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193180122New York: John Day 1931. First edition first issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17 of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo original brown cloth brown topstain. Inscribed and dated by Pearl Buck on the half-title page. Buck also underlined the error "flees" on page 100 and marked it with an arrow on the left margin. It is interesting to note that Buck knew the first issue points and makes note of it. Near fine in the original dust jacket with some tape repairs to the verso. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed and inscribed examples of the first edition in the original dust jacket are rare. Though nearly eighty years have passed since this novel won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. John Day hardcover books
1931140944549New York: The John Day Publishing Company 1931. First edition. 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. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering green topstain and green illustrated endpapers. Fine clearly benefiting from the jacket's protection throughout the decades in a Near Fine completely unsophisticated example of the sought-after dust jacket. Jacket lightly worn along extremities with slight toning to spine panel small black stain to rear panel two tape ghosts to verso of flaps small tape mend to verso of head. The jacket is scarce in such lovely condition with no work done to it. Housed in a custom crimson cloth slipcase. <p>The first appearance of the bestselling historical novel. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1932. The John Day Publishing Company unknown
193180122New York: John Day 1931. First edition first issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17 of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo original brown cloth illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy inscribed and dated by Pearl Buck on the half-title page. Buck also underlined the error "flees" on page 100 and marked it with an arrow on the left margin. It is interesting to note that Buck knew the first issue points and makes note of it. Near fine in the original dust jacket with some tape repairs to the verso. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Signed and inscribed examples of the first edition in the original dust jacket are rare. Though nearly eighty years have passed since this novel won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. John Day hardcover
1931tgepsb2Signed<p>1ST EDITION 1ST STATEJohn Day Publishing Company and all 1st issue points. Top stain flees John Day last page if there are any others I bet it is in here. The glassine Dustjacket came with itWraps as stated by Ahearn & Blanck. Unmarked unread clean square. Check the photos. The rear spine cloth may seem slightly looseappearance that is it that I can see but listed as Near Fine<br /><br />ADDED to this collection is the remaining books of the Trilogythe Sons and A House Divided both are Great Copies themselves-search my books for the photos of them also and the 4th book of the SagaThe Mother. I have been collecting Mrs Buck's books for over 40 years and they are hard to keep in stock.<br /><br />The TLS came from a 5th grade school teacher back in the 90's just waiting for the right book to come along. I sold off 4 of the cards but I did keep 1 mentioned in the letter.<br /><br />I know there are several listed for big bucks but do they mention what state of First Edition NO! I show in photos and have a few more if you would like to see.</p> JOHN DAY PUBLISHING COMPANY hardcover
1960010285Nashville Tennessee: Various 1960. Scrapbook. Very Good. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. An important and substantial archive of material consisting of the Country Music Fan Club collection of Opal May Hardyman superfan and President of the Carl Butler and Pearl Fan Club which provides a comprehensive view of the dawn of the Country Music Fan Club era. While the Loretta Lynn Fan Club organized in 1963 by the Johnson sisters Loudilla Loretta and Kay Johnson is widely recognized as the first CM Fan Club the Carl Butler and Pearl club was organized in November of 1962 and with the publication of the Butler Bulletin in February of 1963 it may actually hold that distinction. Female fans have been a driving force behind the popularity of country music since its inception.Their unwavering devotion and loyalty have played a crucial role in shaping the genre's cultural significance. The 1960s witnessed a surge in the formation of country music fan clubs often spearheaded by women who were passionate about their favorite artists. These clubs provided a platform for fans to connect with one another share their love of music and support their idols.Beyond simply admiring their favorite artists female fans actively engaged with the country music industry. They wrote letters to their favorite stars attended concerts and purchased merchandise. Their enthusiasm helped to drive record sales and generate publicity for artists contributing to their success.This archive includes over 1500 items mostly photographs celebrity and candid with many that are signed and inscribed. Also 150 Fan Club Newsletters including 40 Carl and Pearl 20 Loretta Lynn 20 Bill Anderson 20 James O'Gwynn and 50 from some 40 other country stars. It was not uncommon for fans to belong to more than one fan club and in 1967 the Johnson sisters started the International Fan Club Organization IFCO to help many other country performers and fans organize. In 1968 IFCO held its first dinner and concert with 75 fan clubs in attendance. Also included are 7 scrapbooks and photo albums the most notable a 1960 Tour Bus Trip taken by Opal and her friends to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville guided by Jim Reeves. Another scrapbook compiled by Opal is devoted entirely to Carl and Pearl. Another features many clippings and vernacular photos of the tragic deaths of C & W stars. Other items include: Broadsides Concert Programs and tickets Newspaper clippings Holiday and greeting cards post cards and multiple Country Music publications and assorted ephemera. A richly diverse and fascinating collection filling three bankers boxes from an important period and turning point in the history of Country Music. . Various Paperback
1931BP,TGE,TRUE1ST2<p>PLEASE SEE PHOTOS. ONE OF 125 REVIEW FIRST EDITIONSMERLE JOHNSON 4TH ED PAGE 71 THIS IS MY 3RD ONLY ONE MORE AVAILABLE NOT IN MY LIBRARYSO FAR i SLIPPED UP AND TIPPED MY HAND. i HAVE THE ONE WITH ITS WRAPSWHICH THIS ONE DOES NOT HAVE BUT BOOK IS BETTER CONDITION. oRANGENOT BROWN TOP STAIN AND HAS THE ERROR "flees" WHICH GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE 3RD PRINTING AND THE JOHN DAY PUBLISHING COMPANY.</p><p>IF NOTHING ELSE COPY THE PHOTOS IN CASE U SEE 1 B4 ME</p> JOHN DAY hardcover
19312928London: Methuen & Co. 1931. First British edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo original light brown cloth. Signed by Pearl Buck on the title page. Near fine in the rare dust jacket which shows light wear to the extremities with minute expert restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed. Over eighty years have passed since The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. Methuen & Co. hardcover books
19312928London: Methuen & Co. 1931. First British edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo original light brown cloth. Signed by Pearl Buck on the title page. Near fine in the rare dust jacket which shows light wear to the extremities with minute expert restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed. Over eighty years have passed since The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. Methuen & Co. hardcover
1931107325New York: The John Day Company 1931. First edition first issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17 of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo original brown cloth brown topstain. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some expert restoration. Though over eighty years have passed since this novel won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. The John Day Company hardcover books
190760Atlanta GA: Nexus Press 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 111 pages. Copy 12 of 15 Artist Proof copies. A monograph on the African American photographer P.H. Polk. Features an essay by Pearl Cleage Lomax. Includes 62 black and white images. A fine copy in cloth boards and in a fine cloth covered two part box. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Polk on the limitation page and Lomax at her text. Includes an original gelatin silver print of "The Boss." Image is on an 8" by 10" sheet of paper and is window matted and is in very fine condition. Signed by Polk under the image. Nexus Press unknown
1950158441Buenos Aires: Industia Argentina 1950. Vintage one sheet poster for the Argentinean release of the 1951 film the film's country of origin and whose premiere preceded the US release by more than three months.<br /> <br /> Richard Wright accepted an offer to star as the leading man in the film adaptation of his own novel after initial choice Canada Lee was stuck in South African customs after shooting "Cry the Beloved Country" 1951. Lee had starred in Orson Welles' prior stage adaptation.<br /> <br /> Set in Chicago and shot on location in Chicago and Argentina. <br /> <br /> 29 x 43.25 inches folded as issued. With a few small closed tears and creases at the extremities else Near Fine. Bright and unfaded. Industia Argentina unknown
1928146078London: The British & Foreign Bible Society/Cambridge University Press 1928. Early 20th century Bible. Octavo original publisher's limp black crushed morocco-textured wraps all edges gilt. Signed and dated by the masterful writer and novelist Pearl S. Buck on the verso of the front free endpaper "Pearl S. Buck 1928." Additionally lengthily inscribed and dated by Buck on the front flyleaf with a 28-line quote from the end of Fannie Stearns Davis's short story 'A Possession' beginning at "Then presently" and ending at "much to know." Signed bookplate from Buck's daughter to the rear pastedown "This book is from the library of my mother Pearl S. Buck. Jean Walsh Lippincott." In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. A rare and unique example. Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck was an American writer and novelist best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Good Earth.' In 1938 Buck became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China" and for her "masterpieces" two memoir-biographies of her missionary parents. She was also an activist and prominent advocate of the rights of women and racial equality writing widely on Chinese and Asian cultures and becoming well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed-race adoption. The British & Foreign Bible Society/Cambridge University Press paperback
1931bps,goodearthVariant<p>PLEASE SEE PHOTOS. The true 1st/1st has orange stain top125 review copies has publishing copyright page 1st Ed 2nd state has publishing copyright pagemost people call this one the true 1st brown top stainabout 3000 1st Ed 3rd statepeople call this the 2nd state has just John Day Company copyright page and green stain top.</p><p>John Day talked about the difference between the so called 1st state then correcting the copyright page and staining the top green. Well he did not what he was talking about or the printing got it wrong because this one has the Publishing on the copyright date with the Green stain instead of brown Making this the only one I have seenand the other collectors I talked with have not seen it either. I have decent offers but this is one of a kindmore rare than the 125 true first editions which in any condition bring $2500 for ones falling apart. So I think $5k is a good point.</p><p>If I find others I will drop the priceof course I will buy them too.</p> JOHN DAY hardcover
1942218661942. African American MilitaryWWIIPearl Harbor Navy Department News Bulletin and Press Release documents a pivotal wartime record of shifting racial attitudes in the United States Navy distinguished by its formal acknowledgment of Doris "Dorie" Miller's heroism at Pearl Harbor. Issued between April 3 and April 7 1942 the documents announce that the Navy would begin accepting "Negro volunteers for general service" beyond the restrictive Messman Branch marking a significant institutional response to mounting public pressure for racial equality in the U.S. Armed Forces. The bulletin prominently recounts Dorie Miller's actions during the December 7 1941 attack when he manned a machine gun under fire despite not being formally trained for combat duty. Between this expansion of Black enlistment and official commendation of Miller's bravery the publications capture a moment when African American military service and sacrifice forced a public confrontation with the Navy's segregationist structure.<br /> <br /> Navy Department. Navy News Bulletin. Washington D.C.: Office of Public Relations Analysis Section April 3-7 1942. Together with: Navy Department. "Navy to Accept Negroes for General Service." Washington D.C. April 7 1942. Two mimeographed typescripts. Navy News Bulletin is nine pages approximately 14 x 8½ inches with contemporary handwritten annotations in ink and red marker; press briefing measures approximately 10½ x 8 inches. On page four of the buletin Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox is quoted commending the "22-year-old Texan" for "distinguished devotion to duty extraordinary courage and disregard of his own personal safety" noting that Miller "protected a machine gun until ordered to leave that bridge." The bulletin further acknowledges that more than three months elapsed before Miller's identity became public underscoring the Navy's initial reluctance to spotlight Black heroism. The press release states that "the same physical and mental entrance standards required of all Navy personnel is to be required of Negroes" assigning enlistees to District craft Navy Yards and construction units building bases beyond the continental United States while continuing recruitment for the Messman Branch.<br /> <br /> The significance of Miller's inclusion in this report cannot be overstated: his public recognition became a rallying point for African American newspapers and civil rights advocates demanding equitable treatment and expanded combat roles for Black servicemen. Issued only four months after Pearl Harbor and at the outset of expanded mobilization these documents illustrate the Navy's cautious but progressing racial policy under the pressures of domestic civil rights activism. Light creasing handling wear and minor corner dog-ears; annotations remain clear and text fully legible. Overall condition very good. Two consequential Navy records linking Black war hero Dorie Miller's celebrated act of valor to the early wartime transformation of Black naval service. unknown
1931143999New York: The John Day Company 1931. First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. First issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17. Octavo bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on a page bound in "To Kermit and Helen Fischer with deep appreciation Pearl S. Buck Christmas 1958." In fine condition. Over eighty years have passed since The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. The John Day Company unknown
1931147462New York: The John Day Company 1931. First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. First issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17. Octavo bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Pearl Buck on a page bound in. In fine condition. Over eighty years have passed since The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. The John Day Company unknown
1931140940954London: Methuen & Co. LTD 1931. First British Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition first printing of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Bound in publisher's original cloth. Near Fine with light fading to spine a small ding to top and bottom edge of upper board. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light edge wear. Methuen & Co. LTD unknown books
1931140940954London: Methuen & Co. LTD 1931. First British Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition first printing of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Bound in publisher's original cloth. Near Fine with light fading to spine a small ding to top and bottom edge of upper board. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light edge wear. Methuen & Co. LTD unknown
1931000022New York: John Day 1931. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. John Day Company New York 1931. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. The copyright page states "COPYRIGHT 1931 BY PEARL S. BUCK" and there is no mention of subsequent printings. The bottom of the copyright page says "FOR THE JOHN DAY COMPANY". First issue with "flees" for fleas on page 100. The dj is a later although early vintage one with $4.96 as the price which has been married to the true first printing book. The bottom of the spine of the dust jacket has the publisher's name John Day some tape repairs and tear outs at the folds. There is also some slight chipping to the edges with a label removed at the spine foot. The book is in very good with a previous owner's signature and date on the front end paper. The tan colored cloth boards are very well preserved and the gilt lettering and design on the spine remain intact and front board is bright. Slight wear to the left edge on the bottom corner of the front board. There is a small surface only water stain on the top rear text block. Some minor spotting on front of text block. John Day Hardcover
1931003491London: Methuen & Co. LTD. 1931. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK printing. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The book bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering is as new with pages that are very bright with no marks or foxing. The unfaded dustjacket has very minor expert repair to the spine ends with the UK price on the spine. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Methuen & Co. LTD. Hardcover
19404448Pennsylvania 1940. Very good. Original drawing on ruled notebook paper 194 x 124 mm = 7.6" x 5" preserved in 11" x 14" frame with museum glass and 8-ply archival mat edges frayed and with some light browning as is true with almost all surviving examples of this artist's work. EMBLEMATIC AMERICAN OUTSIDER ART CREATED BY A "VILLAGE WITCH" A TOTAL RECLUSE WHO EXISTED IN COMPLETE ANONYMITY ON THE EXTREME FRINGES OF SOCIETY. <br /> <br /> YEARS AFTER HER DEATH IN THE ABANDONED HOUSE IN WHICH SHE HAD LIVED FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS -- WITHOUT ELECTRICITY OR RUNNING WATER -- WAS FOUND A HUGE COLLECTION OF EXTREMELY PERSONAL "NAIVE" DRAWINGS. THE FREAKISH 2002 DISCOVERY WAS RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN OUTSIDER ART. INDEED IN A REVIEW OF THE 2003 NEW YORK OUTSIDER ART FAIR IT WAS PRONOUNCED THAT "THE MOST ARRESTING FIND THIS YEAR IS PEARL BLAUVELT." <br /> <br /> The discovery was made by two artists Dennis and Donna Corrigan who had purchased the old post-and-beam house located "in the middle of nowhere" in the Poconos of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Underneath boxes of moldy antique books fabric scraps and broken pieces of furniture they found a wooden box crammed with what initially appeared to be heaps of worthless paper. Closer examination by the new owners revealed the significance of their discovery: the box contained more than 800 imaginative drawings of various scenes of life real and imaginary American and otherwise some of which are multi-layered and defy the so-called "rules of optics" depicted as if from multiple perspectives simultaneously. In a 2020 New York Magazine review of an exhibition of Blauvelt's works Johanna Fateman described the drawings as "faithful to their own rules of proportion and perspective." <br /> <br /> The drawings date from the 1940s and obsessively chronicle the inner life of a woman who during her lifetime was described as the "Village Witch." In their announcement of the discovery the Corrigan's related that several of the drawings were laced together with shoestrings in primitive book form while others were contained in dime-store notepads or old school composition books as here. <br /> <br /> Blauvelt's interior world must have been very rich indeed: again and again she returned to depicting what "real life" on the outside must have looked like to her. Through her drawings almost all of which bore titles of her own invention she catalogued the material world and the spiritual world often merging the two realms into strange and wonderful compositions. <br /> <br /> Our highly imaginative drawing seems to be unique in her oeuvre. Boldly labeled "Sprite the Fairy" the butterfly-winged figure seems to hover above mushrooms flowers and thick leaves. The fairy's right hand is raised from which issues swirling vapors. The drawing features Blauvelt's signature "x-ray vision" perspective: beneath the fairy's dress can be seen the ribcage sternum and spine as well as the left thigh bone. <br /> <br /> Almost nothing was known about the former occupant of the dilapidated house. In the course of their research the new owners determined that Pearl Blauvelt was born in 1893 and had moved there with her father in the early 20th century. By the mid-1970s she was declared incompetent and was moved to a mental facility in Pennsylvania where she resided until her death in 1987. <br /> <br /> Her work is included in major permanent and private collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou Paris Collection abcd Paris Museum of Modern Art New York Museum of Everything London the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia and Gerhard and Karin Dammann Collection Switzerland. She has received posthumous solo exhibitions at Andrew Edlin Gallery NYC Kerry Schuss Gallery NYC John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan. <br /> <br /> PROVENANCE: D. & D. Corrigan -- Andrew Edlin Gallery NYC -- Private Collection USA -- Steven S. Powers Gallery NYC -- Private Collection USA -- Eldritch Oculum -- Michael Laird Rare Books. <br /> <br /> LITERATURE: Dennis Corrigan and Donna Corrigan "Pearl Blauvelt: The Village Witch" in: Raw Vision 2002 No. 39 pp. 52-56. John Yau "A Bird's-Eye View of Heaven" in: Hyperallergic posted online May 6 2012. Gerhard Dammann "Making their own Money: Painted Banknotes by Raimundo Camilo Pearl Blauvelt and Other Outsider Artists" in: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences Nov. 2018 Vol. 28 no. 1 pp. 15-17. Christian Rattemeyer Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection: Catalogue Raisonne MOMA 2009 pp. 93-94 six drawings. Ken Johnson Review of the New York Outsider Art Fair in: The New York Times Jan. 24 2003. unknown
1933162586London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1933. In the time of Five Kingdoms confusion reigned high. First UK edition first impression of the first full translation into English of one of the most widely read novels in any language here finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery. The product of five years of scholarship Buck's translation was first published in the US in 1933 in two volumes with the present edition following just a few months later. All Men are Brothers tells of 108 heroic outlaws led by Song Jiang who establish a fellowship on the Liangshan mountain in Shandong and relentlessly uphold values of kinship and virtue in a world dominated by corruption and evil-doers. The novel provides "a vast social panorama whose characters include nearly all the types and occupations of China. Priests and courtesans march across the pages along with merchants scholars tavern keepers politicians and minor officials farmers fishermen slaves aristocrats and children. There is even a succession of mythical animals. At the center of the action is the robber band enforcing rough justice in a bad world" Conn p. 137. Octavo 207 x 134 mm. With lithographed frontispiece after an illustration from a Chinese edition of the text; vignettes in text. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in black morocco spine lettered in black on red label within two raised bands front cover blocked with red vignette of Lin Chong turn-ins double-ruled in red red endpapers edges gilt. A fine copy. Peter Conn Pearl Buck: a Cultural Biography 1998. hardcover
193112342New York: John Day Company 1931. First Edition First Issue. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. vii 375. Rebound in red cloth lettered in gilt light toning to pages.<p>Inscribed by Buck on first half-title page referring to the lengthy Proust quote that begins the novel on the verso of first half-title page. "I inscribe this book. The quotation from Proust is important to me for it expresses in another medium what I tried to do for a few people of China. boldly signed Pearl S. Buck" Pulitzer Prize-winning novel chronicling the rise and decline of a family’s generational fortunes in rural China through the lens of its protagonist Wang Lung. It delves into the challenges faced by the family encompassing hardships wealth corruption and their profound connection to the land in late 19th-century early 20th-century China. John Day Company hardcover
123837London Printed by John Field Printer to the Parliament 1653. . 24mo 11.5 x 6 cm; engraved title-page ownership inscriptions in pen to front free endpapers a little toned; contemporary calf covers tooled in blind with initials 'H L' lower original clasp with scallop-shell terminal present upper clasp missing gilt floral cornerpieces faded all edges gilt rubbed with slight loss very good.<br /> A well-preserved 'Pearl Bible' so-called for its small size which made ideal for carrying in one's pocket dating to the interregnum. A pleasant example in the original clasped calfskin binding.<br /><br />The engraved general title depicts Moses and David and the Evangelists and omits the usual words of the King James Version 'by His Majesty's special command'.<br /> ESTC R14315; Herbert 653; DM 496. London, Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament, 1653. unknown
1931169441London: Methuen 1931. First UK Edition. Scarce in jacket. <br /> <br /> The first book in the author's House of Earth trilogy winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Basis for the 1937 Victor Fleming film starring Paul Muni and Luise Rainer who won an Oscar for her performance as O-Lan. <br /> <br /> Slightly cocked foxing to the page edges gift inscription to the front endpaper generally Very Good in a Very Good or better dust jacket with moderate toning to the spine a small chip to the heel affecting the N in Methuen and a few tiny splashes to the top right corner of the front panel. Methuen unknown
