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1961Best.-Nr. 620004New 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
1941Best.-Nr. 85536New 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
1947Best.-Nr. w130114108John Day Company 1947. 276pp black cloth gold lettering upper corner tips bumped minor wear at spine ends first edition not having any personal experience with Germany the author wondering why the German people "twice in my own generation undertook a war which spread like forest fire I found myself curious to know these people better and to find out for myself why they had thought war could be useful to them." she spent many weeks interviewing and questioning a German lady living in New York who had recently come to America to gain knowledge of the attitudes and behaviors of the German people finally concluding that humans act the same in every country and the same thinking and actions could develop anywhere . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. John Day Company Hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 037069New York: The John Day Company 1957. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean first edition in clean unclipped dust jacket provided with new clear removable mylar sleeve. Reddish brown cloth boards with gold decorative title box on cover and spine. No bumping fading or wear. Binding is tight and square hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean with clean unmarked endpapers. 252 pages. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped has slight edge wear one short closed edge tear; beautiful photo of author on rear panel. . The John Day Company Hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 208518John Day 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition Second Printing. Not price-clipped $3.75 price intact. Published by John Day 1957. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with edgewear and nicks. An excellent copy of this vintage novel from Buck. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor New York. John Day hardcover
1948Best.-Nr. 101559NY:: John Day Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. First edition. Very good in a very good minor edge wear with a few clear tape rapairs on verso age toning dust jacket. . John Day Company, hardcover
Best.-Nr. 025603New York; 1945: John Day. Octavo. 224 pages illustrated by Charles Hargens. Buck's novel of a marriage set against the Pennsylvania countryside. "Marriage is so profound an experience" William wrote to his grown daughter "I should be sorry if you missed it. It takes place sometimes between two who are unsuited but still it is profound." In this fine novel Pearl Buck writes of a couple unsuited but the richness through trials is told in her marvelous style. Bound in green cloth spine lettering gilt gilt a bit dull a very good copy in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with light chipping to foot. John Day unknown
Best.-Nr. 022901London: China Campaign Committee Book. Very Good - Book condition. Pamphlet. Published circa 1944. A nice copy with some wear and creasing to covers. Text clean and binding solid. Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair. China Campaign Committee Paperback
1945Best.-Nr. 540289New York: John Day 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 128pp. Contemporary owner signature and date on front fly with light offsetting on front endpapers binding slightly cocked topedge a trifle foxed very good in an about very good dust jacket with chips and tears and a modestly toned spine. John Day hardcover
1942Best.-Nr. 13428John Day Company 1942. Twelfth Printing. hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. 9x6x0. Dust jacket has significant tears and chips soiling darkened spine price unclipped - poor condition. Yellow cloth boards have light rubbing at extremities clean interior. Library edition 12th printing. Pearl Buck drew on her own childhood to write this children's book about an American child in China. Ages 5-7. All orders packed with care most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve independent bookseller since 2011 John Day Company hardcover
1942Best.-Nr. 823New York: The John Day Company 1942. Ninth Impression. Cloth. Good. Oblong 12mo. 6.25 x 9.5 in. Red cloth with black titling. Lacking dust jacket. Light soiling to cloth chipping at spine ends mainly head. Binding shaken but sturdy. Faint discoloration to endpapers. Bright red and black illustrations throughout. An American mother tells the story of her childhood growing up in China and the neighboring family's efforts to finally produce a son after having six daughters. The John Day Company unknown
1942Best.-Nr. 5619John Day. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Hardcover. Former school library with stamp inside front cover and card pocket inside back cover. Illustrated white and red boards black titling. Solid binding moderate shelfwear head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Light surface soil. Clean unmarked pages. Drawings by William Arthur Smitth. ; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 62 pages . John Day hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 126876John Day 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd printing. Inscribed by Gweneth Zarfoss. A couple short tears to jacket. . John Day Hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 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
1934Best.-Nr. 15215New York: John Day Co 1934. First Edition. Octavo brown cloth gilt titling to cover and spine 302 pp original dust jacket. News clipping laid in with resultant offsetting owner inscription to front pastedown slight fading to spine dust jacket toned chipped and stained. John Day Co hardcover
1934Best.-Nr. 011497NY: John Day Company. First edition first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: John Day Company 1934. 8vo. 302pp. Brown cloth with gilt titles and blind embossed design top edge tinted yellow. Near fine in very good Grosset & Dunlap issued dust jacket with light edge fray and an internal repair. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1934. John Day Company hardcover
1934Best.-Nr. 131132819New York: The John Day Company 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. First edition in a later Grosset & Dunlap dust jacket probably part of an arrangement between the original publisher and G&D to rebrand the book with a discount. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket spine dulled worn at head and tail. The John Day Company hardcover
1968Best.-Nr. 41725New York: The John Day Company 1968. First edition. Name and date on front endpaper otherwise fine in price-clipped dust jacket which has some minor wear on corners and spine ends. The John Day Company unknown
1966Best.-Nr. 101443NY:: John Day Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. A novel. First edition. Near fine in a very good minor edge wear dust jacket. . John Day Company, hardcover
1943Best.-Nr. 001907NY: John Day. NEAR FINE book VG DJ. Edgeworn DJ 1/4" wear chips & a 1" tear. 1943. 1st edition. Hardcover. NEAR FINE book VG DJin Brodart. FINE text & illustrations. Attractive DJ complete with $1.50 price. 8vo 60pp. . DJ with few minor flaws: 1tips & spine ends rubbed. 2 Pastedowns faintly glue browned. 3 Neatly inked 6 line gift note dated 1944 inside cover. . John Day hardcover
Best.-Nr. 15-4351New York: New Republic 1937. 4to. 339-366 pp. Good Original Paper Wraps with yellowing throughout minor losses tears creasing damp stains covers detached shelf wear. New York: New Republic, 1937. paperback
1945Best.-Nr. 014052New York: The John Day Co. 1945 60 numbered pp 2; HB. Pages: clean bright tight decorative eps frontis; gift inscription ffep verso a.e. lt tanned. Cover: gray navy artwork front navy titles spine; v lt shelfwear dampstain front b.e. sm dampstain back b.e. The John Day Co. hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 313425W.W. Norton and Co. 1970. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by W.W. Norton & Company 1970. Octavo. Hardcover. Signed by translator on flyleaf. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear small tears and price-clipped. A nice signed copy of this comprehensive Judaica title. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor New York. W.W. Norton and Co. hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 59232New York Washington ET AL: Vantage Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0533018528 . A soiled edition in Very Good condition in a soiled and edgeworn dust-jacket with a few edge tears otherwise Very Good; Lu Hsun was a Chinese writer and social critic who is best known for his novel The Good Earth. Chen examines the social thought of Lu Hsun focusing on his critiques of traditional Chinese society and his proposals for reform.; 8vo; 515 pages . Vantage Press hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 337918Cuba: Federación de Mujeres Cubanas 1991. Pamphlet. 32p. 7 stapled in wraps with some wear and handling pages toned otherwise in very good condition. Text entirely in Spanish. Estudios de la mujer. Report on Cuban campesina women and their participation in agricultural cooperatives based on an investigation from 1987 to 1990. Scarce only two copies on OCLC as of 8/2025. Federación de Mujeres Cubanas unknown
