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1979Best.-Nr. mon0003320321Physical Fitness Architects 1979. Hardcover. Good. . Volume I ONLY. Scarce. First ed stated. Number 857 of only 1000 copies SIGNED by Bill on title page. No jacket if issued. Boards loose from textblock but still attached by endpapers could be repaired by an expert. Otherwise GOOD. Minor wear to boards. Pages/boards clean. Physical Fitness Architects hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. 130885Bill Pearl Enterprises 2012-01-01. First Edition. paperback. Like New. Signed by Author. Pearl inscribed to previous owner and signed. First edition first printing. Looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Bill Pearl Enterprises paperback
1942Best.-Nr. 47531New York: John Day Company 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 378p octavo a very good copy in original brown cloth. Signed by Pearl Buck on s tipped in page by the publisher. Extreme offset to the last page from an old newspaper clipping. Ironically the clipping pertains to Nanking as does the novel. John Day Company hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. 024259New York: The John Day Company 1954 Twelfth impression nicely signed by the author on half-title page with blue sharpie: "Pearl S. Buck" - not inscribed. 8vo. Bright green cloth stamped in gilt. Clean. Tightly bound. Dust jacket faded just a little on spine. Fine/ near Fine. . The John Day Company hardcover
1952Best.-Nr. 507451952. Near fine. Typed invitation to Mrs. Eugene Twining Zionsville Pennsylvania. " I should be happy if you would come to Welcome House tea at my home.Yours cordially Pearl S. Buck." 10" x 7.5" laid paper. With enclosed typed card with "Directions" to Buck's home in Perkasie. Personal stationary with address "R.D. 3 Perkasie Pennsylvania" printed at top in envelope with printed return address using Buck's married name Mrs. Richard Walsh. Letter is near fine with a couple very faint spots; envelope is lightly soiled with some edge wear. Postmarked Oct. 1952. "Welcome House was established by Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck in 1949 as the first inter-racial adoption agency in the United States with the help of Bucks County notables Oscar & Dorothy Hammerstein James Michener and Lois Burpee. unknown
1944Best.-Nr. 63206E-286: The John Day Co. Very Good. 1944. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by John Day New York 1944. 63 pgs. Signed by Pearl Buck on the FFEP. Second Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Dragon Fish. Two little girls one American and one Chinese tired of their brothers decide to run away. With the help of a magic Dragon Fish they go off to the city seeking adventure and find much more than they had hoped for. EB; 8.6 X 5.9 X 0.6 inches; 63 pages; Signed by Author . The John Day Co hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 41524New York: The John Day Company 1933. First edition. 14 stories with an introduction by Richard Walsh. A fine copy in nice bright dust jacket with a split at front spine fold neatly repaired on verso and just one tiny spot on spine. The John Day Company unknown
1995Best.-Nr. 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
1943Best.-Nr. 425602New York: John Day 1943. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Nearly invisible dampstain on the front board else fine in bright very good plus dustwrapper with a few very small nicks and tears. An unusually nice copy of a cheaply produced wartime book about China and Burma. John Day hardcover
Best.-Nr. 310160Steephill Castle Ventnor Isle of Wight n.d. 1 page. 12mo. Bifolium personal stationery. Fine. 1 page. 12mo. The Anglo-American novelist and dramatist known as "John Oliver Hobbes" writes to her uncle under her real name. "I decided to open the enclosed as I thought it might be wise to write to you at once if you were not too late for the list. unknown
1997Best.-Nr. 1110383Ayer Company Publishers Inc 1997. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Ayer Company Publishers Inc unknown
1966Best.-Nr. 043686Naylor 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Scarce Genealogy title. Light tape marks to endpapers. Foxing top edge. Nice and tight. Order pamphlet laid in. Naylor hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1975230671New. Never used book
1973Best.-Nr. 228391973. Bailey Pearl. Talking to Myself 1973 is a reflective memoir by an influential African American performer extending Black women's autobiographical writing into the domains of spirituality identity and public life in the post-Civil Rights era. The work supports research into African American cultural history celebrity authorship and the articulation of race faith and selfhood by a Black woman navigating national visibility. Bailey widely recognized for her career in music theater and television uses this text to shift from performance-centered narrative to introspective commentary addressing the psychological and moral dimensions of living within structures shaped by racial inequality and public expectation. Bailey Pearl. Talking to Myself. New York: Pocket Books 1973. Mass-market paperback edition. The text is composed in a conversational often epistolary style presenting a series of reflections rather than a linear narrative. Bailey addresses themes of aging religion emotional complexity and personal accountability incorporating aphoristic observations such as "People are not simple.they are complicated poems full of feelings they can't explain." The content includes meditations on her experiences as a Black woman in the entertainment industry her engagement with public service and her understanding of faith as both a private and social force. Unlike conventional celebrity memoirs centered on career milestones the volume prioritizes interior life and ethical questioning situating Bailey within a broader tradition of Black women writers who merge personal narrative with spiritual and social inquiry. One volume; 190 pages; mass-market format; original photographic wrappers. Published during a period of reassessment following the legislative gains of the Civil Rights Movement the book reflects ongoing negotiations of race identity and representation for Black public figures in the United States. Bailey's prominence as a performer and public representative including her later role as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations informs the text's engagement with responsibility and visibility. Spine creased with moderate chipping at ends and some laminate peeling; covers lightly rubbed with small puncture to upper wrapper; paper toned but flexible; internally unmarked; good overall. An introspective contribution to African American women's life writing offering insight into the intersection of performance spirituality and racial identity in the late 20th century. unknown
1932Best.-Nr. Sons(buck collection)SEE PHOTOS.this is part of the Buck Collection of the Earth Saga4 books.But if you need this copy well buy it here. JOHN DAY hardcover
1833Best.-Nr. List2214Windsor 1833. 8vo 47 pp. Near Fine. Cyril Pearl was a Vermont-based pro-colonization abolitionist who feuded locally with William Lloyd Garrison on the subject of colonization and acted as a publishing agent in Vermont for the Boston-based The Colonizationist and Journal of Freedom a short-lived publication published from 1833-1834 by George W. Light in Boston. In this work Pearl - writing anonymously - takes issue with Garrison's Thoughts on African Colonization pamphlet and makes a case for African colonization. We find little information on Pearl save for a mention or two in correspondence relating to Garrison. unknown
1915Best.-Nr. PRINT23MG0011American Naturalist vol. XLIX 1915. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Offprint. Reprinted from American Naturalist vol. XLIX 1915. Papers from Maine Agricultural Experiement Station No. 87. Stamped name of Orland E. White and Blandy Experimental Farm. Offprint. Original wrappers. American Naturalist vol. XLIX unknown
2020Best.-Nr. BN229803Pearl Robinson 2020. 2020. Hardcover. Malachi & Friends Sharing Ways to Spend Time with Jesus Malachi & Friends Sharing Ways to Spend Time with Jesus Pearl Robinson Pearl Robinson hardcover
1854Best.-Nr. 60687New York: Charles B. Norton 1854. First edition 8vo pp. 137 1; rebacked with original covers laid down front cover lettered in gilt; cloth soiled some underlining and marginal ticks light damp staining to corner good and sound. Charles B. Norton unknown books
1854Best.-Nr. 60687New York: Charles B. Norton 1854. First edition 8vo pp. 137 1; rebacked with original covers laid down front cover lettered in gilt; cloth soiled some underlining and marginal ticks light damp staining to corner good and sound. Charles B. Norton unknown
2018Best.-Nr. BN250021Forgotten Books 2018. 2018. Hardcover. The American System of Dressmaking Classic Reprint The American System of Dressmaking Classic Reprint Pearl Merwin Forgotten Books hardcover
Best.-Nr. BN324059Rowohlt Taschenbuch. Softcover. Alle unter einem Himmel Alle unter einem Himmel Pearl S. Buck Rowohlt Taschenbuch paperback
2003Best.-Nr. BN583124Pragma 2003. 2003. Kabala a idovská mystika Kabala a idovská mystika Perle Besserman Pragma unknown
Best.-Nr. BN605590Biology Biology Solomon Eldra Pearl; Berg Linda R. and Martin Diana W. unknown
1988Best.-Nr. BN380975Heyne 1988. 1988. Softcover. Wer Wind sät. Wer Wind sät. Buck Pearl S. Heyne paperback
