‎Perle‎

‎BUCK, Pearl S‎

‎EAST WIND: WEST WIND‎

‎Cleveland 1943 Forest. Green boards very clean14 x 20.7 cm. 277p. papers a bit browned else a very solid copy. AUTHOR'S SIGNED COPY a small blue paper tipped inside front cover:"Best Wishes Pearl Buck" in blue pen. VERY RARE ! This is the author's first book and her first novel. It concerns he knowledge of Buddhism and China. . It is a poignant and lovely primary impression of life and religion in China the land where she spend most of her life. She was born in and grew up in China. Pearl went to the States in 1929 to find a publisher of her first book. She met Richard Walsh editor at John Day publishers in New York he accepted her novel East Wind: West Wind. The rest is history ! PEARL BUCK: "Pearl Sydenstricker Buck June 26 1892 -March 6 1973 also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in China. Her novel The Good Earth was the best-selling fiction book in the U.S. in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938 she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces." . After her return to the United States in 1935 she continued her prolific writing career and became a prominent advocate of the rights of women and minority groups and wrote widely on Asian cultures becoming particularly well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed race adoption.". . During the Cultural Revolution Buck as a preeminent American writer of Chinese village life was denounced as an "American cultural imperialist." Buck was "heartbroken" when she was prevented from visiting China with Richard Nixon in 1972. . Pearl S. Buck died of lung cancer on March 6 1973 in Danby Vermont and was interred in Green Hills Farm in Perkasie Pennsylvania. She designed her own tombstone. The grave marker is inscribed with Chinese characters representing the name Pearl Sydenstricker." Note: above extracted from Wikipedia see below. EDITION: This is the FIRST TOWER EDITION. CONDITION: This is a very clean solid copy mild browning to the paper a small mend to the top verso of title page & the bottom edge of the first fly leaf else exceptionally clean copy. REFERENCES:. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 97049302

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎El haya‎

‎Barcelona.: Juventud. 1974. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 23 cm. 54 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Firma del anterior propietario. Cubierta deslucida. Literatura.82 82 Juventud. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 3431677

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎Fairy Tales of the Orient by Buck Pearl S. 1965 Hardcover‎

‎Simon & Schuster Juv 1965. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Simon & Schuster (Juv) hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-999922749X ISBN : 999922749X 9789999227490

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎Fighting Angel; Portrait of a Soul‎

‎New York: John Day Reynal & Hitchcock 1936. Advance Reading Copy. Hardcover. Fine. With Reynal & Hitchcock card laid in. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with spine and covers stamped in green and spine stamped in gilt. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches. 302 pages. <br/><br/> John Day, Reynal & Hitchcock hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 9031083

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎FIGHTING ANGEL Portrait of a Soul‎

‎New York: John Day 1936. Hardcover. VG/Good. 302 pages in very good clean condition. Previous owner's name on the ffep. Brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Embossed illustration on spine and upper cover. Very light wear on corners. Blue DJ with illustration and black titles. Spine and edges yellowed. Small chips and tears on the corners and edges. Binding tight. VG/GOOD <br/> <br/> John Day hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 210766

‎BUCK, Pearl S with HARRIS, Theodore F‎

‎For Spacious Skies: Journey in Dialogue.‎

‎NY:: John Day Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. First edition. SIGNED by both authors in the year of publication. Near fine in a very good some light edge wear dust jacket.; 221 pages . John Day Company, hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 100627

‎BUCK, Pearl S with Theodore F Harris‎

‎For Spacious Skies: Journey in Dialogue‎

‎New York: John Day Company 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in modestly rubbed else near fine dustwrapper. Copy number 306 of 500 numbered copies retained by The Pearl S. Buck Foundation Signed by both by Buck and Harris. John Day Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 462911

‎Buck, Pearl S; with Theodore F Harris‎

‎For Spacious Skies‎

‎John Day 1966. First edition first printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a slightly toned spine in mylar cover. Signed by both authors. John Day hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 205034

‎Buck, Pearl S and Harris, Theodore‎

‎For Spacious Skies - Journey in Dialogue‎

‎<p>John Day NY 1966 First Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. Nicely signed by both authors "Pearl S. Buck Theodore F. Harris June 1966 with black pen on blank prelim. Clean. Tightly bound. near Fine condition. No dust jacket. </p> John Day hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 11718

‎Buck, Pearl S and Theodore F Harris‎

‎For Spacious Skies: Journey in Dialogue‎

‎New York NY: The John Day Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1966. Limited First Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket signed by both authors on the special added limited edition page for this edition the page states: "Of this first edition of For Spacious Skies five hundred especially bound copies have been retained by The Pearl Buck Foundation and the authors for presentation. This is copy No. 82." Book has one minor flaw: mild dust-tanning to the top edge the jacket is also in excellent condition a tiny amount of surface-wear on the bottom edge of the spine is the only remarkable flaw the original price 4.95 is present and a professional removable mylar cover is included a fine collector's copy of this "warm personal and revealing account of the most recent period in Pearl Buck's remarkable career" ; Signed by Author . The John Day Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040418

‎BUCK, Pearl S‎

‎Fourteen Stories‎

‎New York: The John Day Company 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Slightly cocked spine owner name on the front free endpaper and some wear on the board edges thus very good in a very good dust jacket with shallow chips creasing and toning. The John Day Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 620004

‎Buck, Pearl S[ydenstricker 1892 - 1973].‎

‎FOURTEEN STORIES.‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 999740517X.G ISBN : 999740517X 9789997405173

‎Buck, Pearl S(ydensticker (1892 - 6 Marto 1973)‎

‎Frau des Missionars Die‎

‎ROWOHLT ERNST 05/1954. 2. softcover. ROWOHLT, ERNST paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 17603

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎Freedom for All‎

‎New York: The Post War World Council 1941. Paperback. Near Fine. 21 pages. lower corner of front cover clipped off not affecting price otherwise looks almost as new. center stapled book; 5 x 6 7/8 The Post War World Council paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 85536

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎Good Earth‎

‎John Day Co 1931-06-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.3000 8.0000 5.7000. FIrst edition no dust jacket some wear and fadding to the cover. John Day Co hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : mon0003447365 ISBN : 0381980332 9780381980337

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎Good Earth‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0381980332.G ISBN : 0381980332 9780381980337

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎Good Earth‎

‎Pocket 1990-08-15. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Pocket paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-0671729896 ISBN : 0671729896 9780671729899

‎Buck, Pearl S(ydensticker (1892 - 6 Marto 1973)‎

‎gute Erde Die‎

‎FISCHER 06/1997. 1. softcover. FISCHER paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 49025 ISBN : 3596135656 9783596135653

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎Hidden Flower the‎

‎New York: White Lotus Press 1952. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.48. Hidden Flower the White Lotus Press paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : N3851

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎House of Earth: The Good Earth; Sons; and A House Divided‎

‎New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Paste-on title label on grey cloth covered spine tan silk covered boards with a brown circular emblem. Top edge brown. 8vo Three stories: 317 467 and 353 pages. The top rear corner of the spine is lightly frayed. Name and 1935 date written on the 1st free end paper. <br/> <br/> Reynal & Hitchcock hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 020957

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎How It Happens: Talk About The German People 1914-1933‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1258478404.G ISBN : 1258478404 9781258478407

‎BUCK, Pearl S with VON PUSTAU, Erna‎

‎How It Happens; Talk About the German People 1914-1933‎

‎New York: John Day 1947. First. hardcover. very good/very good-. 8vo black cloth d.w. with a small amount of slight chipping d.w. lightly soiled corners of cloth and a small area bottom edge of back cloth cover lightly bumped. New York: John Day 1947.<br/> <br/> John Day unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 278026

‎Buck, Pearl S‎

‎HOW IT HAPPENS: Talk About The German People 1914-1933 with Erna von Pustau.‎

‎New York:: John Day 1947. hardcover. VERY GOOD PLUS in VERY GOOD MINUS jacket. Black hardcover in 3.00 dust jacket. Cover of book is like new. except for a few very small indents in back cover as if made by a ball point pen tip. Page edges lightly foxed. Inside of front cover has a couple of very small lumps without apparent cause. Small price in pencil at top right corner of first page won't quite erase. Dust jacket has moderate edgewear tanned spine and is slightly soiled; no large rips; price in pencil over the original price won't quite erase; now protected by a new clear mylar cover. Overall though a rather nice copy. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. John Day, hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40749

‎BUCK, Pearl S‎

‎Imperial Woman‎

‎New York: John Day Company 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited edition stated ninth impression. Quarter pebble-grained white cloth and papercovered boards issued without dustwrapper. Spine a little toned very good or better. Copy number 252 of 1000 numbered copies Signed by the author. Additionally Inscribed and initialed by Buck to Byron and Nancy Keeble: "To By and Mary good wishes - This book based on history PSB. John Day Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 569278

‎BUCK, Pearl S‎

‎IMPERIAL WOMAN‎

‎NY: 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. “Imperial Woman†is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China Ci-xi who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908. 8vo. imitation white leather & blue boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 376 pages. Fine condition. The John Day Company unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 57058