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194228976New York: Common Council for American Unity 1942. First Edition. Octavo 22.75cm; yellow and black printed wrappers stapled; 120pp; illus. Starting oxidation to staples with faint dustiness to wrappers; Near Fine. Highly important single issue of the CCAU's monthly literary magazine issued from 1940-49 which was devoted to bridging ethnic and minority differences and to reflecting America's cultural diversity. This issue includes a substantial 13pp short story by Woody Guthrie "Ear Players" which marked his debut as a published writer in the mainstream media. The issue includes contributions by Langston Hughes Waldo Frank and Eleanor Roosevelt among others. Also includes a pictorial insert 4pp of photomontage by Alexander Alland. REUSS 30 p.9. Common Council for American Unity unknown books
1928291101Chicago: Nickerson & Collins Co 1928. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Photographic and other text illustrations and charts. Previous owner's name and stamps on the endpapers. Slight musty odor. Brown cloth. Very Good binding. Nickerson & Collins Co unknown books
197128469New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company 1971. Hardcover. xviii 172p. illustrations very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Short prose pieces and poetry by a wide variety of young African Americans including a number of poems by Pearl Cleage when enrolled at Howard Fine Arts. Prizes were awarded for this collection and Cleage tied for second place. McGraw-Hill Book Company hardcover books
189355809Concord N. H.: Republican Press Association. Very Good. 1893. Hardcover. "A Complete History of all kinds of sports at the College". Hinges starting green boards with gilt stamping show light wear previous owner signed else very good. . Republican Press Association hardcover books
1966302817London Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1966. 1966. First edition so stated. 8vo. Dust jacket designed by C.W. Bacon unclipped. Very good-fine. 223 pages. No signatures or bookplates. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. [1966]. hardcover books
1965102841965. BUCK Pearl S. DEATH IN THE CASTLE. NY: John Day Company 1965. 8vo. green cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Buck's only mystery novel and a bit uncommon. Signed presentation from Buck on the half-title page: "For Patty & Elvin Souder Greetings from Pearl S. Buck. May 5 1965." Fine; minor wear very faint interior stain; price-clipped d/j. $275.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19654254NY: John Day. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. First edition. Previous owner's name on half-title page else near fine in a very near fine very slight traces of edge wear price clipped dust jacket. A bright attractive copy. . John Day hardcover books
1965289884New York. : John Day. 1965 . 1st Edition. Green cloth gilt spine title top edge stained green. . Very good bookplate to ffep in a nearly very good dust jacket with some edgewear and a brown coffee stain to back panel. . ‘21x14.2 cm. . Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. John Day. hardcover books
UBUCDIE00AFKurt Desch. Very Good. Buck Pearl S. Die gute Erde. Munich: Kurt Desch ND. 1950pp. 12mo. Tan cloth with maroon lettering and illustration. Book condition: Very good with slightly mushy spine. Covers and fore-edge have some light brown stains. Previous owner's stamps on free endsheets and title page. Underlining and marginalia halfway through the text. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with chipped edges and a few small losses. Light soiling to front cover and spine. Kurt Desch hardcover books
1854264203New York: Charles B. Norton 1854. 137p. slender hardcover textblock has mild stain running from beginning to end penciled notes on endpaper occasional minor marginalia in text. An investigation of the history of the Chinese script including illustrations of ancient character forms. Charles B. Norton 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
500069"Pearl S. Buck" in dark blue fountain pen ink on Loew's letterhead New York April 17 1942. Also signed by witness Bliss Ananes and by New York Notary Public Milton C. Rose on April 21 1942 with notary blindstamp. Small folio 2 pages recto and verso with rubberstamped "Contract Office File Copy." Contract for motion picture rights to her novel "Dragon Seed." "Dragon Seed" was released by MGM in 1944 directed by Jack Conway starring Katharine Hepburn Walter Huston Turhan Bey Hurd Hatfield Frances Rafferty Agnes Moorehead and J. Carol Naish. The film received two Academy Award nominations. Exteriors for the film were shot in Calabasas north of Los Angeles and in Los Angeles' Chinatown district. During filming Buck visited the set of "Dragon Seed" and gave her approval to the production. Although some critics consider "Dragon Seed" a sequel to "The Good Earth" its characters and story line are unrelated to the earlier film. Many Asian actors who appeared in "Dragon Seed" also appeared in "The Good Earth.". Signed by Authors. No Binding. Very Good. paperback books
1942242030New York: John Day Co 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good in good dustwrapper. Hardcover rubbed at spine ends and corners soiled and worn. Dustwrapper rubbed and chipped with tape repair at spine ends torn at corners soiled and worn faded spine. 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. John Day Co hardcover books
1943WALTER-FILM004029<p>Vintage original script by Marguerite Roberts dated 8-13-43 with revisions on colored paper dated up through 11-26-43 for Pearl S. Buck adaptation. Brad bound printed wrappers mimeograph 190 pp. Minor water stains to covers generally NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD or better wrappers.</p><p><i><b>Numerous pages have the name of director James Conway written in pencil making it almost certain that this was his copy of the script.</b></i>However it does not contain any MS annotations.</p><p>"<i>As the Second Sino-Japanese War erupts in 1937 with the Japanese invasion of northern China the rural Tan family in southern China go about their daily chores without notice of the impending conflict. Jade Katharine Hepburn wife of Lao Er Tan Turhan Bey desires books an unconventional request for a Chinese wife. But when war finally reaches the family Jade is first to join the resistance leading pacifist patriarch Ling Tan Walter Huston to concern over his family's entry in the war.</i>" Wikipedia</p><p>At this moment in her career after a few years of comedies in which her feminist characters generally got their comeuppance in the final reel Hepburn was now returning to the strong kinds of characters with which she had earlier been identified in this film with a woman screenwriter adapted from a novel by Pearl S. Buck.</p><br /> Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer paperback books
1986037546London etc.: Allen & Unwin 1986. xv 159p. b/w illus. dj. Allen & Unwin unknown books
1986036032London etc.: Allen & Unwin 1986. xv 159p. b/w illus. lightly chipped dj. Allen & Unwin unknown books
1969WRCLIT83779New York: Viking 1969. Quarto. Cloth. Photographs. First edition US issue printed and bound in the UK. Near fine in dust jacket with slight tan offset from the pictorial endsheets to the flaps. Viking hardcover books
1969217063New York: Viking 1969. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Contemporary photographs & prints. 85pp. 4to cloth d.w. N.Y.: Viking 1969. First Edition.<br/><br/> An engaging companion for reader of Joyce.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
197560133New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illustrated with photographs. An allegory of life by the American actress and singer. Presentation copy labeled a "Pre-Release Copy" and inscribed by Pearl Bailey to Bob and Dolores Hope on the title page. A fine copy in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket. Provenance: From the library of Bob and Dolores Hope accompanied by a letter from the Hope Foundation. Inscribed by Author. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
1976JC2793New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Original boards. Bookplate of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Inscribed on title-page "To my darling Mary and Doug From dearest 'Duey' a child of all ages -- Pearl." Marked "Pre-Release Copy." <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
197525860New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1975. Hardcover. 59p. photos by Arnold Skolnick and Gary Azon first edition dj. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
197520247ENew York: Harcourt 1975. First Edition. Signed by the author Pearl Bailey at a 5 1/2†x 4†black & white snapshot of her affixed to the half-title. Illustrated. Fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a bit of use and some minor fading to the spine. A charming and inspiring children’s story. Harcourt unknown books
19759480JNew York: Harcourt 1975. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author Pearl Bailey to band leader arranger and composer Nelson Riddle. Inscribed: “ For Nelson and Family All Duey Pearl.†Across the front flyleaf Bailey has written in her hand: “Pre-Release Copy.†Fine in dust jacket. Harcourt 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
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
