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199950599Athens GA: Hill Street Press 1999. First edition 8vo pp. 14 iv 118 16; one of 226 specially bound copies signed by all 22 contributors including Richard Wilbur Alice Munro William Maxwell George Garrett and others; this copy not numbered but belonging to the binder Greg Campbell Campbell-Logan Bindery; full turquoise cloth over boards spine and front cover gilt-stamped; fine in cloth covered slipcase. A festschrift of sorts prepared for Welty's 90th birthday. <br/><br/> Hill Street Press hardcover books
197257058NY: 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. "Imperial Woman" is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China Ci-xi who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908. 8vo. imitation white leather & blue boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 376 pages. Fine condition. The John Day Company unknown books
19320850New York: The John Day Co 1932. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. 467pp. Bound in light brown cloth lettered in gilt red pictorial endpapers top edge red. A fine copy in unclipped nearly fine dust jacket. A very handsome copy. 467 pp. <br/><br/> The John Day Co hardcover books
19581338804New Haven CT: Monocle 1958. Saddle-stitched. 5.5"x 9.5" Pamphlet; 48 pages; G; White and Black Saddle-Stitched Paperback with black text and illustrations on both covers; Covers have minor edgewear small closed tears along head and fore edges of front cover small brown stains on both covers; Textblock has small brown stains on some pages; Shelved Case 0. 1338804. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Monocle unknown books
9531African American actress and singer Document signed 2 pages dated February 15 1977. Agreement between Pearl Bailey and The Konigsberg Company for the services of Pearl Bailey. Signed boldly in black "Pearl Bailey". In excellent condition. unknown books
196818992ENew York: Harcourt Brace 1968. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author singer-actress Pearl Bailey to her son Tony: “To my son Tony whom I love dearly - and who is so much a part of this book. God bless you always and your loved ones. Mama Pearl.†Illustrated. Very good plus bright copy with a bit of use and edge wear in a very good lightly used dust jacket with some fading to the spine and a few small chips and tears. Several photos of Pearl and Tony are in the book. A book of memoirs. Pearl Mae Bailey 1918 – 1990 was an American actress and singer working in vaudeville and on Broadway. Her Broadway debut was in ‘St. Louis Woman’ in 1946 and she went on to win a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of ‘Hello Dolly!’ in 1968. She also enjoyed a successful television career and in 1986 she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special ‘Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale.’ Miss Bailey and her husband jazz drummer Louie Bellson adopted a son Tony in the mid-1950s and a girl Dee Dee in the early 1960s. The meeting between Pearl her husband jazz drummer Louie Bellson and the infant boy Tony is loving described: “Sunday we took off for this town to get our fine son. There he was this lovely baby boy nineteen months old in just a diaper - not undershirt no shoes - big wondering eyes staring at Louis and me. He might have been wondering if these two folks would leave him stranded later in this big world. Well Son we’re still around.†When Tony was seven Dee Dee was adopted into the family to everyone’s delight. Harcourt, Brace unknown books
194839328Two volumes. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1948. limp boards made from the bark of a tree hammered out and with hammered pieces of the wood remaining visable to the eye decorated bright red labels drawn by hand by Jeanyee Wong sewn in the Chinese manner by Frank Fortney of New York and inserted in a cloth folder which is inserted in a slipcase. Limited Editions Club. small 4to. limp boards made from the bark of a tree hammered out and with hammered pieces of the wood remaining visable to the eye decorated bright red labels drawn by hand by Jeanyee Wong sewn in the Chinese manner by Frank Fortney of New York and inserted in a cloth folder which is inserted in a slipcase. xxix350; vi351-6882 pages. Translated from the Chinese by Pearl S. Buck with an Introduction by Lin Yutang and Illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the Covarrubias. The illustrations in the text were hand colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Fine in a near-fine tape repaired slipcase and chamise. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
19316681London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1931. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1931 1st UK edition. Solid and VG in its tan cloth with light foxing to the preliminaries and edges. 12mo 339 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Also includes a custom-made full-morocco slipcase with folding chemise. <br/><br/> Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover books
1918140939428New York: Henry Holt and Company 1918. First Edition. Very Good. Advance reading copy issued to reviewers before publication of the first edition with publisher's slips pasted onto paste down and title page. Publication date of May 9 1918 written on slips. vi 363 1 6 ads pp. Original blue ribbed cloth lettered in gilt. Very Good with staining to fore edge light wear to cloth pages toned with age. Scarce in the advance format. The second novel by bestselling author and poet Pearl L. Curran who claimed to be channeling the spirit of Patience Worth a 17th century English immigrant to America. In a Smithsonian Magazine article Gioia Diliberto writes: "Speaking through a Ouija board operated by Pearl Lenore Curran a St. Louis housewife of limited education Patience Worth was nothing short of a national phenomenon in the early years of the 20th century. Though her works are virtually forgotten today the prestigious Braithwaite anthology listed five of her poems among the nation's best published in 1917 and the New York Times hailed her first novel as a 'feat of literary composition.' Her output was stunning. In addition to seven books she produced voluminous poetry short stories plays and reams of sparkling conversation-nearly four million words between 1913 and 1937. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
500070"Pearl S. Buck" in blue fountain pen ink on her "R.D.3" Perkasie Pennsylvania letterhead May 29 1942. 4to 1 page. Creases from mailing else fine. To Edward T. Ingle Northwestern Zone Promotion Manager Treasury Department Washington DC: "My dear Mr. Ingle: Thank you for your letter of May the 26th. I am glad to speak at the Inter-Racial Rally and will do the best I can. Yours sincerely Pearl S. Buck". Signed by Authors. No Binding. Very Good. unknown 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
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
