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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
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
1953477631953. RICHARDSON Pearl Farmer. YOUR COMMUNITY UNITED NATIONS. NY: Pearl Farmer Richardson 1953. 8vo. printed wraps. Second Edition. Signed presentation by Richardson on title page: "For Caroline C. Hepuer in deep appreciation of many kindnesses. Sincerely Pearl Richardson." Very Good. $25.00. <br/><br/> paperback books
19342311349Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. No jacket. Paste-down endpapers soiled a few pages dog-eared. 1934 Hard Cover. xiv 253 pp. "Originally published in 1934 this is the first scientific study to attempt to understand how to breed dogs primarily German Shepherds of superior intelligence disposition and physique for use in a wide variety of working dog capacities. The Johns Hopkins Press hardcover books
197167221NY:: Abelard-Schuman. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. Book club edition revised with added material. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Abelard-Schuman, hardcover books
1965RBAKWIL00efWesternlore 1965. Very Good. Baker Pearl. Wild Bunch at Robber's Roost. Los Angeles: Westernlore 1965. 255pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Front endsheet slightly discolored. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with rubbed bumped and slightly creased edges. Two short closed tears in head of front panel. Lightly faded spine. Bulging with items laid-in: two copies of photographs of Black Jack Ketchum a letter written by author Pearl Baker and newspaper clippings about the wild bunch Baker and the Robber's Roost Ranch enclosed in a letter written to legendary Western Americana bookseller Sam Weller. Westernlore hardcover books
197225883Detroit: Broadside Press 1972. First Edition. First printing. Octavo 21.5cm.; original black pictorial staplebound wrappers; 16pp. Fine. The author's first book. "I Lomax believe that a Black Poet has a responsibility to contribute his art toward the strengthening and unifying of the Black Nation" rear wrapper. Broadside Press unknown books
19336032771933. Jack Pearl in black fountain pen ink on 3/4 length shot of Pearl dressed in a pin striped suit silk tie and white shirt. Photograph is by Mitchell N.Y. with their logo in the lower right corner and is on heavy weight stock; 8 in x 10 in. Very good. Signed and inscribed to studio guard and Culver City Policeman Lloyd 'Holly' Hollinger: To Floyd sic Hollinger My very best wishes & regards Sincerely Jack Pearl The Baron. Jack Pearl played Baron Munchausen in the 1933 film Meet the Baron and in the 1934 film Hollywood Party. Jack Pearl 1894-1982 born Jake Perlman October 29 1894 New York New York; died December 25 1982 New York; actor/radio personality; Best known for playing Baron Munchausen on radio in the 1930s and popularized the expression Vas you dere Sharlie to the point where it became a household phrase; films include: Jack Pearl and Ben Bard 1926; Two Flaming Youths 1927; Meet the Baron 1933; Hollywood Party 1934; Toast of the Town with Ed Sullivan 1951; Stoney Burke 1963. Signed by Authors. Hardcover. Very Good. hardcover books
197284746New York: Trident Press 1972. Octavo hardcover. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #84746 Trident Press unknown books
199645384New York: Columbia Univerisity Press. Very Good. 1996. Softcover. New York: Columbia University Press. 1996. SOFTBACK. 365 pages. VG. . Columbia Univerisity Press paperback books
1970022198Boulder Colorado. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. Baby blue boards with dark blue lettering on spine; pictorial dust jacket. Includes 6 maps total; 5 in rear pocket and 1 printed on the front pastedown and endpaper. Dust jacket has moderate wear and toning; text block is clean. Biography of the legendary Bert Loper who was one of the early Colorado runners. Bob Price was the cartographer of the maps included with the book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 134 pp . hardcover books
1942WRCLIT57436Derby: Edited and Published by Kenneth Hopkins 1942. Small folio broadside 31.2 x 20cm. Printed on recto only. First edition published as the second of the GRASSHOPPER BROADSHEETS. Old folds from having been mailed otherwise very good. Edited and Published by Kenneth Hopkins unknown books
1938011804Reynal & Hitchcock 1938. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Copy In Like Jacket. First Edition. 1938 Quite Scarce.Beautiful Copy. Reynal & Hitchcock Hardcover books
1932W0421ANew York: Friendship Press 1932. Dust jacket some wear and chipping on edges; inside of top edge extending to spine has paper tape reinforcement. Pictorial endpapers. A portyral of Chinese youth of the early nineteen thirties. Third Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Friendship Press 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
1947177772New York: Harper 1947. hardcover. good. Profusely illustrated in b/w throughout. 789pp. tall 8vo cloth; corners bumped. New York: Harper & Brothers 1947. Good.<br/><br/> Harper unknown books
1971007094New York Etc.: Abelard-Schuman 1971. Revised edition. 224p. b/w illus. dj. Abelard-Schuman unknown books
1989UBAKWIL00fpUniversity of Nebraska 1989. Very Good. Baker Pearl Biddlecome. The Wild Bunch at Robbers Roost. Lincoln: University of Nebraska 1989. 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Former owner's name on first page. University of Nebraska paperback books
19892311694Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 1989. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Second printing. Front wrapper creased. 1989 Trade Paperback. 224 pp. "Robbers Roost was a hideout for outlaws and hunted men long before Butch Cassidy found it in 1884. The impenetrable wastes and wilds of this high desert country in southeastern Utah cut through by canyons along the Green and Colorado rivers and bounded on the west by the Dirty Devil discouraged lawmen from pursuit. Growing up on a ranch that included Robbers Roost Pearl Baker heard many of the legends about University of Nebraska Press paperback 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
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
1938127697Berkeley Heights NJ: The Freeman Press 1938. 19p. string-bound wraps 4.25x7.25 inches wraps lightly worn light foxing throughout else very good condition. One of 300 copies. First published in September 1857 in 'The periodical letter' edited by Josiah Warren. " Printed and hand-set with the Garamond type by A. Freeman Ishill." - colophon. The Freeman Press unknown books
1959029918Urbana: University of Illinois Press 1959. vii 360p. b/w front. original grey cloth author's SIGNED presentation copy. University of Illinois Press unknown books
1913263549London: C.W. Daniel Ltd 1913. Hardcover. 256p. cloth-covered boards 6x9 inches corners bumped offsetting to both free endpapers penciled check marks in the margins of a few pages else very good condition. Andrews an individualist anarchist cofounded the Modern Times colony. An anti-Marxist affiliate of the First International he wrote speeches and articles for Victoria Woodhull. Johnpoll. C.W. Daniel, Ltd hardcover books
19531331596London: Faber and Faber 1953. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine yellow with gold print on blue banner; Boards in yellow cloth wear to corners and spine caps bump to bottom corners toning to spine light shelfwear; Text block has blue-tinted top edge slight spotting to edges name in ink on front endpaper else clean and tight; xix 114 pages frontispiece color illustrated b&w plates. Shelf: East Asian Art. 1331596. FP New Rockville Stock. Faber and Faber hardcover books
