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1944réf. 2338927New York: The Modern Library 1944. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 7x4x0. Angelo Valenti. 1934-6 printing of Toledano 002.3 binding/jacket style 7f orange Rockwell Kent endpapers 95 cent jacket price 242 titles on jacket reverse. Jacket toned. 1944 Hard Cover. xiii 1 374 1 pp. Introduction by author Valenti Angelo jacket art. This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall. Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded he begins to rise in the world even as the House of Hwang falls. The Modern Library hardcover
1952réf. 28626NY: The John Day Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The book has some very minor spots of rubbing at the bottom & corners. The DJ is rubbed at the spine ends & corners with a vertical split on the spine with no loss. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages . The John Day Company hardcover
1952réf. 291624London : Methuen 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 238p. ; 19cm. Subjects: American fiction ; 20th century. London : Methuen hardcover
1934réf. 13563New York: The John Day Company 1934. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo. Pp. 8 9-302. Bound in dark khaki cloth with gilt lettering and vignette on front board and spine. Head of spine a bit nudged four leaves with a small stain on the top margin not affecting text. In the printed dust jacket head of spine chipped spine darkened and with a couple small dampstains. Please see photos. Laid in is the publisher's bookmark promoting Pearl Buck titles. Per a contemporary NY Times review: "The story of The Mother is told in a quietly rhythmic prose. The book is in fact an extended lyric. Every happening becomes a cry from the heart of universal sorrow until the very end where a grandson is presented to the mother as consolation for her age her sickness and her disappointment." Dust jacket is now housed in a removable clear archival protector. The John Day Company hardcover
1971réf. bing101np001Bartholomew House LTD 1971 first printing. no dustjacket hardcover. acceptable; used. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes sm4to; 526 pages; acceptable hardcover no dustjacket; foxing stains and other stain board face and edges; board tips bumped; scuff; spine head and heal bumped; faint foxing to edges; otherwise clean paegs; prompt shipping with tracking Bartholomew House LTD hardcover
1966réf. 3043New York: The John Day Co. 1966. third impression. VG/G book previous ownerÕs name & address fep. DJ light wear to extremities previous ownerÕs name & address inside front flap minor rubbing front panel. Overall a tight solid sound SIGNED copy protected in mylar. ; 8vo bright green cloth with gilt lettering spine unclipped DJ 383pp. uncut . This copy is SIGNED BY PEARL S. BUCK half title page. . The John Day Co. hardcover
1943réf. 123796NY: John Day Company 1943. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12 vo. William Arthur Smith. 1st American printing; dj w/ chipping; unclipped price in mylar; cram c w/brown decorations/titles; lite wear at extremities; illustrated end papers; owner's name; 61 clean unmarked pages John Day Company hardcover
1954réf. 92879NY:: John Day Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. B001NXWWXG . First edition. Very good in a very good edge worn chipped at the spine ends price clipped dust jacket. . John Day Company, hardcover books
1949réf. 20869New York: John Day Company 1949. First Edition. Octavo 21cm.; original cloth in red and black pictorial dust jacket; 8406pp. Two tiny closed tears to jacket spine crown else Fine. "A Novel of China" - upper jacket panel. John Day Company unknown books
1944réf. 2338927New York: The Modern Library 1944. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 7x4x0. Angelo Valenti. 1934-6 printing of Toledano 002.3 binding/jacket style 7f orange Rockwell Kent endpapers 95 cent jacket price 242 titles on jacket reverse. Jacket toned. 1944 Hard Cover. xiii 1 374 1 pp. Introduction by author Valenti Angelo jacket art. This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall. Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded he begins to rise in the world even as the House of Hwang falls. The Modern Library hardcover books
1965réf. 200931New York: The John Day Company 1965. First edition. Hardcover. A charming children's book from the author of "The Good Earth." Features illustrations by Mamoru Funai. A near fine copy in cloth boards but with some slight publisher paper defects to the bottom edge of the first few pages and in a near fine price clipped dust jacket dust jacket with the price still present on the top of the front flap and with the publisher sticker to the spine/front panel. A very nice copy of a seemingly fairly uncommon book. The John Day Company unknown books
1966réf. 100627NY:: 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 books
1947réf. 278026New 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. John Day unknown books
1924réf. 150975New York: Theatre Owners Distributing 1924. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1924 French silent film seen here under its US title "Perils of Paris" showing actress Pearl White in riding garb perched on a railing. White's last film ending a two-decade career in films. During her Hollywood heyday the actress appeared as the plucky heroine in a number of popular serials most notably the Pathe production "The Perils of Pauline" in 1914. Unlike many of her contemporaries White performed most of her own stunts including flying airplanes racing cars long-distance swims and similar feats. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall. Theatre Owners Distributing unknown
1924réf. 150975New York: Theatre Owners Distributing 1924. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1924 French silent film seen here under its US title "Perils of Paris" showing actress Pearl White in riding garb perched on a railing. White's last film ending a two-decade career in films. During her Hollywood heyday the actress appeared as the plucky heroine in a number of popular serials most notably the Pathe production "The Perils of Pauline" in 1914. Unlike many of her contemporaries White performed most of her own stunts including flying airplanes racing cars long-distance swims and similar feats. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall. Theatre Owners Distributing unknown books
2009réf. 420240Jackson: University Press of Mississippi 2009. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 312 pp. 6" x 9." Although known primarily as the prize-winning author of classic works of fiction Welty was notable as an astute literary critic. Her essays on the art of fiction and on the writers who enlarged the range of the short story and the novel are definitive pieces. Her distinguished book reviews along with her critical essays augment her reputation for being one of the most discerning author-critics in literary America. This collection of her book reviews here manifests the connecting of her penetrating eye with her responsive intellect in forming sympathetic judgments of the books she reviewed. University Press of Mississippi hardcover
1920réf. 3106NY: Grosset & Dunlap 1920. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Frank Tenny Johnson. 5.25"x7.5" 383 pgs. 2 leafs of ads. L-V. Maroon cloth embossed w/black and tan. Spine straight binding tight pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library PON inside front. Illustrations checked and present. No DJ. Minor edge wear. Endpaper cracks in back gutter. Secure ship w/track #. Photo play edition: "Man of the Forest involves a young lady Verna Hillie who is captured by a band of outlaws led by Clint Beasley Noah Beery. Brett Dale Randolph Scott figures out their plan and rescues her." Source: Publisher. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
réf. 75-3731NY NY: Aperure 1979. 8vo. Hard cover. 95 pp. Very good. B&W plates. NY, NY: Aperure, 1979 hardcover
2003réf. 041519-PNew York: Random House Inc 2003. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. True first edition 2003 Advance Uncorrected Proofs Soft cover in plain wraps 370 page book. A highly collectible book and signed by Matthew Pearl on the title page . Condition : Near Fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Random House Inc Paperback
2012réf. 03-2012-06Random House 2012 New York: Random House 2012. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New/New. A pristine unread copy. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Shipped in well padded box. Opened only for author signature. He has signed his name only with no other writing or marks. Comes with mylar dust jacket protector. No defects smoke-free ships in well padded box. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Random House hardcover
réf. 11630BOSTON BUCK 1954. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. BOSTON, BUCK, 1954 unknown
réf. 11630BOSTON BUCK 1954. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. BOSTON, BUCK, 1954 unknown books
1953réf. 3679Greenberg publ NY 1953. HBDJ 1953 1st edition minor rub chip DJ VG/VG AS-IS. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Greenberg publ, NY hardcover
1995réf. 007254University Press of Mississippi. DJ in archivaal cover. with a full number linee starting with 1 . Fine. Hardcover. 1995. University Press of Mississippi hardcover
2020réf. 00399168University of Virginia Press 2020. Hardcover. Fine. An excellent copy of the First Printing . The dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover . University of Virginia Press hardcover
