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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
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
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
1948W0314New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Books are immaculate and are bound in the Chinese manner with red silk cord the covers are Chinese silk paper. Number 753 of 1500 copies. Signed in red pencil by Covarrubias at end of volume 2. A great classic imaginatively produced. Signed by Illustrator. Limited/Numbered. Paper Wraps. Near Fine/Chemise Fine Slipcase Poor. Illus. by Covarrubias Miguel. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Private Press. Limited Editions Club Paperback books
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
025604New York; 1948: John Day. First Edition. Octavo. . 312 pages. Inscribed by Pearl Buck on the title page. An important novel by Pearl Buck the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize. While Peony is written in the realist style of Buck's earlier works such as the Good Earth it is distinctive in showing not only the lives and cultural practices of the Jews and their amazing assimilation into China while elsewhere they were castigated or as in the case of Nazi German marked for extermination. A near fine copy bound in brown cloth stamped in gilt spine gilt in near fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket. John Day unknown books
197257059NY: 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. 8vo. imitation white leather & blue boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 255 pages. Fine condition. The John Day Company unknown books
1976JC2790New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 106 pp. 8vo. Original half red cloth blue paper boards original dust jacket. Bookplate of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. First edition of this rough poetic look at the seamy side of American life signed on title-page "First Copy 6/5/76." And inscribed on half-title "Dearest Loves of Mine Mary Gingerbread and Doug acc. to face I love you because you've cared and given of youselves. Love Sister Pearl." <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
197257056NY: 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. "A House Divided" is the sequel to the 1932 novel "Sons" and the third book in The House of Earth trilogy. It centers on the third generation of Wang Lung's family focusing particularly on his grandson Wang Yuan. 8vo. imitation white leather & blue boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 353 pages. Fine condition. The John Day Company unknown books
193008955New York: John Day Company 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. Bound in bue cloth with gilt lettering spine gilt design lower corner front cover. Very good copy with fading to gilt on spine mild wear to spine tips short closed tear top of first few pages. 277 pp. <br/><br/> John Day Company hardcover books
195708335New York: The American Weekly 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Tall Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PEARL S BUCK ON FFEP. Illustrated by Herschel Levit. A very good- copy with dampstains covers affecting pastedowns and endpapers. Bookplate front pastedown. 23 pp. <br/><br/> The American Weekly hardcover books
196510311965. PEARL Jack. STOCKADE. NY: Trident Press 1965. 8vo. cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. The author's first novel about a Korean War draftee who gets assigned to duty at a military stockage and his encounter with a brutal commander. Pearl also wrote "Our Man Flint" which was made into the classic 1960s action movie starring James Coburn and Lee J.Cobb. Signed presentation from Pearl on the front endpaper to movie director George Sherman: "Dear George You read the manuscript three years ago- Here's the fimnal product. Best Jack P." Sherman was a well-know director of mostly "B" movies in Hollywood. He directed dozens of actions movies many being Westerns. Very Good; wear several small chips tears and some soil; tear along front flap fold internally repaired with archival tape d/j. Books inscribed by Pearl are uncommon. $150.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19336032771933. Jack Pearl in black fountain pen ink on 3/4 length shot of Pearl dressed in a pin striped suit silk tie and white shirt. Photograph is by Mitchell N.Y. with their logo in the lower right corner and is on heavy weight stock; 8 in x 10 in. Very good. Signed and inscribed to studio guard and Culver City Policeman Lloyd 'Holly' Hollinger: To Floyd sic Hollinger My very best wishes & regards Sincerely Jack Pearl The Baron. Jack Pearl played Baron Munchausen in the 1933 film Meet the Baron and in the 1934 film Hollywood Party. Jack Pearl 1894-1982 born Jake Perlman October 29 1894 New York New York; died December 25 1982 New York; actor/radio personality; Best known for playing Baron Munchausen on radio in the 1930s and popularized the expression Vas you dere Sharlie to the point where it became a household phrase; films include: Jack Pearl and Ben Bard 1926; Two Flaming Youths 1927; Meet the Baron 1933; Hollywood Party 1934; Toast of the Town with Ed Sullivan 1951; Stoney Burke 1963. Signed by Authors. Hardcover. Very Good. hardcover books
12718Pearl Harbor got America into World War II 'The Day That Will Live in Infamy'. "Youngstown Vindicator" Newspaper of Youngstown Ohio December 8 1941 17" x 23" complete in 30 pages. Stacked headline declares "Bombs Batter Manila / 1500 Killed 2 Ships Sunk at Hawaii / War Declared by U. S." Illustrated with 2 photos of U. S. Battleships and a map of the Pacific theater of war. Secondary headlines include "Raiders Fire Gasoline Dumb Terrific Damage Reported at Philippine Capital; 1500 Din in Hawaii" "U. S. Fleet Will Press Blockade" U. S. Battleships Reported Damaged Sunk" and "Congress Acts Against Japan Senate Ballots 82-0 House 388 to 1 After President Makes Personal Request". Interior page shows photos of American jeeps planes and military installments. Some light foxing and a few very small tears at the fold. In very good condition. unknown books
19711501019U.S.A.: Bartholomew House 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. SIGNED by Buck on the title page.Title page states: "Of this first edition of Pearl Buck's America 5000 copies have been retained by the author for presentation. This copy is number 2260". Price clipped. Moderate edgewear along the bottom of the boards. Dust jacket has moderate creasing; chipping at the bottom spine end and corners. Very good. U.S.A.: Bartholomew House hardcover books
200322882ELos Angeles: Walt Disney Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films 2003. Original World Premiere Movie Invitation for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl dated June 28 2003 to be screened at Disneyland in Anaheim CA. The invitation is a single sheet folded to measure 5†x 7â€. Illustrated on the front panel with the film’s logo of a skull with a red bandana and a pair of swords as crossbones. The text at the interior suggests that guests wear ‘Caribbean Casual’ or ‘your favorite Pirate Wear’. In fine condition. The first of the Pirates of the Caribbean series the film was directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Johnny Depp Keira Knightley Orlando Bloom Geoffrey Rush Jack Davenport Jonathan Pryce and Lee Arenberg. The film received 5 Oscar nominations; Best Actor Depp Best Makeup Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Johnny Depp was also nominated for a Golden Globe Best Actor - Comedy or Musical. Walt Disney Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films unknown books
197060208NY:: Cowles Book Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0402124618 . Fourth printing. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Previous owner's address label and old sale price on front free endpaper else very good in a very good tape repair on verso - at the crown of the spine price clipped dust jacket. ; 218 pages . Cowles Book Company, hardcover books
1913263549London: C.W. Daniel Ltd 1913. Hardcover. 256p. cloth-covered boards 6x9 inches corners bumped offsetting to both free endpapers penciled check marks in the margins of a few pages else very good condition. Andrews an individualist anarchist cofounded the Modern Times colony. An anti-Marxist affiliate of the First International he wrote speeches and articles for Victoria Woodhull. Johnpoll. C.W. Daniel, Ltd hardcover books
19348659ENew York: John Day 1934. First Edition. Minor dampstain to the bottom rear board and dust jacket panel else very good plus in a fairly bright price-clipped dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. John Day unknown books
