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1947278026New York: John Day 1947. First. hardcover. very good/very good-. 8vo black cloth d.w. with a small amount of slight chipping d.w. lightly soiled corners of cloth and a small area bottom edge of back cloth cover lightly bumped. New York: John Day 1947.<br/> <br/> John Day unknown
195492879NY:: John Day Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. B001NXWWXG . First edition. Very good in a very good edge worn chipped at the spine ends price clipped dust jacket. . John Day Company, hardcover
194920869New York: John Day Company 1949. First Edition. Octavo 21cm.; original cloth in red and black pictorial dust jacket; 8406pp. Two tiny closed tears to jacket spine crown else Fine. "A Novel of China" - upper jacket panel. John Day Company unknown
1954057124New York: John Day Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket book has some softening to the cloth at bottom edge of spine and no other significant flaws the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine the jacket has edge-wear but remains clean and presentable the original price 5.00 is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included the author's autobiography . John Day Company hardcover
1971055832Bartholomew House. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0877940290 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket "Of this first edition of Pearl Buck's America 5000 copies have been retained by the author for presentation. This is copy number.This is an unnumbered copy and is signed by the author on the title page the book has mild bumps to the bottom corners and a non-authorial note is present on the first blank end-paper the jacket has edge-tears including a tear with associated creases on the rear panel the jacket is clean the original price 10.00 is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included; 320 pages; Signed by Author . Bartholomew House hardcover
1968004053New York: Pocket Books 1968. Book. Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Authors. 280 pages. Stated 9th printing: January 1968. Uncommon for a mass market paperback this copy is signed by the author on the title page. Spine uncreased appears unread. Some wear to covers. Clean copy with all edges red. Gift quality. Pocket Books Paperback
1965200931New York: The John Day Company 1965. First edition. Hardcover. A charming children's book from the author of "The Good Earth." Features illustrations by Mamoru Funai. A near fine copy in cloth boards but with some slight publisher paper defects to the bottom edge of the first few pages and in a near fine price clipped dust jacket dust jacket with the price still present on the top of the front flap and with the publisher sticker to the spine/front panel. A very nice copy of a seemingly fairly uncommon book. The John Day Company unknown
1950004864New York Day 1950. 1950. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Ink inscription blue cloth slightly bubbling else NrF. Ink inscription states that this was from a speech given at a convention in June of 1953 Signed by Buck on a tipped-in card. 3rd edition. New York Day 1950. Hardcover
19442338927New York: The Modern Library 1944. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 7x4x0. Angelo Valenti. 1934-6 printing of Toledano 002.3 binding/jacket style 7f orange Rockwell Kent endpapers 95 cent jacket price 242 titles on jacket reverse. Jacket toned. 1944 Hard Cover. xiii 1 374 1 pp. Introduction by author Valenti Angelo jacket art. This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall. Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded he begins to rise in the world even as the House of Hwang falls. The Modern Library hardcover
19393604Pocket Books 1939. Vintage Paperback. The 11th Pocket Book this is the first printing as number 11 states 2nd printing but the first printing is the unnumbered Pocket Book which is rare. The book is nice and square. Very minor wear minor spine rub. No major creases. This is a nice copy of this book better than normally found. Scan available. First Thus. Paperback. VG/VG. Pocket Books Paperback
195228626NY: The John Day Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The book has some very minor spots of rubbing at the bottom & corners. The DJ is rubbed at the spine ends & corners with a vertical split on the spine with no loss. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages . The John Day Company hardcover
19663043New York: The John Day Co. 1966. third impression. VG/G book previous ownerÕs name & address fep. DJ light wear to extremities previous ownerÕs name & address inside front flap minor rubbing front panel. Overall a tight solid sound SIGNED copy protected in mylar. ; 8vo bright green cloth with gilt lettering spine unclipped DJ 383pp. uncut . This copy is SIGNED BY PEARL S. BUCK half title page. . The John Day Co. hardcover
1924150975New York: Theatre Owners Distributing 1924. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1924 French silent film seen here under its US title "Perils of Paris" showing actress Pearl White in riding garb perched on a railing. <br /> <br /> White's last film ending a two-decade career in films. During her Hollywood heyday the actress appeared as the plucky heroine in a number of popular serials most notably the Pathe production "The Perils of Pauline" in 1914. Unlike many of her contemporaries White performed most of her own stunts including flying airplanes racing cars long-distance swims and similar feats.<br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall. Theatre Owners Distributing unknown
19203106NY: Grosset & Dunlap 1920. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Frank Tenny Johnson. 5.25"x7.5" 383 pgs. 2 leafs of ads. L-V. Maroon cloth embossed w/black and tan. Spine straight binding tight pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library PON inside front. Illustrations checked and present. No DJ. Minor edge wear. Endpaper cracks in back gutter. Secure ship w/track #. Photo play edition: "Man of the Forest involves a young lady Verna Hillie who is captured by a band of outlaws led by Clint Beasley Noah Beery. Brett Dale Randolph Scott figures out their plan and rescues her." Source: Publisher. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
19342311349Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. No jacket. Paste-down endpapers soiled a few pages dog-eared. 1934 Hard Cover. xiv 253 pp. "Originally published in 1934 this is the first scientific study to attempt to understand how to breed dogs primarily German Shepherds of superior intelligence disposition and physique for use in a wide variety of working dog capacities. The Johns Hopkins Press hardcover books
19533679Greenberg publ NY 1953. HBDJ 1953 1st edition minor rub chip DJ VG/VG AS-IS. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Greenberg publ, NY hardcover
1995007254University Press of Mississippi. DJ in archivaal cover. with a full number linee starting with 1 . Fine. Hardcover. 1995. University Press of Mississippi hardcover
1968118462New York: Harcourt Brace 1968. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper to noted critic and reviewer Mel Gussow: " To Mel / All my love and respect / God keep you / Pearl / 8/16/68." Gussow was a theatre critic and cultural writer for The New York Times from 1969 until his death in 2005. He authored 8 books served as editor for many others and his reviews and interviews with the likes of Arthur Miller Samuel Beckett Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard became staples of students and fans of theatre for decades. His first published review was Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" in 1962 leading to a lifelong relationship with the playwright that resulted in a biography of Albee by Gussow published in 1999. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light toning to the page edges. Jacket has a bit of rubbing and nicking at the extremities. A very presentable copy of the Tony Award winning actress and singer's autobiography. Harcourt, Brace unknown books
195327100302Kingsport TN: Kingsport City Schools 1953. This is a brochure prepared for parents of children in public schools in Kingsport Tennessee. It is directed towards the parents who are sending their kids to school for the first time. The brochure is divided up into categories: Rules & Regulations Visits & Conferences Health & Safety Readiness in Subject-matter Areas Home-School Cooperation Suggested List of Children's Books and References of Interest to Parents of School-Beginners. Along with the information presented there are cartoon line drawings throughout. 26 pp. Illustrated wraps. Measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2 Kingsport City Schools unknown
195327100302Kingsport TN: Kingsport City Schools 1953. This is a brochure prepared for parents of children in public schools in Kingsport Tennessee. It is directed towards the parents who are sending their kids to school for the first time. The brochure is divided up into categories: Rules & Regulations Visits & Conferences Health & Safety Readiness in Subject-matter Areas Home-School Cooperation Suggested List of Children's Books and References of Interest to Parents of School-Beginners. Along with the information presented there are cartoon line drawings throughout. 26 pp. Illustrated wraps. Measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". <br/><br/> Kingsport City Schools paperback books
1958Alibris.0018200Milestone Book Comet Press 1958. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. edge wear. 118 p. Milestone Book Comet Press hardcover
1930bp,ewww<p>PLEASE SEE PHOTOS. This is Pearl's 1st book 2nd book exploded on the book worldThe Good Earth so to find this in the John Day publisher is rare. Dirty spine main title page and a front to back lean.</p> JOHN DAY
1930000086New York : John Day Company 1930. 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. No Dust Jacket. 5th Printing January 1932. Blue boards with fading on spine. Gilt lettering on spine and design on front cover is considerably faded. Cloth is worn away on top and bottom of spine and binding is loose on both front and back cover. Slight water stain on the top of pages throughout the book. Reasonably good edition of a fairly rare book. <br/> <br/> John Day Company hardcover
194733500New York: John Day Company 1947. Very Good/Very Good. New York: John Day Company 1947. First Edition. Octavo 21cm; 276pp. Publisher’s dust jacket with $3 price intact; boards bound in black wax cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Dust jacket toned especially at spine and flap folds; chipped at spine ends and corners. Front jacket panel is scuffed and torn with obstruction to blurb. Jacket verso slightly toned. Boards bumped at spine ends edges and corners; brief impressions to front board. Binding sound. Textblock and endsheets toned; interior pages clean with a few instances of minor foxing throughout. A Very Good copy. John Day Company unknown
197232663New York: The John Day Company 1972. Very Good/Very Good. New York: The John Day Company 1972. Limited First Edition. Quarto 26cm; photo-illustrated dust jacket with $8.95 price intact; boards in red felt with gilt facsimile signature and ivory leather spine with red lettering; xii180pp; illus. throughout. Jacket edgeworn and toning with fading to spine and a small hair / string trapped under laminate on rear flap. Boards are sturdy and square. A couple thumbprints to fore-edge but interior clean and unmarked. Binding is sound.<br /> <br /> Signed out of series by Pearl S. Buck on tipped-in limitation page at front which notes 5000 copies of the first edition having been retained for presentation. Collects the author's Christmas stories originally published in Good Housekeeping Family Circle and others. The John Day Company unknown
