jacket. John Day hardcover books
1931249478London: Methuen 1931. First UK edition. iv 339 1 8 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth. Foxed Very Good. First UK edition. iv 339 1 8 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Methuen unknown books
21478WILSON PEARL Cyril. HARDY WILSON AND HIS OLD COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE. Sydney: Nelson 1970. Folio. Cloth spine boards dust jacket. 34 2 pages; 47 plates. First edition. Hardy Wilson was an Australian architectural writer and "philosopher". In hi lifetime he published eleven books on architecture This volume contains a biographical sketch of Wilson by Pearl and forty-seven architectural drawings Wilson some never before published. Very good in a worn dust jacket. unknown books
16692Pearl Buck. First American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and the second woman overall. Buck asks an editor to publish a piece "to the colored people of this country". Typed letter signed on Buck's letterhead for 40 East 49th Street New York N.Y. February 25 1942. Measures 8" x 9.75" inches. Buck's letter reads: "To the Editor: Enclosed is something which I should like to say to the colored people of this country. I am sending copies of this letter to all colored journals and shall be glad to have you use it if you wish on or after February 28th. Sincerely yours" she signs in large elegant script "Pearl S. Buck". In the United States February is designated "Black History Month". Buck was a lifelong activist and her advocate work extended to adoption immigration and anti-War efforts. unknown books
B22736-FMcclain Printing Company. Collectible - Very Good. 1992. Teal blue cloth w/gilt. Stamp to fep 'Pickersgill Sep 2001'. O/w very nice condition. Dust jacket is edgeworn torn and quite scratched. Mcclain Printing Company hardcover books
2310143New York: The John Day Company 1931. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/Fine. Tenggren Gustaf. First edition first state 'flees' for 'fleas' on p. 100 line 17. Includes new facsimile jacket. Owner bookplate on front endpaper edges a bit rubbed with corners slightly exposed boards lightly soiled. 1931 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 374 1 pp. The Pulitzer Prize winning novel of a woman's life in China. "Though more than seventy years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. In The Good Earth Pearl S. Buck paints an indelible portrait of China in the 1920s when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century. Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors its passions its ambitions and rewards. Her brilliant novel The John Day Company unknown books
197257057NY: The John Day Company 1972. Specially-bound edition limited to 1000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page this being copy #195. One of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck issued to recognize her 80th birthday. Buck whose maiden name is Sydenstricker was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. She was well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed-race adoptions. "Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul" is a memoir about Buck's father Absalom Sydenstricker as a companion to her memoir of her mother "The Exile. 8vo. imitation white leather & red boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 302 pages. Fine condition. The John Day Company unknown books
1944237517New York: John Day 1944. First Edition. Illus. by Esther B. Bird. 63 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Olive cloth near fine in very good chipped dust jacket. First Edition. Illus. by Esther B. Bird. 63 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED TO HER SECRETARY. INSCRIBED by Buck to her secretary of 30 years "To Mrs. Shaddlinger and her children. With warm regards Pearl S. Buck John Day unknown books
197257055NY: The John Day Company 1972. Specially-bound edition limited to 1000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page this being copy #195. One of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck issued to recognize her 80th birthday. Buck whose maiden name is Sydenstricker was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. She was well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed-race adoptions. Buck's epic tells the history of Korea through the lives of one family. She paints an amazing portrait of the country and makes us empathize with their struggle for sovereignty through her beautifully drawn characters. 8vo. imitation white leather & green boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 316 pages. Fine condition covers nice; contents clean & tight. The John Day Company unknown books
1943237518New York: John Day 1943. First Edition. Illus. by William Arthur Smith. 60 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Very good in edgeworn dust jacket. First Edition. Illus. by William Arthur Smith. 60 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED by the author to her secretary's daughter Jackie Shaddlinger "For Jackie Shaddlinger with appreciation and good wishes. Pearl S. Buck. John Day unknown books
1945237519New York: John Day 1945. First Edition. Illus. by George T. Heartman. 60 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Olive cloth lightly soiled in torn and creased dust jacket. First Edition. Illus. by George T. Heartman. 60 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED by the author to her secretary's daughter Jackie Shaddlinger "For Jackie Shaddlinger Pearl S. Buck. John Day unknown books
1903310078Biarritz 1903. 1 page. 8vo. Bifolium of Grand Hotel lined stationery. Some minor creasing old folds. 1 page. 8vo. A chatty letter from the Anglo-American novelist and dramatist John Oliver Hobbes written under her real name to her parents. "The motor is still in Paris being 'repaired' but we go on to Madrid tonight . We want to be there for Whitsun: then to Seville Cordova Granada Barcelona & so forth! . It would be impossible to travel with kinder people than the Cotes'. She is very fond of reading & quiet and I work a good deal in her sitting-room. unknown books
19151396Austin: E.L. Steck 1915. Very good. 22pp. Oblong octavo. Original green printed wrappers string-tied. Light wear and chipping to edges slightly faded. Internally clean. Handsome promotional work for the city of Austin Texas compiled and published by the American National Bank on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary. The work is extensively illustrated with halftones and includes a brief history of the city highlighting the capitol university local businesses and historic sites. The final few leaves are devoted to images of the bank and its directors with a history of the establishment and a glowing assessment of its bright and thriving future. E.L. Steck unknown books
194837670New York: limited Editions Club 1948. One of 1500 copies signed by the artist. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias. 2 vols. Large 4to. Chinese paper with outside wrapper in mended slipcase. Fine. Covarrubias Miquel. One of 1500 copies signed by the artist. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias. 2 vols. Large 4to. limited Editions Club unknown books
4572PEARL BUCK 1892-1973. Buck an American writer won both the Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize. She was born in West Virginia the daughter of missionaries and lived in China until 1933. Many of her works discuss China and its people. Her best known works are The Good Earth Dragon Seed My Several Worlds and A Bridge for Passing. DS. 2pg. 8 ½†x 14â€. April 23 1959. New York. A legal document signed “Pearl S. Buck†and representatives of an Argentinian publishing company. It concerns publishing her book Command The Morning in Argentina in the Spanish language. The signature is strong and the edges particularly the bottom one is chipped. The condition is good. unknown books
1938011804Reynal & Hitchcock 1938. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Copy In Like Jacket. First Edition. 1938 Quite Scarce.Beautiful Copy. Reynal & Hitchcock Hardcover books
1935150515019New York: John Day / Reynal and Hitchcock 1935. First Edition. Very Good. First Edition First Printing. In Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket with publisher's price of $2.50 intact. Lean and dulling to spine. Gouge to several page tops at rear. Dust jacket shows light soiling and light chipping especially at spine and corners. An uncommon title. John Day / Reynal and Hitchcock unknown books
1965102841965. BUCK Pearl S. DEATH IN THE CASTLE. NY: John Day Company 1965. 8vo. green cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Buck's only mystery novel and a bit uncommon. Signed presentation from Buck on the half-title page: "For Patty & Elvin Souder Greetings from Pearl S. Buck. May 5 1965." Fine; minor wear very faint interior stain; price-clipped d/j. $275.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1434Bailey an African American entertainer made her Broadway debut in 1946's St. Louis Woman and went on to win the prestigious Tony Award for the titular role in Hello Dolly!. PS. 1pg. 8" x 10". No Date. No Place. An early photograph signed "To You My Best Pearl" in blue ink. There is a small tear in the lower right margin but it is in fine condition unknown books
