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1948Best.-Nr. 022341New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. Fine with the chemise but lacking slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee Wong. Copy #751 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover
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
Best.-Nr. ANAIS-0786273399Thorndike Press. hardcover. Good. 5.8x1.3x8.8. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Thorndike Press hardcover
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2004Best.-Nr. 1-0805846409Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc 2004. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 283 pages. 10.50x8.00x0.75 inches. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc paperback
2001Best.-Nr. 1-0936070242Shelter Publications Inc.U.S. 2001. Paperback. New. 464 pages. 10.80x8.20x1.40 inches. Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S. paperback
1931Best.-Nr. 169441London: Methuen 1931. First UK Edition. Scarce in jacket. The first book in the author's House of Earth trilogy winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Basis for the 1937 Victor Fleming film starring Paul Muni and Luise Rainer who won an Oscar for her performance as O-Lan. Slightly cocked foxing to the page edges gift inscription to the front endpaper generally Very Good in a Very Good or better dust jacket with moderate toning to the spine a small chip to the heel affecting the N in Methuen and a few tiny splashes to the top right corner of the front panel. Methuen unknown
2006Best.-Nr. 1-1892112388No Greater Joy Ministries 2006. Paperback. New. 307 pages. 10.25x7.25x0.50 inches. No Greater Joy Ministries paperback
Best.-Nr. 10512714-75Chalet Magnificat. Used - Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Chalet Magnificat unknown
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Best.-Nr. 109882London The Mandrake Press 1929. . First edition printed on Japon vellum; 8vo; black letter illustrations by Pearl Binder in red and black minor age-toning light offsetting to endpapers else unmarked internally; publisher's cream paper covered boards pictorial vignette and title to upper board in black titles to spine in black boards slightly rubbed and marked original glassine wrapper torn with loss; overall very good. One of the two scarce 'black letter booklets' published by P.R. Stephensen's short-lived Mandrake Press. Illustrated by Pearl Binder. London, The Mandrake Press, 1929. hardcover
2021Best.-Nr. 1-1101871717Pantheon Books 2021. Hardcover. New. 320 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.88 inches. Pantheon Books hardcover
Best.-Nr. 19448USA. An 8 x 10 original photograph of the Pearl Harbor Attack Dec. 7 1941 and six signatures of the survivors. Price includes VAT The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7 1941 when the Japanese military launched a surprise assault on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii. Over 350 Japanese aircraft targeted battleships airfields and other installations sinking or damaging 18 ships including eight battleships and destroying nearly 200 aircraft. The attack killed over 2400 Americans and injured about 1000 more. This event led to the United States formally entering World War II as President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it "a date which will live in infamy." The attack shifted global power dynamics with the U.S. joining the Allies against the Axis powers. unknown
1931Best.-Nr. 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
2020Best.-Nr. 1-1119706181John Wiley & Sons 2020. Hardcover. New. 3rd edition. 472 pages. 10.50x7.25x1.25 inches. John Wiley & Sons hardcover
Best.-Nr. 50884360-6Holt & Company Henry. Used - Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Holt & Company, Henry unknown
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