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1948022341New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. Fine with the chemise but lacking slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee Wong. Copy #751 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
197668899Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1976. Full Leather. Very Good. 25 x 19 cm. xxix 688pp. Bound in full red leather with gilt design lettering and foredges. 4 raised bands to spine. With illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. Unused Easton Press Collector's Library of famous editions. bookplate and notes laid-in. Bit of rubbing to the corners. Easton Press unknown
1948007147New York New York U.S.A.: The Limited Editions Club 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Covarrubias Miguel. SIGNED -- First Edition Two Volumes Special Edition by The Limited Editions Club. No writing marks underlining or bookplates Signed by the illustrator on the last page of volume two. this is copy #1087. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Bound in traditional oriental fashion with two piece box.This collectible "FINE" condition first edition/first printing copy. Unread. Pristine. GIFT QUALITY <br/> <br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover
42093Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. First Edition. Softcover. Two volumes of flexible boards with red string bindings are near fine with very light wear and toning to edges. Slipcase however is worn and toned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Illustrator . Limited Editions Club paperback
1948056972The Limited Editions Club. A beautiful clean crisp two volume set in very good condition light scattered foxing to spine and edges of boards. Chemise has fading to spine and faint edge wear. Slipcase in near fine condition. No. 1133/1500 limited edition copies signed by illustrator. Photos available upon request. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1948. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1948019922New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. Slight foxing to bulked text edges otherwise about Fine lacking the chemise and slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee Wong. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
85116204New York 1948 LTD ED.CLUB. Maroon cloth spine over orange board folding case 2 vol. set 688p. folio: 24 x 31cm. 32 stunning color full-page plates by M. Covarrubiashis SIGNED HAND-NUMBERED 203 OF 1500 ONLY COPIES.AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE . . . A CHINESE CLASSIC BEAUTIFULLY COLOR ILLUSTRATED . . . FIRST EDITION WITH 70 FULL-PAGE COLOR DRAWINGS . . . BY MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS . . . LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 HAND-NUMBERED & SIGNED COPIES . . . BY THE ARTIST . . . WITH INTRODUCTION BY LIN YUTANG . . One of China's greatest historical novels set in the 13th century & is a somewhat erotic work reflecting the mores of the decadent and disorderly end of the Sung dynasty. During the 4th era of Chia Ch'ing Qing 17th century it was labeled "licentious" and banned by Imperial mandate. . THE TRANSLATOR: PEARL S. BUCK 1892-1973: This superbly translated work is perhaps Pearl Buck's magnum opus. . She was also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu. She was an American writer and novelist. She is best known for The Good Earth which was the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. . She was a Protestant missionary in China from 1914 to 1932. See Wikipedia for more on her. . SHUI HU ZHUAN is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. The story which is set in the Northern Song dynasty around 1120 tells of how a group of 108 outlaws gather at Mount Liang or Liangshan Marsh to rebel against the government. Later they are granted amnesty and enlisted by the government to resist the nomadic conquest of the Liao dynasty and other rebels. . THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB FIRST & ONLY LIMITED TO 1500 COPIES HAND-SIGNED & HAND-NUMBERED IN RED PENCIL BY COVARRUBIAS: Please see our photo spine.jpg posted on our website for the author's Signed & Numbered Limitations Page. . THE ILLUSTRATOR MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS This Deluxe edition was stunningly illustrated in full color by the brilliantly celebrated Miguel Covarrubias. . Covarrubias' style was highly influential in America especially in the 1920s and 1930s and his artwork and caricatures of influential politicians and artists were featured on the covers of The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. . Color photos are posted to our website. . CONDITION: This set of 2 volumes were issued by the publisher stitched bound in red cord over buff boards with red title slips. . The 2 volumes are contained in an orange 3-part folding case with red cloth spine and elaborate spine label with three Chinese cinnabar-red Yin Zhang chops/seals. . As usual there is some typical minor rubbing to the edges corners a small tear in the top spine hinge area near the label and on the lower hinges towards the bottom otherwise the hinges have been reinforced in the distant past from the inside gutters by and large firm & stable. . There is a scuff to the front cover of the case and a faint crease near the lower right corner. . The slip case has performed its duty of protecting the books from wear. . The books are firmly & solidly stitched bound the contents are pristine clean without issues. . By and large a much better than average example highly collectible. . REFERENCES: . Pearl S. Buck: see Wikipedia for comprehensive details Miguel Covarrubias: See Wikipedia Miguel_Covarrubias SHUI HU ZHUAN SHUI HU CHUAN or WATER MARGIN aka. "Outlaws of the Marsh" and "All Men are Brothers." See Wikipedia for comprehensive details. . . unknown
1949126878John Day 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Chipping to jacket at top of spine and to top of flap folds. Two newspaper articles attached to front end papers. . John Day Hardcover
194952512020056The John Day Company 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed by Author. Hardcover. No DJ. INSCRIBED TO PREVIOUS OWNER AND SIGNED BY ESLANDA GOODE ROBESON. Pages clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding tight hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! The John Day Company hardcover
194946501The John Day Company 1949. Hardcover. G/G. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; corner bumps; stains on edges don't impact the actual text; previous owner's initials inside; yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. DJ present w/ chips tears creases stains yellowing etc. 206 pages The John Day Company hardcover
1949437867New York: John Day Company 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 206pp. Spine lettering rubbed very good in very good price-clipped dust jacket with modest chipping mostly at the spine ends. A dialogue and debate about America between Nobel Prize-winner Buck and Robeson anthropologist author and the wife of Paul Robeson. Warmly Inscribed by Robeson: "For Harry Marinski sic: It will be great fun if you are my next collaborator. Sincerely Essie. Enfield Conn. Mar. 1949." The recipient is likely Harry Marinsky a Russian émigré artist watercolorist and art editor at two popular magazines. John Day Company hardcover
193281763New York: John Day Company 1932. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Stapled wrappers. 8pp. Harper and Row file copy with their ownership stamp and remnants of their label on the spine. Rubbing on the front wrap else very good or better. Very scarce. (John Day Company) unknown
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
16884Self-published. 1943. Good. Signed. On personalized stationery Buck thanks the recipient for sending a copy of "The Protestant" magazine. Self-published unknown
16885Self-published. 1943. Paperback. Very good. Signed by the author. 8.5 x 11 letter to a doner to the China Fund. Includes association logo envelope. Self-published paperback
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
0590085123.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
9788573027396ALFAGUARA. new. Segundo romance da escritora norte-americana Pearl S. Buck ganhadora do Prmio Nobel de Literatura este livro um clssico que retrata a vida na China numa poca em que grandes mudanas pol�ticas e sociais transformaram um pa�s agrrio em uma potncia mundial. Tendo como fio condutor a trajet�ria de um campons e sua fam�lia A Boa Terra traa todo o ciclo da vida - os horrores as paixes as ambies desmedidas e as recompensas. Best-seller nos Estados Unidos onde vendeu quase 2 milhes de exemplares apenas em 1931 ano de seu lanamento o livro foi traduzido para mais de trinta l�nguas e adaptado para o teatro e para o cinema. A hist�ria comea no dia do casamento do jovem campons Wang Lung com O-lan uma escrava da abastada fam�lia Hwang. Juntos eles trabalham duro no campo at o nascimento de seu primeiro filho. No Ano-Novo a me orgulhosa leva o beb para seus antigos senhores conhecerem. � quando descobre que os Hwang esto em dificuldades financeiras e querem vender suas terras. Com as economias de um ano de boa colheita o jovem casal compra parte da propriedade. A vida prospera nascem mais dois filhos mas as dificuldades logo chegam. Um tio inescrupuloso investimentos equivocados e uma seca inclemente trazem a primeira crise financeira e foram a fam�lia a vender os m�veis para ter o que comer. A misria leva O-lan a estrangular a terceira filha assim que a criana nasce para evitar que morra de fome. Wang Lung recusa-se a abrir mo de suas terras mas se v obrigado a migrar com a mulher e os filhos para a cidade onde sobrevivem mendigando. Quando grupos de revolucionrios saqueiam a casa de uma fam�lia rica o casal aproveita a oportunidade. Com o dinheiro e as j�ias do saque eles voltam para o campo onde uma sucesso de boas colheitas lhes proporciona nova fortuna. A riqueza no entanto no garantir felicidade a Wang Lung e O-lan. A Boa Terra primeiro t�tulo de uma trilogia que inclui Os Filhos de Wang Lung e Casa Dividida teve os direitos vendidos para Itlia Alemanha Sucia Frana Estnia Dinamarca Holanda Polnia Romnia Espanha Portugal Finlndia Korea China Turquia Israel e Indonsia. Em 2004 o livro virou novo fenmeno nos Estados Unidos ao vender mais de 740 mil exemplares depois que a apresentadora americana Oprah Winfrey selecionou o t�tulo para o Classic Book Club de seu programa. A edio brasileira conta com prefcio de Manuel da Costa Pinto mestre em teoria literria e literatura comparada pela USP e colunista da Folha de S. Paulo. ALFAGUARA unknown
1168677343.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
478925-6Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
19709807New York: John Day Company 1970. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. xii 2 305 pp. Limited edition this copy out of series. Signed by Buck on a publisher-inserted leaf. As issued in cloth with dust jacket. A bright fresh binding; contents clean; dust jacket with only light shelf-rubbing; price intact on the front flap. <br /> <br /> This is a collection of Buck's writings on China from the 1930s and it is one of final books issued in her lifetime. A notable writer in multiple genres Buck won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth. She was internationally recognized and awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature astonishingly early in her career. John Day Company unknown
1970127853John Day 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Limited/Numbered. Edition limited to 3000 numbered copies signed by Buck. Shallow chipping to spine ends of price-clipped jacket. . John Day Hardcover
1970011188New York: The John Day Company 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 305pp. Sharp First Edition with no other printings listed as called for. Bound in brown cloth with illustrations and titles in gilt on spine and front board. Square tight and clean throughout with no foxing or toning. A touch of wear at the spine ends. but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket $7.95 has some fairly mild wear to spine ends and tips. Tiny closed tear on bottom front edge. Small sticker for Doubleday bookstore on rear panel. Quite fresh and bright. A very pretty collectbale copy at a great price. The John Day Company hardcover
1970103-1924New York: John Day 1970. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full tan cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front board are stamped in gilt. Octavo. 305pps. A special limitation page reads: 'Of this special edition of China As I See It 3000 copies have been retained by the author for presentation'. This copy is not numbered but is SIGNED by the author. An excellent collector's-quality copy: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. The pages are immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve has light rubbing wear -- particularly at the tips and the spine-ends; no chips soiling or tears. The original price 7.95 is intact. A beautiful copy of a scarce issue. ".With Communist control of China in its third decade Pearl Buck takes a long view of a country that measures its history by millennia. 'China As I See It' is made up of a selection of Pearl Buck's writings and speeches beginning in the 1930's with a long final chapter newly written to summarize the Communist take-over its background and its consequences." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision photos can be emailed upon request. SIGNED by the Author. Limited First Edition. Cloth. John Day Hardcover
1945002119NY: The John Day Co. 1945. The Chinese art of woodcut printing originated in the Tang Dynasty and reached a pinnacle in the Ming with the invention of multi-colour woodcut printing but it gradually fell into decline by the end of the 19th century. In the 1930's intellectuals such as Lu Xun were exposed to the dramatic woodcuts of the German Expressionist movement and realized that this style was an effective tool to communicate the lives and social ills of the common Chinese citizen during the difficult years of struggle against Japanese imperialism. Thus the 'new' Chinese woodcut style was born. The present volume presents 82 such examples by some forty Chinese artists. Portraying a people living through difficult times yet maintaining their native spirit endurance and humour these prints are a remarkable record of the period. With foreword and commentary on each work by Pearl S. Buck. No DJ slight bump to outer corners brown mark on front paste-down endpaper; the volume overall is in very good condition and internal pages are bright and unmarked. 95 pp. 82 b&w woodcuts. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. 27 x 19 cm. The John Day Co. Hardcover
