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1963mon0000103829Cardinal 1963-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Cardinal paperback
195767050E-358: American Weekly. Very Good. 1957. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The American Weekly New York 1957. 23 pgs. Signed and inscribed to Margaret by Pearl Buck at Christmas in 1957. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. According to the foreword this is a "limited library edition" of a story originally written for the December 22 1957 issue of American Weekly. From the book: Possibly the two deepest concerns of all of us today are the impact upon lives forecast by scientific nuclear developments and the role which religious faith will play in the age of interplanetary travel. Pearl S. Buck winner of literature's highest award the Novel Prize has ingeniously succeeded in weaving together in "A Certain Star" a story about these two powerful subjects. It is a warm story pulsing with keen sensitivity to the family tensions besetting dedicated men on the contemporary scene. Above all it is a story with an inspiring message for families in all walks of life and one especially appropriate at Christmas time. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 23 pages . American Weekly hardcover
VA06A-02461John Day Co. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. John Day Co unknown
1973Q-0381996344John Day Co 1973-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! John Day Co hardcover
193545594NY: John Day/ Reynal & Hitchcock. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled light brown cloth green topstain. First edition or early printing. Slight spotting to top edge. Slight toning to endpages. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is lightly toned to spine and edges; it is priced at $2.50 so it is not a first issue DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 353 pages . John Day/ Reynal & Hitchcock hardcover
1935131132466New York: John Day / Reynal & Hitchcock 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. FIRST EDITION. 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 & Hitchcock hardcover
2006H7-00090Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries 2006-01-01. paperback. New. 5x1x8. Ship within 24hrs. 100% Satisfaction is Our #1 Goal! Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries paperback
1935290976London : Methuen & Co. Ltd 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn with some loss and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 375p. ; 20cm. Subjects: Family China ; Fiction. London : Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover
R26140SGood. Standard used condition May have some wear highlighting notes creasing previous owner's name different cover images etc the dust cover may be missing Might be ex-library book Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability X036 unknown
1559210346.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1598597639.GaudioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
G9997507002I3N00P. F. Collier and Son 1935. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. P. F. Collier and Son hardcover
193501739A HOUSE DIVIDED John Day 1935 first edition light dust soiling on front & rear panels soiling and sunning on spine with a small chip at the base of the spine else a vg copy in wraps of this ADVANCE READING COPY. John Day 1935 paperback
1971365194Philadelphia: Pearl S. Buck Foundation Inc 1971. Softcover. Fine. One folio sheet folded to make six pages. Volume 2 Issue 5 of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation newsletter. Folded as issued. Fine. Most of the newsletter is devoted to the story and a message from Buck. Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Inc unknown
197184783Philadelphia: Pearl S. Buck Foundation Inc 1971. Softcover. Fine. One folio sheet folded to make six pages. Volume 2 Issue 5 of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation newsletter. Folded as issued. Fine. Signed by Pearl S. Buck. Most of the newsletter is devoted to the story and a message from Buck. Very uncommon signed by the author. Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Inc unknown
B04A-05365Reader's Digest Association. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Volume 2. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. Reader's Digest Association unknown
1985Q-0895771942Reader's Digest Association 1985-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Reader's Digest Association paperback
1985Q-0895771969Readers Digest Assn 1985-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Readers Digest Assn hardcover
2005TB24923n.p.: Westvaco Corporation 2005. Limited Edition. Fine in in bright red cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and decorated end sheets. It contains two CD's of music from India by Rasa Music. Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained within a fine highly decorated bright red cloth covered clamshell case secured with brass hinges. Contained within this case is a CD titled: A Silk Road journey Instrumentals and Vocals. bright red cloth covered clamshell case secured with brass hinges. Contained within this case is a CD titled: A Silk Road journey Instrumentals and Vocals. 346 pages of text with illustrations in the margins. The Christmas 2005 issue by Westvaco which is the 48th volume in Westvaco's annual American Classic series. Westvaco Corporation hardcover
200519003Mead Westvaco 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Unopened copy still in it's original mailing box. LTD EDITION with CD as a Christmas present to clients. Red hardcover in a red fabric covered box with metal hinges and yellow silk ribbon. Mead Westvaco hardcover
1933163377London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1933. First British edition first impression with the scarce dust jacket of the first full translation into English of one of the most widely read novels in any language. 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. Provenance: from the library of Oliver Russell Moore 1917-2011 with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Moore was a British naval officer who served in China including at Weihaiwei and Shanghai during the 1930s. Following the Second World War in which he served in multiple theatres he was posted as the naval liaison for the Hong Kong dockyard - a posting which lasted until 1950. Octavo. With lithographed frontispiece after an illustration from a Chinese edition of the text. Original black cloth spine lettered in English and Chinese in gilt top edge gilt. With illustrated dust jacket. Christmas 1933 bookplate of one W. Allan on front free endpaper. Cloth and contents clean front board slightly bowed joints beginning to split at foot; jacket price-clipped losses at spine ends several splits professionally repaired on verso: a very good copy in acceptable jacket. Peter Conn Pearl Buck: a Cultural Biography 1998. hardcover
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
1957BBS-2020275Methuen and Co Ltd 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Third UK edition. Two volumes complete. Hardcovers with jackets. Jackets are edgeworn with chipping. This includes a rather large portion missing from the top of the spine of volume 2 and a strip missing between the spine and rear panel of volume 1. Volume 1's jacket also has some water staining to the lower edge of the rear panel. Yellowing and dust soil to both. Both jackets are inside protective covers. The boards show some signs of wear mainly to edges light rubbing to surface cloth. Volume 2's spine head is faded where that piece of jacket is missing. Gilt stamping is dulled. Endpapers of both volumes are lightly discolored from contact with jackets. Pages are clean and bright on both volumes. Bindings are sound. This listing is for a set and may require additional postage to ship. Methuen and Co Ltd hardcover
194817169New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. From the Limited Editions Club All Men Are Brothers translated by Pearl S. Buck signed by the illustrator Miguel Covarrubias. Folio two volumes xxix 1 350pp; 8 351-688pp. Stiff boards covered in bark-paper bound together with red cords title on red label attached to front covers. Clean text no marks or notations. Bright illustrations. Light soiling to spine of both volumes text blocks sound. Original red paper board chemise with red cloth spine title printed on label attached to spine toning to interior and exterior of spine stain on label. Housed in publisher's original red cardboard slipcase shelf wear chipping along edges seams reinforced with archival tape repair now stable. From a limited edition of 1500 copies this being number 59 signed by the illustrator Miguel Covarrubias in Volume II. A nice example. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1948330446New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Limited. hardcover. fine. Miguel Covarrubias. Translated from the Chinese by Pearl S. Buck. With an Introduction by Lin Yutang. 2 volumes 32 hand colored plates & text illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. 688pp. 4to flexibile Oriental bark boards bound stab-sewn with red silk cord; cloth backed red board chemise with printed spine label but lacking outer slipcase.New York: Limited Editions Club 1948.<br/> <br/> The 14th century masterpiece of Chinese fiction. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist.<br/> <br/> Limited Editions Club unknown
