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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
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
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
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
16155Pearl Buck archive of 3 items a TLS and two typescripts. Pearl S. Buck was the first American female laureate and used her work to advocate for child refugees and women. TLS 1 pg 1957. The letter is signed in full by Buck. She states she is sending an editor 2 texts promoting post war child adoption. Also her original Typescript 25 pages titled "Children Waiting"; and a second Pearl Buck Typescript 19 pages titled "What we can do about Children Waiting" Both Typescript have important content on adoption of children in Asia specially by American soldiers and include hand annotations. <br/><br/>In part: "Two babies came from adoption agencies where they were considered unadoptable because it was difficult to find adoptive parents to "match" them. I was sure that there must be good families matching or not who could love these babies and indeed there were. . .Yet I continue acutely and constantly aware of the thousands of children waiting. . . . These are the citizens of my new world the children without parents and the parents without children pressing eagerly toward each other and yet unable to reach each other. A barrier stands between a high wall and in the middle of the wall is a narrow gate kept locked until a social agency unlocks it a little way and lets one child through at a time. . . .Nobody knows truthfully how many children are in our orphanages. There are many kinds of orphanages. most children are not perfect and so on. They can be helped to want a handicapped children a child of mixed origin or any child at all. . . . We can tear down the walls that keep them prisoners of red tape prejudice and religious division. . . . We can refuse to accept the excuse that there are not enough children to satisfy adoptive parents. unknown books
19467700Wash. DC.: GPO 1946. First Edition. 39 parts and final report SD244. Illus. maps plates etc. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Complete file of all published. A compilation of mammoth scope and great research value.some ex-lib markings GPO unknown books
1946213199New York 1946. 1 vols. 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Blindstamp on recto. Atelier stamped on verso and with notations in ink giving the subject of the photograph "Pearl Bailey in St. Louis Woman"‚ the date of the sessions the number of the print. 1 vols. 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Provenance: The estate of Saul Mauriber Van Vechten's assistant and executor of Van Vechten's photography estate and the compiler of PORTRAITS: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF CARL VAN VECHTEN 1978. Inscribed "I don't care who sees me Pearl. unknown books
1946222117New York 1946. Half-length profile view of the actress in costume leaning out from behind a curtain. 1 vols. 33.2 x 24 cm 13 x 9-128 inches. Fine Atelier stamped on verso docketed by Van Vechten in ink recording the subject of the photograph "Pearl Bailey takes a call after singing A Womans Prerogative" the date the number of the negative "vi - cc - 10". Half-length profile view of the actress in costume leaning out from behind a curtain. 1 vols. 33.2 x 24 cm 13 x 9-128 inches. Provenance: The estate of Saul Mauriber Van Vechten's assistant and executor of Van Vechten's photography estate and the compiler of PORTRAITS: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF CARL VAN VECHTEN 1978 unknown books
191922594ENew York: George H. Doran 1919. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author / actress Pearl White on the half-title: “To ‘Nils’ Just me as I really am Pearlâ€. Front hinge split and starting to the interior with overall handling edge wear dust soiling to the cloth and some spotting without dust jacket. The memoirs of Pearl Fay White 1889 – 1938 who rose to popularity as an actress on the stage screen given the nickname the ‘Queen of the Serials’ most notably as the spirited ingenue / heroine in The Perils of Pauline which catapulted her into international stardom. Some of her other notable films include The Exploits of Elaine The House of Hate and The Lightning Raider. Sadly Ms. White was unable to find success in feature films and retired from acting in 1923. She was married twice - first to actor Victor Sutherland 1907 - 1914 then to actor Wallace McCutcheon 1919 - 1921. Pearl White's place in film history is important in both the evolution of cinema genres and the role of women in the film industry and she has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Tragically many of her films are officially considered to be lost. The 1947 film The Perils of Pauline is a fictionalized biography of Pearl White starring Betty Hutton as White with John Lund Billy De Wolfe William Demarest and Constance Collier. George H. Doran hardcover books
199864042Seattle Washington: The Ten Club 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Photography by Charles Peterson and Lance Mercer. The first official book from the media-shy band that played a vital role of redefining the musical sound of the 1990s. The images herein capture the raw intensity behind-the-scenes camaraderie and devoted fan base of the American rock band that has sold an estimated 60 million albums worldwide since forming in Seattle Washington in 1990. Signed by all five members of Pearl Jam on the front flyleaf: Eddie Vedder Mike McCready Stone Gossard Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron. Square octavo. Original black cloth binding. Light bump to the bottom corners; else fine in a fine dust jacket. Accompanied by the scarce Pearl Jam fan club Christmas 1998 single which features Soldier of Love on the A Side and Last Kiss on the B Side. Signed by Author. The Ten Club hardcover books
1946222118New York 1946. reproduced in Mauriber's PORTRAIT: The Photography of Carl van Vechten from this print. Half-length view of the performer in costume. 1 vols. 34.5 x 24 cm 13-5/8 x 9-1/2 inches. Fine. Atelier stamped on verso docketed by Van Vechten in ink recording the subject of the photograph "Pearl Bailey takes a call after singing A Womans Prerogative" the date the number of the negative "vi - cc - 3" and indications to the printer for reduction. reproduced in Mauriber's PORTRAIT: The Photography of Carl van Vechten from this print. Half-length view of the performer in costume. 1 vols. 34.5 x 24 cm 13-5/8 x 9-1/2 inches. Provenance: The estate of Saul Mauriber Van Vechten's assistant and executor of Van Vechten's photography estate and the compiler of PORTRAITS: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF CARL VAN VECHTEN 1978 unknown books
197257053NY: The John Day Company 1972. Specially-bound edition limited to 1000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page this being copy #195 dated June 1972. 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. An autographed copy of Buck's most famous book!. 8vo. imitation white leather & blue boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 316 pages. Fine but for extremely tiny rubbed spot rear pastedown; contents clean & tight. The John Day Company unknown books
1943WALTER-FILM004029<p>Vintage original script by Marguerite Roberts dated 8-13-43 with revisions on colored paper dated up through 11-26-43 for Pearl S. Buck adaptation. Brad bound printed wrappers mimeograph 190 pp. Minor water stains to covers generally NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD or better wrappers.</p><p><i><b>Numerous pages have the name of director James Conway written in pencil making it almost certain that this was his copy of the script.</b></i>However it does not contain any MS annotations.</p><p>"<i>As the Second Sino-Japanese War erupts in 1937 with the Japanese invasion of northern China the rural Tan family in southern China go about their daily chores without notice of the impending conflict. Jade Katharine Hepburn wife of Lao Er Tan Turhan Bey desires books an unconventional request for a Chinese wife. But when war finally reaches the family Jade is first to join the resistance leading pacifist patriarch Ling Tan Walter Huston to concern over his family's entry in the war.</i>" Wikipedia</p><p>At this moment in her career after a few years of comedies in which her feminist characters generally got their comeuppance in the final reel Hepburn was now returning to the strong kinds of characters with which she had earlier been identified in this film with a woman screenwriter adapted from a novel by Pearl S. Buck.</p><br /> Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer paperback books
1980212769Atlanta: Nexus 1980. Limited. hardcover. fine. P.H. Polk. Exquisite black & white photographic portraits. Square 4to beige and brown cloth beige cloth slip case. Atlanta: Nexus 1980. Limited First Edition. A fine copy.<br/><br/> One of 1200 signed and numbered copies. A monograph of the work of P. J. Polk one of the most important African-American photographers of the last century.<br/><br/> Nexus unknown books
500069"Pearl S. Buck" in dark blue fountain pen ink on Loew's letterhead New York April 17 1942. Also signed by witness Bliss Ananes and by New York Notary Public Milton C. Rose on April 21 1942 with notary blindstamp. Small folio 2 pages recto and verso with rubberstamped "Contract Office File Copy." Contract for motion picture rights to her novel "Dragon Seed." "Dragon Seed" was released by MGM in 1944 directed by Jack Conway starring Katharine Hepburn Walter Huston Turhan Bey Hurd Hatfield Frances Rafferty Agnes Moorehead and J. Carol Naish. The film received two Academy Award nominations. Exteriors for the film were shot in Calabasas north of Los Angeles and in Los Angeles' Chinatown district. During filming Buck visited the set of "Dragon Seed" and gave her approval to the production. Although some critics consider "Dragon Seed" a sequel to "The Good Earth" its characters and story line are unrelated to the earlier film. Many Asian actors who appeared in "Dragon Seed" also appeared in "The Good Earth.". Signed by Authors. No Binding. Very Good. paperback books
190741144Auburn IN: Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works "Done in Our Own Print Shop" 1907. 8vo. 28 pp. Illustrations some with color. Original color illustrated wrappers soiled stapled. Very good. First edition. A trade catalogue featuring the company's automobiles introduced by a fictional account of motoring. Auburn's first automobile was produced in 1903. Unrecorded on OCLC. <br/><br/> Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works), "Done in Our Own Print Shop" unknown books
1962139686Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Vintage oversize double weight borderless photograph from the set of the 1962 film showing Leo McCarey directing William Holden from behind the camera with legendary script supervisor Connie Willis to his right while actor France Nuyen waits just offstage. With a mimeo snipe tipped on the verso crediting photographer Lawrence Schiller and stamps of the Holmes-Lebel and Camera Press agencies on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on an originally work "The China Story" by Pearl S. Buck which was subsequently developed into the 1962 novel titled "Satan Never Sleeps" published concurrently with the film. <br/><br/>8.25 x 11.75 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
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1980167496Atlanta GA: Nexus Press 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 111 pages. Number 320 from an edition of 1200 copies. A monograph on the African Ameican photographer P.H. Polk. Essay by Pearl Cleage Lomax. Includes 62 black and white images. A very near fine copy in a near fine cloth slipcase. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Polk on the limitation page. Nexus Press unknown books
196420021Stratford CT 1964. Fine. 6.5 x 3.75 in. pictorial envelope. A U.S. First Day Cover commemorating 400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth. Signed by Nobels—Miguel Asturias Samuel Beckett Pearl Buck and Mikhail Sholokov. <br/><br/> unknown books
194633571Washington: GPO 1946. Senate Document No. 244 79th Congress 2d Session. Octavo. xvi 580pp. 3 folding maps. Complete as issued in the original publisher's cloth. Two ink stamps on the front free endpaper else very good with no other markings. Boards moderately soiled. Very Good. <br/><br/> The scarce final report with the minority views of Homer Ferguson and Owen Brewster. FIRST EDITION. GPO unknown books
1932288693New York: John Day 1932. Limited. hardcover. fine. 8vo tan buckram leather spine label. New York: John Day 1932. Limited First Edition. Fine<br/><br/> One of 371 copies signed by the author.<br/><br/> John Day unknown books
1922273972Baltimore 1922. unbound. 1 page 8.5 x 5.5 Baltimore Maryland November 22 1922 to American psychiatrist and staunch Eugenicist Dr. Stewart Paton in full: "I have asked the publishers to send you a copy of my book 'The Biology of Death' which has recently appeared. I hope that you will presently receive it and find it of some interest." Within five years both scientists would come to hate one another with Paton replacing Pearl as the poster boy of Eugenics and the voice of the Eugenics Research Association. Natural folds; fine condition. Pearl rarely comes to market and it speculated that his letters were avoided by collectors due to his anti-Semitism and also the fact that Pearl restricted much of his correspondence to the scientific community.<br/><br/> American biologist and father of the controversial science of Eugenics and founder of Biogerontology. He made his case on the world stage with his publication "Breeding Better Men" and delivered the first speech at the very first International Eugenics Congress in London July 1912. In 1927 Pearl shocked the scientific community and his peers at John Hopkins University by renouncing the entire movement. Many thought it too late to correct the damage as he had already endorsed Alexis Carrel's erroneous ideas that "normal cells don%u2019t age" and his own theory for The Rate of Living Hypothesis which enjoyed prominence for nearly 50 years.<br/><br/> unknown books
40574Pen and ink on paper. 1 vols. 8-1/2 x 6 inches. Marginal binding holes else fine. Pen and ink on paper. 1 vols. 8-1/2 x 6 inches. Inscription reads "To Alfred Eisenstaedt-with appreciation Pearl S. Buck. October 18 1956. unknown books
197257054NY: 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. This novel is about the author's mother during the dangerous Boxer Rebellion in China. 8vo. imitation white leather & red boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 315 pages. Near fine extremely minor signs of wear; contents clean & tight. The John Day Company unknown books
