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2003295846New York: Scribner 2003. hardcover. fine/fine. 278 pages. 8vo. red cloth-backed board in dust wrapper. New York: Scribner 2003. Fine.<br/><br/> Scribner unknown books
275038New York: Harcourt. hardcover. good. Color and b/w plates by H. Franks Waring. 4to tan cloth cloth lightly soiled edges of corners lightly worn and lightly bumped pages slightly wavy throughout. New York: Harcourt Brace n.d. circa 1927<br/><br/> Harcourt unknown books
57124New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. 192pp. with pictures by H. Franks Waring tan boards with paper labels are slightly scuffed and lightly stained previous owner signed contents show some toning toward edges but are otherwise clean and bright. Very good. This copy sold with an EXTRA ex-lib copy for the plates-which are not stamped. . Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover books
1963175192New York: Pocket Books 1963. Softcover. Very Good. First paperback. Very good. Paper cover slightly rubbed along spine edge light soiling on front cover book store stamp on front inside panel text brown; minor writing on top text edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Pocket Books paperback books
1962106794New York: John Day 1962. Second. hardcover. very good/very good-. 256pp. 8vo blue cloth slightly worn & torn d.w. new York: John Day 1962. Second edition. very good.<br/><br/> John Day unknown books
1963S10626Cambridge MA:: The Mediaeval Academy of America 1963. 1963. "Revised and augmented edition." 4to. xxii 1938 pp. Index. Green cloth gilt-stamped spine; extremities rubbed covers slightly scuffed minor Scotch tape residue front pastedown and ffe. Ownership signature. Very good. The Mediaeval Academy of America, 1963. 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
2006708793Boston: Little Brown. 2006. Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Little, Brown paperback 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
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
198770083sNew York: Henry Holt and Company 1987. First American Edition As Stated. Square quarto grey cloth 120 pp. Very Good with slight edgewear and foxing age darkening to endpapers in a like mylar protected dust jacket. Full-color illustrative plates thoughout. “In this book the summation of her oeuvre as a painter Perle Hessing provides her own commentary to a selection of her finest work in color. The overall effect is not that of an art book but of a spritiual autobiography in pictures.†Henry Holt and Company, [1987]. hardcover books
196081643Washington: The Associated Publishers 1960. 10p. staplebound wraps 5.5x8.5 inches illus. with drawings pen notation and previous owner's stamp on front wrap front wrap foxed else good condition. Children's booklet on Marian Anderson. The Associated Publishers unknown books
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 books
20051327220Melrose Park: MeadWestvaco Corporation 2005. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover in Special Box with CD; Red spine with Gold text; Box has slight bending to one side of lid; Boards strong clean; Textblock clean; 346 pp. 1327220. FP New Rockville Stock. MeadWestvaco Corporation hardcover books
19949013624Jackson: University Press Of Mississippi 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Edited by Pearl Amelia McHaney. Includes bibliographical references and index. <br/><br/> University Press Of Mississippi hardcover books
7351US actress singer entertainer. Music Award. Shield shaped award with metal plate mounted on Shield shaped wood plaque. The award features the theatrical faces of "comedy/tragedy" at the top and reads; "The Fred Allen Humanitarian Award / Pearl Bailey / November 5 1983." Bailey was known for her philanthropic efforts and was a favorite of many US Presidents. A very nice piece in excellent condition. unknown 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
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
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
197935001979. Softcover. VG. Wraps. appx. 46 pp. 63 bw plates. Main essay written by Susan Larson. Catalogue lists 61 works. Uncommon. Published by AAA. paperback 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
19285085London & New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons Limited 1928. Octavo 303 pages. First edition. More than 1200 American recipes compiled by and for American woman while abroad in the UK. The introduction acknowledges the British origins of many American dishes but encourages English women to engage the recipes as well as Americans have placed their own unique spins on them. It's interesting to see American dishes typeset in the style of English cookbooks. Generally very good in slightly edge worn printed gray boards with the front and rear panels of the dust jacket present otherwise perished. The front panel of the dust jacket features a charming illustration by Hester Sainsbury. OCLC locates nine copies just four in the US. G.P. Putnam's Sons, Limited hardcover books
1981004511Athens OH: Swallow Press 1981. Book. Illus. by Cohen Deborah illustrator. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 143 pages of text. Complete with the errata slip. Hardcover binding. Unclipped dustjacket is slightly rubbed and creased at the extremities slightly soiled with a few closed tears; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with line-drawings. No highlighting or underlining. Swallow Press Hardcover books
2004165794Mexico: Artes de Mexico 2004. Softcover. VG. Color illus wraps with french flaps and white lettering. 107 pp. Lavishly illus in color. Text in Spanish and English. Artes de Mexico paperback 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
