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1943025606New York: John Day 1943. William A. Smith. 60 pages. One of the more scarce children's books by Pearl Buck. Based on her childhood growing up in China she writes of her fantasies of magic and Aladdin she picked up a stone and rubbed it when she saw large figures including the Water-Buffalo Children and others. A marvelous tale of imagination and childhood ways of viewing their world. John Day 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
025605New York; 1945: The John Day Co. First Edition. 60 pages Illustrated by George T. Hartman. An uncommon work of Pearl Buck's. This is the story of a small Chinese boy who saw air planes of the Japanese but one lucky day an American pilot made an emergency landing close to Yu Lan's home and he ran to meet the pilot and the story tells how his friendship with the pilot. Bound in gray pictorial cloth depicting a young boy holding an airplane blue spine lettering blue some toning to covers and endpapers previous owner's name stamped in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with a few closed edge tears chip to foot tape mend to underside light foxing. The John Day Co 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
195948509Hong Kong: World Book Store 1959. First Edition. Octavo ca. 19cm.; publisher's blue decorative card wrappers; xviii163pp. Wrappers a bit cockled from exposure to damp light wear from handling else Very Good and sound. Text in Chinese and English throughout. Date of publication based on date of Foreword p. xv. Includes examples by James Legge Herbert Giles Arthur Waley Pearl S. Buck and others. Scarce; OCLC locates two copies in North America as of April 2020 at the Brooklyn Public Library and Purdue-Fort Wayne. World Book Store unknown books
1936184628London: Methuen 1936. Magazine. 32p. 5.75x8.75 inches illustrated with b&w photogravures very good literary review in green art deco stapled wraps. Pearl Buck on what else China Sacha Guitry reviews a play he saw 33 years earlier photo of Chiang Yee making a brush illustration for a film. Methuen unknown books
2017Embry 194641Simon & Schuster 2017. First printing thus. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Graphic novel illustrations by Nick Bertozzi. Simon & Schuster, 2017. First printing thus. unknown books
196628946New York: John Day Company 1966. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy with only a hint of rubbing at the upper corners lacking the unprinted glassine jacket. 30 2 pp. Portrait frontis. 8vo. Signed by the Buck on the half-title. One of 1000 copies of Buck's address to the American Library Association1966. 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
196670351NY:: John Day Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. B0007DZWVW . First edition. INSCRIBED by both authors in the year of publication. Very good in a very good minor edge wear dust jacket.; 221 pages . John Day Company, hardcover books
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 books
197238712New York: The John Day Company 1972. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by Pearl S. Buck to front fly-leaf in the year of publication. Grey cloth binding stamped in light blue to spine and cover. Dark blue illustrated DJ printed in white lettering. A VG book in a slightly edgeworn VG dust jacket. 2 251 3 design & blank pp. B/w illustration to title page and rear flyleaves. 8-1/4" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/> The John Day Company hardcover books
19592706.1New York: John Day 1959. 1st ed. Hardback. Dust jacket. Nr. F date written on ffep/VG rub on sp panel. 319 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> John Day hardcover books
1947387.3New York: John Day 1947. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. Nr F bpt/VG sp sunned/edgewear. 381 pp Sm. 8vo. <br/><br/>Stories of China Japan and America. John Day hardcover books
19493363.1New York: The John Day Company 1949. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. VG slight lean/VG light wear. 406 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> The John Day Company hardcover books
19704690.1New York: John Day 1970. 1st edition. Hardback. Yellow dust jacket. VG/VG some wear/pc. 372 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> John Day hardcover books
194238711London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 36 Essex Street Strand 1942. 1st UK edition. Black cloth boards white stamped lettering to spine. Drab paper DJ printed in blue and purple. Binding spotted. P. 68 creased due to publishing error to pape. A VG copy in a VG dj which shows light wear & a somewhat darkened spine. vii 1 212 pp. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand hardcover books
196512621New York: The John Day Company 1965. 1st edition. Blue cloth binding. Orange & yellow dust jacket. NF/VG publisher production sticker to front panel/front flap lower corner clipped $2.95 present at flap top. Uncommon in jacket. 47 1 pp. Illustrated by Mamoru Funai. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> The John Day Company hardcover books
19344375.2New York: John Day 1934. 1st edition. Hardback. Yellow top stain. Dust jacket. VG cloth dull/slt cock/Abt VG some wear/sp darkened/sm 1/4" piece msg at hd of spine. 302 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> John Day hardcover books
19323367.5New York: Friendship Press 1932. 1st edition Johnson & Blanck p. 71. Black cloth binding with red lettering. Red silouhette eps by Ayer. Red topstain. Red black & yellow dust jacket design by Ayer. VG very slight lean/VG vibrant colors/some modest edgewear & tiny chips. 182 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/>Author's 3rd book. Friendship Press hardcover books
195038718London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1950. 1st UK edition. Orange cloth binding with blue stamped title lettering to spine. Dust jacket. VG/VG spine panel slightly darkened. ix 1 blank 214 pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover books
1960Embry 191904John Day 1960. First edition first printing. Light foxing to half-title minor soiling very good with hinges and joints firm. Illus. by Anna Marie Magagna. White cloth stamped in two shade of blue and gilt. John Day, 1960. First edition, first printing. hardcover books
1963290744New York.: John Day. 1963. First edition. . Mustard cloth gilt titles. . Good plus light stains to covers in a fair dust jacket with pieces missing at both spine ends. . 22.3x15 cm. . Signed by the author on an endpaper. Dust jacket has $6.95 price and 0963 date code. weight: 1.7 lb. John Day. hardcover books
19701503483Cowles 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition as stated on copyright page. Signed by author on half title page. Near fine book except for dent on top edge of spine and some light stains on back cover. Near fine dust jacket except for tear on top edge of spine and show use of wear on the edge of back jacket. Cowles hardcover books
199148585Chicago: Third World Press 1991. Paperback. Very good. First Printing. Very good in publisher's wraps. Inscribed and signed by Cleage to author Terry Kay on the half title page. <br/><br/> Third World Press paperback books