BUCK, Pearl SBiblio.com
5083 risultati
1977rif. 335521Franklin Station Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1977. Hardcover. Fine. First edition with these illustrations. Illustrated by Anthony Young Chen. Full gray cloth stamped "RECORD AND REFERENCE COPY" on the front board and spine. All edges gilt. Slight wear else fine. Presumably one of very few or perhaps the only copy thus as opposed to the thousands of leather bound copies of the publisher's "limited edition". The publisher's file copy. Franklin Library hardcover
1949rif. 437867New York: John Day Company 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 206pp. Spine lettering rubbed very good in very good price-clipped dust jacket with modest chipping mostly at the spine ends. A dialogue and debate about America between Nobel Prize-winner Buck and Robeson anthropologist author and the wife of Paul Robeson. Warmly Inscribed by Robeson: "For Harry Marinski sic: It will be great fun if you are my next collaborator. Sincerely Essie. Enfield Conn. Mar. 1949." The recipient is likely Harry Marinsky a Russian émigré artist watercolorist and art editor at two popular magazines. John Day Company hardcover books
1977rif. 335521Franklin Station Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1977. Hardcover. Fine. First edition with these illustrations. Illustrated by Anthony Young Chen. Full gray cloth stamped "RECORD AND REFERENCE COPY" on the front board and spine. All edges gilt. Slight wear else fine. Presumably one of very few or perhaps the only copy thus as opposed to the thousands of leather bound copies of the publisher's "limited edition". The publisher's file copy. Franklin Library hardcover books
1935rif. 015657Reynal and Hitchcock. Unclipped DJ in archival cover small chip. Braun DJ art. . Fine. Hardcover. 1935. Reynal and Hitchcock hardcover
1964rif. ABE-1540100797028New York: The John Day Company 1964 1964 First edition. Quarto 28.522cm 211pp. Signed and inscribed by Pearl Buck on front free endapaper. Small chips to original dustjacket otherwise a fine hardcover. More photos available upon request. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. New York: The John Day Company, 1964 hardcover
1943rif. ABE-1516935692492Pearl S. Buck 1943 1943 24.720cm 1p. TLS dated September 23 1943 welcoming letter recipient as a member of The East and West Association and the China Clubs. Photos available upon request. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. No Binding. Good/No Jacket. Pearl S. Buck, 1943 unknown
1942rif. ABE-1516869077960Pearl S. Buck 1942 1942 26.718.4cm 1p. TLS dated June 10 1942 declining to arrange a translation. Photos available upon request. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. No Binding. Good/No Jacket. Pearl S. Buck, 1942 unknown
1939rif. ABE-1516861499522The John Day Company 1939 1939 24.115.9cm 2 pages on letterhead of the John Day Company with original envelop. Signed by Richard Walsh on January 31 1939 about a story which the letter recipient has submitted "I really should like to talk to you about the story. Both Mrs. Walsh Pearl S. Buck and I read it and it moved us a great deal. It is beautifully written as all your things are and the theme is magnificent! it seems to have a major defect in that the motivation is not wholly clear.I think the reader rather expects you to show plainly what the man's psychological difficulty is and to my mind you don't do that." Photos available upon request. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. The John Day Company, 1939 unknown
1952rif. 26116Methuen 1952-01-01. First Edition; First Printing. hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed. SIGNED and inscribed on the front endpaper "For Ted with deepest appreciation Pearl S. Buck." ; We believe that "Ted" is Theodore Ted Harris an Arthur Murray dance instructor who became Buck's confident a few years after her husband's death. ; The book is tight and clean with solid binding. Dustjacket shows wear with large chips along the edges but looks Good in the new Mylar cover that now protects it. ; Signed books written by Pearl S. Buck under her pseudonym John Sedges are very rare. Methuen hardcover
1937rif. 22189Grove Press Inc. . Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 2 volume boxed set. Beige cloth covers have rubbed caps corners are rubbed but covers are clean bright and in near pristine condition. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Pages are clean and in very good condition. Dust jackets have light shelf rubbing and minor wear to extremities but DJs are in very good condition. Publisher's price of $12.00 on DJ flap. Included box is scuffed lightly soiled 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. . 1937. Grove Press, Inc. hardcover
1907rif. 41144Auburn IN: Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works "Done in Our Own Print Shop 1907. First edition . 8vo. 28 pp. Illustrated from line drawings and engravings the illustrations for the story partially tinted green including plates of various models. A trade catalogue featuring the company's automobiles introduced by a fictional account of motoring. Auburn's first automobile was produced in 1903; under different ownership the company lasted until 1937. Apparently unrecorded on OCLC. Original color illustrated wrappers soiled stapled. Very good. Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works), "Done in Our Own Print Shop unknown
1907rif. 41144Auburn IN: Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works "Done in Our Own Print Shop 1907. First edition . 8vo. 28 pp. Illustrated from line drawings and engravings the illustrations for the story partially tinted green including plates of various models. A trade catalogue featuring the company's automobiles introduced by a fictional account of motoring. Auburn's first automobile was produced in 1903; under different ownership the company lasted until 1937. Apparently unrecorded on OCLC. Original color illustrated wrappers soiled stapled. Very good. Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works), "Done in Our Own Print Shop unknown books
rif. ANAIS-0786273399Thorndike Press. hardcover. Good. 5.8x1.3x8.8. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Thorndike Press hardcover
1949rif. ABE-1574826044079New York: The John Day Company 1949 1949 First edition. Octavo 21.514.5cm 406pp. SIGNED by Pearl Buck on title page. Original dustjacket with small edge tears now protected in mylar. Uncut side page edge. Covers and internal pages crisp and clean. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. New York: The John Day Company, 1949 hardcover
rif. Z1-F-011-02256Sweet and Maxwell. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Sweet and Maxwell unknown
1998rif. SBBIH-I2VWQH57EUP5Sweet & Maxwell 1998. paperback. Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining water damage writing missing dustjacket etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Sweet & Maxwell paperback
1958rif. 195781958. Cole Nat "King" subject. St. Louis Blues lobby card archive 1958 documents the representation of African American musical heritage in mid-twentieth-century American cinema centered on the life and legacy of W. C. Handy. The material captures prominent Black performers portraying and interpreting blues and jazz traditions within a studio production providing primary visual evidence of how African American musical history was translated to film. It supports research into Black performance music history and the role of Hollywood in shaping narratives around blues culture during the 1950s. St. Louis Blues. Paramount Pictures Corp. 1958. Archive of 3 original color lobby cards each measuring 11 x 14 inches. The images feature leading performers including Nat King Cole Eartha Kitt and Ella Fitzgerald. One card depicts Kitt in an orange dress posed in a performance setting emphasizing stage presence and costume. Another shows Cole seated at a piano visually reinforcing his role as both musician and central figure in the narrative. A third card presents Cole and Fitzgerald singing together highlighting the film's emphasis on collaborative musical performance. The film also features additional major figures including Pearl Bailey Cab Calloway Mahalia Jackson and Ruby Dee situating the production within a broader constellation of Black musical and theatrical talent. Each card includes printed titles and cast credits combining promotional design with performance imagery. The film emerges from a period when Hollywood intermittently produced works centered on African American cultural figures often foregrounding music as a primary narrative vehicle. By focusing on W. C. Handy widely known as the "Father of the Blues" the production situates blues within a national cultural framework while showcasing leading Black performers of the era. Such visual materials document how mid-century studios marketed African American musical heritage to broader audiences balancing biography with performance spectacle. Two lobby cards exhibit pinholes at margins from theatrical display; colors remain strong with light wear; overall very good condition. A concise visual record of African American musical performance and representation in 1950s cinema. unknown
1958rif. 195781958. Cole Nat "King" subject. St. Louis Blues lobby card archive 1958 documents the representation of African American musical heritage in mid-twentieth-century American cinema centered on the life and legacy of W. C. Handy. The material captures prominent Black performers portraying and interpreting blues and jazz traditions within a studio production providing primary visual evidence of how African American musical history was translated to film. It supports research into Black performance music history and the role of Hollywood in shaping narratives around blues culture during the 1950s. St. Louis Blues. Paramount Pictures Corp. 1958. Archive of 3 original color lobby cards each measuring 11 x 14 inches. The images feature leading performers including Nat King Cole Eartha Kitt and Ella Fitzgerald. One card depicts Kitt in an orange dress posed in a performance setting emphasizing stage presence and costume. Another shows Cole seated at a piano visually reinforcing his role as both musician and central figure in the narrative. A third card presents Cole and Fitzgerald singing together highlighting the film's emphasis on collaborative musical performance. The film also features additional major figures including Pearl Bailey Cab Calloway Mahalia Jackson and Ruby Dee situating the production within a broader constellation of Black musical and theatrical talent. Each card includes printed titles and cast credits combining promotional design with performance imagery. The film emerges from a period when Hollywood intermittently produced works centered on African American cultural figures often foregrounding music as a primary narrative vehicle. By focusing on W. C. Handy widely known as the "Father of the Blues" the production situates blues within a national cultural framework while showcasing leading Black performers of the era. Such visual materials document how mid-century studios marketed African American musical heritage to broader audiences balancing biography with performance spectacle. Two lobby cards exhibit pinholes at margins from theatrical display; colors remain strong with light wear; overall very good condition. A concise visual record of African American musical performance and representation in 1950s cinema. unknown books
1963rif. ABE-1516936874850Pearl S. Buck 1963 1963 26.518.4cm 1p. TLS dated December 31 1963 thanking letter recipient for his review of Pearl Buck's novel "The Living Reed." Photos available upon request. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Pearl S. Buck, 1963 unknown
1940rif. ABE-1517024862397Pearl S. Buck Foundation Inc. 1940s 1940 Items include: some newspaper clippings of book reviews on Pearl Buck's novel "The Promise" an issue of the Sunday Bulletin dated June 14 1970 that carries a feature story of Pearl Buck 4 flash leaflets by the Pearl Buck Foundation 1 Pearl S. Buck Foundation Gift Notice an invitation card addressed to Pepple to attend a tea in honor of Buck on November 29 1943 in Chicago an issue of "Insight" a news bulletin published by The Pearl Buck Foundation that carries a memoir about Pearl Buck by her sister and news about the Foundation. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. No Binding. Good/No Jacket. Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Inc., 1940s unknown
1972rif. 336303New York: John Day Company 1972. 1st Special Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Gilded top text block edge. Slight lean to spine.; Third front end page signed by Pearl S. Buck. Numbered 244 of 1000 copies.; 255 pages; Signed by Author. John Day Company hardcover
rif. 97049302Cleveland 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
1971rif. 38395HEYNE WILHELM 1971. 1. softcover. WESTERN CLASSICS HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
1915rif. 49816Austin: Press of E. L. Steck 1915. 1915. TEXAS. First edition. 6 1/2" x 9 1/4" string-tied green embossed wrappers green front and rear endpapers n. p. 44 pp. frontispiece illustrated from photographs and drawings portraits acknowledgment. This copy provided with the "Compliments of The American National Bank." as it is printed on the front cover. The author presents the history of Austin chronicling important events and early settlers. While a history of Austin it also functions as a history of the American National Bank and ends with portraits of its officers and directors. Enhanced by photographs of the major buildings and points of interest. A scarce and important publication promoting Austin. Small nicks and chips to the cover fore-edges light wear to head of spine else a very good copy of a scarce item. Press of E. L. Steck, 1915. unknown
1937rif. ABE-1516496566969Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1937 Size: 24.118.3cm.The film was directed by Sidney Franklin with Paul Muni as Wang Lung and Luise Rainer in the role of his wife O-Lan. Dated on verso December 24 1937 December 24 1937 and October 18 1938 respectively by Ralph Laker. Photos available upon request. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer unknown
