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198032984University of California Press 1980. 268 pp. University of California Press unknown books
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19391503473John Day 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition no mention of later printing on copyright page. Very good in a very good jacket. John Day hardcover books
198032984University of California Press 1980. 268 pp. University of California Press unknown books
1985031075Berkeley Etc.: University of California Press 1985. x 315p. music b/w illus. original black half-cloth with stiff boards. University of California Press unknown books
1980Embry 175059U. of California Press 1980. First edition first printing. Lower corners lightly bumped else fine in near fine faintly rubbed dust jacket with a chip to lower spine in mylar cover. U. of California Press, 1980. First edition, first printing. unknown books
193920490<b>The Official Poem of the New York World's Fair 1939 and other prize winning poems</b><br />Book contains the prize winning poems entered into contest for the New York World's fair of 1939. pp.43<br />Condition is As New with publisher's original glassine wrap. The Academy of American Poets hardcover books
197257059NY: 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. 8vo. imitation white leather & blue boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 255 pages. Fine condition. The John Day Company unknown books
19348659ENew York: John Day 1934. First Edition. Minor dampstain to the bottom rear board and dust jacket panel else very good plus in a fairly bright price-clipped dust jacket with a few small chips and tears. John Day unknown books
19344375.2New York: John Day 1934. 1st edition. Hardback. Yellow top stain. Dust jacket. VG cloth dull/slt cock/Abt VG some wear/sp darkened/sm 1/4" piece msg at hd of spine. 302 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> John Day hardcover books
19493360.1New York: The John Day Company 1949. 1st edition. One of 500 presentation copies for use by the publisher. Hardback. Dust jacket. VG slight lean/VG spine panel lightly sunned/light wear. 128 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> The John Day Company hardcover books
1963290744New York.: John Day. 1963. First edition. . Mustard cloth gilt titles. . Good plus light stains to covers in a fair dust jacket with pieces missing at both spine ends. . 22.3x15 cm. . Signed by the author on an endpaper. Dust jacket has $6.95 price and 0963 date code. weight: 1.7 lb. John Day. hardcover books
197257055NY: 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. Buck's epic tells the history of Korea through the lives of one family. She paints an amazing portrait of the country and makes us empathize with their struggle for sovereignty through her beautifully drawn characters. 8vo. imitation white leather & green boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 316 pages. Fine condition covers nice; contents clean & tight. The John Day Company unknown books
196331205NY: John Day 1963. First Edition. 8vo pp. 478. Part of a bookplate on flyleaf o/w VG no dj. A novel about Korea. John Day unknown books
19951323435Berkeley: University of California Press 1995. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 202; VG/VG-; black spine with white text; dust jacket has modest wear to exterior; scratch to rear; cloth clean; strong boards; text block shows only light wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated;. 1323435. FP New Rockville Stock. University of California Press hardcover books
2009108437Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Random House Inc 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. As new in an as new dust jacket. First edition stated on the copyright page with the full number sequence of 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1. Original price of $25.00 on front flap of dust jacket. Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc hardcover books
190741144Auburn IN: Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works "Done in Our Own Print Shop" 1907. 8vo. 28 pp. Illustrations some with color. Original color illustrated wrappers soiled stapled. Very good. First edition. A trade catalogue featuring the company's automobiles introduced by a fictional account of motoring. Auburn's first automobile was produced in 1903. Unrecorded on OCLC. <br/><br/> Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works), "Done in Our Own Print Shop" unknown books
1970025607New York: Cowles 1970. First Edition. Octavo. . 218 pages. Limited to 575 copies for presentation and signed by the author this is number 160. Besides the well-known Kennedy women such as Rose Jackie and Ethel she also writes of the lesser known ones. This is a woman's view of the tragic deterioration of a proud and powerful family caused Miss Buck believes by the standards and failures of the society that spawned it. Bound in 1/4 brown leather over white cloth spine lettering gilt some finger soiling to cloth in clipped dust jacket. showing only very minor wear to spine ends. Cowles unknown books
1970170727003New York: Cowles Book Company 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Buck on the half title. First edition second printing. 218pp. Leather-backed ream-colored cloth boardslettered in gilt. Very Good with light foxing to cloth and very slight lean to spine in Very Good unclipped dust jacket with small closed tear near foot a bit of light staining to back panel. Best known for her Pulitzer-winning novel The Good Earth in this book Pearl S. Buck examined the long-suffering women of the Kennedy political dynasty. Cowles Book Company hardcover books
106726hardcover. very good. Illustrated. 8vo cloth. New York 1970.<br/><br/> unknown books
197070313sNew York: Cowles Book Company 1970. First Edition. Octavo cloth & boards hardcover 218 pp. Photos. Former-owner inscription; otherwise Near-Fine in a chipped dust jacket. Cowles Book Company, [1970]. First Edition. hardcover books
19701503483Cowles 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition as stated on copyright page. Signed by author on half title page. Near fine book except for dent on top edge of spine and some light stains on back cover. Near fine dust jacket except for tear on top edge of spine and show use of wear on the edge of back jacket. Cowles hardcover books
1931107325New York: The John Day Company 1931. First edition first issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17 of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo original brown cloth brown topstain. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some expert restoration. Though over eighty years have passed since this novel won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. The John Day Company hardcover books
193180122New York: John Day 1931. First edition first issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17 of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo original brown cloth brown topstain. Inscribed and dated by Pearl Buck on the half-title page. Buck also underlined the error "flees" on page 100 and marked it with an arrow on the left margin. It is interesting to note that Buck knew the first issue points and makes note of it. Near fine in the original dust jacket with some tape repairs to the verso. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed and inscribed examples of the first edition in the original dust jacket are rare. Though nearly eighty years have passed since this novel won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. John Day hardcover books
19312928London: Methuen & Co. 1931. First British edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo original light brown cloth. Signed by Pearl Buck on the title page. Near fine in the rare dust jacket which shows light wear to the extremities with minute expert restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed. Over eighty years have passed since The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know and I know nothing but China having always lived there" wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who want to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century. Methuen & Co. hardcover books
2017Embry 194641Simon & Schuster 2017. First printing thus. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Graphic novel illustrations by Nick Bertozzi. Simon & Schuster, 2017. First printing thus. unknown books
2310143New York: The John Day Company 1931. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/Fine. Tenggren Gustaf. First edition first state 'flees' for 'fleas' on p. 100 line 17. Includes new facsimile jacket. Owner bookplate on front endpaper edges a bit rubbed with corners slightly exposed boards lightly soiled. 1931 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 374 1 pp. The Pulitzer Prize winning novel of a woman's life in China. "Though more than seventy years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. In The Good Earth Pearl S. Buck paints an indelible portrait of China in the 1920s when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings. This moving classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century. Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors its passions its ambitions and rewards. Her brilliant novel The John Day Company unknown books
