PEARL, CyrilABAA
Pearl S BuckBiblio.com
The Goddess Abides
ref. 0671786482.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1955ref. 137949New York: Bobbs-Merrill 1955. hardcover. near fine/very good. 263 pages. 8vo decorative boards lightly worn d.w. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc 1955. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. Bobbs-Merrill unknown books
ref. 0671786482.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 63790London: Henry and co. 1895. Literature FIRST EDITION. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.viii; 290; 14. Publisher's green cloth to boards gilt titles and blue pictorial decoration blocked to upper and spine. Illustrated title page. Half-title lettered in orange. Advertisements to rear. Top edge gilt the rest untrimmed. Light toning throughout leaves no spotting. Tear to page 7 of advertisements. Gutter visible in some areas. Ownership inscription in blue pencil to flyleaf. Offsetting to front and rear endpapers. Minor splitting to hinges. Cloth binding is rubbed mostly to joints and extremities. Both boards slightly marked. Very good overall. Often considered an anti-romantic cynic due to her own failing marriage Hobbes wrote Bohemian novels surrounding romantic uncertainty. London: Henry and co., 1895 unknown
ref. 14244London; Methuen 1960 1st edition very good illustrated boards no dj. London; Methuen, 1960 hardcover
1969ref. 325137New York: John Day 1969. Second. hardcover. near fine/very good-. 254 pages. 8vo brown cloth d.w. largely intact but dust-soiled price-clipped and with some foxing. New York: John Day 1969. Second impression. Near fine in very good- dust wrapper. Signed by the author on the half title page. John Day unknown
1969ref. 325137New York: John Day 1969. Second. hardcover. near fine/very good-. 254 pages. 8vo brown cloth d.w. largely intact but dust-soiled price-clipped and with some foxing. New York: John Day 1969. Second impression. Near fine in very good- dust wrapper. Signed by the author on the half title page. John Day unknown books
1972ref. 018802New York: The John Day Company 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo. 316pp. Sharp ".specially bound edition limited to 1000 copies this is #18 of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck created in honor of her eightieth birthday. This is one volume only of an 11-volume set of her selected works. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. Bound in quarter cream cloth over blue marbled paper-covered boards. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Square tight and clean throughout save a couple of errant spots on the fore-edge. Perhaps a hint of wear to spine ends but barely. Signed by the author on the bound-in limitation page. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. The John Day Company hardcover
1931ref. 018803New York: The John Day Company 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 375pp. Solid True First Printing of the First Edition with "flees" on p.100 line 17. Brown top-stain. Buck's landmark winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. Bound in brown cloth with lettering and decoration in gilt. Green illustrated end-papers. Square and clean with maybe just a hint of page toning but no foxing writing or any other markings. Some spotting to cloth and spine gilt dulled as is the top-stain. Spine cloth creased and loosened from text-block in spots. Mild edge-wear. Very attractive unclipped later-issue dust-jacket $2.50 Pulitzer winner notice has some chipping to spine ends toned spine and edges and some wear to edges and tips. Still bright complete and presents well. Pasted onto the verso of the front end-paper is a form note signed by Buck addressing booksellers and offering her thanks for their efforts while introducing a new work her 1954 semi-autobiographical "My Several Worlds". It seems clear that this was a piece of ephemera for review copies of that later work and the previous owner has simply pasted it into this copy of "The Good Earth". The note is in very good condition with some spotting. Not perfect but a presentable and collectable copy with a fairly uncommon signature and at a great price. The John Day Company hardcover
1933ref. C85479London: Methuen 1933. Ninth Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Ninth Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 188. Original publisher's ochre coloured cloth lettered gilt at the spine. Very good indeed in clean complete very good dust jacket with slight edgewear. 7/6 on jacket spine with reviews on the internal front flap. Methuen, hardcover
1995ref. 131427Moyer Bell Ltd 1995. hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Moyer Bell Ltd hardcover
1975ref. b2-4-2609The Franklin Library 1975. leather_bound. Like New. 9x6x1. Anthony Young Chen. This is a brown leather-bound volume featuring 22kt gold accents illustrations moire fabric endsheets gilded page ends and a satin-ribbon page marker. A classic novel following the life of Wang Lung and his family in rural China as they experience hardship prosperity and social change. Through themes of family land ambition and survival Buck portrays the relationship between people and the world around them. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize the novel became one of the most widely read works of the twentieth century and helped establish Buck's reputation as a significant voice in world literature. The Franklin Library hardcover
1933ref. 13051New York: Modern Library 1933. First Thus. Flexible boards. Very Good. 12mo. Pp. xiii 375. Introduction by the author. Flexible dark blue cloth spine darkened boards soiled pages slightly browned. Inscribed "For Ted Harris from Pearl S. Buck" Harris was Buck's authorized biographer editor and co-authored a book with her. A novel of family life in an early 20th-century Chinese village. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Now housed in a clear removable archival sleeve. Modern Library unknown
ref. BAY_18_SH_010433The Easton Press. New. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010. The Easton Press unknown
1931ref. 12342New York: John Day Company 1931. First Edition First Issue. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. vii 375. Rebound in red cloth lettered in gilt light toning to pages. Inscribed by Buck on first half-title page referring to the lengthy Proust quote that begins the novel on the verso of first half-title page. "I inscribe this book. The quotation from Proust is important to me for it expresses in another medium what I tried to do for a few people of China. boldly signed Pearl S. Buck" Pulitzer Prize-winning novel chronicling the rise and decline of a family's generational fortunes in rural China through the lens of its protagonist Wang Lung. It delves into the challenges faced by the family encompassing hardships wealth corruption and their profound connection to the land in late 19th-century early 20th-century China. John Day Company hardcover
1931ref. 41427New York : The John Day Company 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo hardcover with light brown cloth boards and gilt titling on the front board and spine. Missing the dust jacket. This edition features the misprint of "flees" instead of "fleas" on page 100 line 17. The condition of the book is Good binding relatively tight; splitting at the front interior joint; general light shelf wear; previous owner signature on the FFEP. 375pp. The John Day Company hardcover
1936ref. 18884Grosset. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 33rd Grosset printing September 1936. Peach cloth cover is rubbed at corners and caps with lightly bumped corners but clean bright and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Photographic illustrated end sheets and paste downs. Pages are toned but clean and near pristine. Dust jacket has wear to the extremities with a couple 1" tears and light tattering at top and bottom edge of spine panel and corners but clean and in good condition. DJ protected by a brand new clear acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. If pictured shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ; 0 pages . 1936. Grosset hardcover
1931ref. 013633NY: The John Day Company 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17. Very nice copy lacking dustjacket. No names inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. The John Day Company hardcover
1936ref. 003574New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. Stated thirty-third printing 1936. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Book is bound in brown cloth with silver lettering and decoration. Dustjacket has had light expert repair. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover
1936ref. 2504035Grosset & Dunlap 1936. first photography edition. hardcover. fine/near fine. First photography edition 33rd printing. Book fine dust jacket near fine very minor rubbing to dj edges. Grosset & Dunlap unknown
1975ref. 327627Franklin Center: Franklin 1975. hardcover. fine. Anthony Young Chen. illustrated by Anthony Young Chen. 345 pages. 8vo full gilt-stamped brown leather all edges gilt. Franklin Library 1975. A fine copy. Limited edition -- Pulitzer Prize winner for 1932. Franklin unknown
1931ref. 147462New York: The John Day Company 1931. First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. First issue with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100 line 17. Octavo bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Pearl Buck on a page bound in. In fine condition. 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. The John Day Company unknown
1931ref. 003491London: Methuen & Co. LTD. 1931. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK printing. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The book bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering is as new with pages that are very bright with no marks or foxing. The unfaded dustjacket has very minor expert repair to the spine ends with the UK price on the spine. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Methuen & Co. LTD. Hardcover
1931ref. 131131666New York: The John Day Company 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. FIRST EDITION. 1st issue with "for the John Day Publishing Company Inc." on the copyright page; "flees" error present on p. 100. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering. Good with sunning to spine cloth former owner's bookplate on verso of front free endpaper with associated wrinkling to nearby pages a few stray pencil marks in text lacking jacket. Decent shape overall. The true first edition of the bestselling novel. The John Day Company hardcover
1931ref. 131128341New York: The John Day Publishing Company 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. FIRST EDITION FIRST STATE. NY: John Day 1931. Original tan cloth lettered in gilt. States "For the John Day Publishing Company Inc." on copyright page "Publishing" missing in later states. No jacket. Cloth worn at head and tail spine dulled. Good condition overall. The John Day Publishing Company hardcover
2006ref. SKU0566207Washington Square Press 2020-06-02. paperback. Good. 5x1x8. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Washington Square Press paperback
