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1943rif. 1785London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 36 Essex Street STrand W.C. 2 1943. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Katharine TOZER. WOMAN AUTHOR WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR. Katharine TOZER illustrator. Jas. Truscott & Son Ltd. Printers London E.C.3. First British edition. 8vo; 54pp; blue cloth over board portrait of a Chinese girl dancing on front stamped in red and black black lettering on front and spine; color pictorial endpapers; fp; 14full-page color illustrations; sunning of board bottom edges; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket chipping at head and tail of spine scattered foxing; near fine in very good dj. Pearl Buck 1892-1973 was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries she spent much of her life before 1934 in China with her parents and then her first husband. This is a story of some of her girlhood playmates in China. In later life she became a strong proponent of women's rights and racial equality. Methuen & Co. Ltd, 36 Essex Street, STrand W.C. 2 unknown books
1945rif. 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 books
1939rif. 526132New York: The John Day Company 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. One early page neatly removed before half-title small bookseller ticket on front fly crown with a small tear about very good in an about very good dust jacket with modest wear to the extremities and several small chips creases and tears. A historical novel of a Chinese dissident living in Japan who is torn between love for his Japanese wife and the desire to defend his native country from Japanese invaders. The John Day Company hardcover books
1974rif. 268187New York: John Day 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good minus hardcover. 48 pages. Clean text. Illustrated in black and white. Faded spots inside front and rear boards. Corners on cover slightly bent. Faded spots on black cloth cover. Spine ends lightly bumped. John Day hardcover books
1939rif. 247575New York: The John Day Company 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Spine faded bookstore sticker on rear pastedown pages lightly age-toned else very good lacking the dustwrapper. The John Day Company hardcover books
1965rif. 15392New York: Trident Press 1965. Hardcover. 272p. good first edition in green cloth with black barbed-wire vignette in a shelfworn unclipped dj. Young 2994. Set during the Korean War centering on 48 hours in an army stockade. Trident Press hardcover books
1937rif. 623490Newark N. J.: Educational and Recreational Guides 1937. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Volume II Number 1. Octavo. 30pp. Large double-page foldout of "Miniature Stills" from the film. Illustrated with additional images of the film. Stapled photographic self-wrappers. Crease at the bottom of front wrap a little soiling very good or better. Scarce. Educational and Recreational Guides unknown books
1936rif. 13182The Exile Reynal and Hitchcock / John Day 1936 first edition fine in glassine wraps as issued which exhibit wear tear and chipping. A pre-publication issue with a special binding and Christmas Greetings card for select customers laid in. Reynal and Hitchcock / John Day paperback books
1935rif. 01739A HOUSE DIVIDED John Day 1935 first edition light dust soiling on front & rear panels soiling and sunning on spine with a small chip at the base of the spine else a vg copy in wraps of this ADVANCE READING COPY. John Day 1935 paperback books
1934rif. 01738THE MOTHER John Day 1934 first edition dust soiling on front and rear panels soiling and sunning on spine else a vg copy in wraps of this ADVANCE READING COPY. John Day 1934 paperback books
1964rif. 624458New York: Free Press of Glencoe 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. 648pp. Owner name and stamp of a noted American psychologist on the front fly else fine in fine dust jacket with a little fading on the spine letters. Free Press of Glencoe hardcover books
rif. 19788African American All-Black Cast Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway's Hello Dolly! Original Play Program. David Merrick/Champion Five Inc. 1967. Red wrappers with two black and white portraits of Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. Measures 12" x 9". 16 pages total. This production transcended the racial barriers of the era as multiracial crowds swarmed to see Bailey's performance in action. It was met with rave reviews and earned her a Special Tony Award in 1968. Even so the cast released their own album--a rarity for a revival. This play program contains black-and-white photographs and biographies of each player. Also included is a large spread of pictures from the play. In very good condition. unknown books
1997rif. 336422Bolgona: Marino Parisotto Vay 1997. hardcover. near fine/very good. Thoroughly illustrated with b/w photographs. Unpaginated with text in Italian and English. Folio pictorial boards pictorial wrappers scratched and scuffed particularly on back. Bologna: Marino Parisotto Vay 1997. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Marino Parisotto Vay unknown books
rif. CA09B-00225Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission Prince George's County Planning Dept. Collectible - Very Good. Upper Marlboro MD: Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission Prince George's County Planning Dept 1996. 1st edition. 4to spiral-bound paperback. iv162pp. Illustrations maps. Near Fine book. Price marked out with ink on front cover. African Americans Historic Buildings Prince George's County Maryland Inquire if you need further information. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Prince George's County Planning Dept paperback books
1971rif. 145222New York: Norton 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Spine ends and corners bumped spine lean very good in a good soiled and price clipped dust jacket. Norton hardcover books
1995rif. 169542New York: Riverhead Books 1995. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in wrappers a paperback. Uncorrected proof. Riverhead Books unknown books
1939rif. 184107New York: John Day 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Soiled Very good/ no dust jacket. John Day hardcover books
1974rif. 187598New York: Simon & Schuster 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. Later. Very good plus. Hardcover lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners cover and foredges very lightly soiled. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1936rif. 225767New York: John Day 1936. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Later. Very good later edition hardcover with Good dust jacket. The book has shelf rub of spine ends along with front endpaper is missing. The text is clean. The dust jacket has minor wear and tear of all panel edges along with light browning panels. John Day hardcover books
1995rif. 169543New York: Riverhead Books 1995. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in wrappers a paperback. Uncorrected proof. Riverhead Books unknown books
1951rif. 210176New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1951. Hardcover. Good/Good. Later. Good in good dust jacket. Minor foxing on endpaper. 1" tear at top of book spine. Edges of spine rubbed and bumped. Top 1" of dust jacket spine missing 1" x 1" piece missing at bottom of spine. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1970rif. 173317New York: Cowles 1970. Near Fine. First edition. Near fine. The corners of the binding are slightly worn. Cowles unknown books
1943rif. 167841New York: Sun Dial 1943. Hardcover. Good/Good. Later. Good in good dust jacket. /. Cloth and dust jacket faded rubbed/ dust jacket chipped lightly stained. Sun Dial hardcover books
1939rif. 258342New York: Day Co 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. About Very good in near Very good dust jacket. Clean text in decorative cloth covers with some fading and wear dust jacket is worn on edges with several chips and creases. Day Co hardcover books
1955rif. 226102IN: Bobbs 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good in good dust jacket. Pages are clean. Small sticker shadow on front endpaper. Small sticker inside front cover. Spine ends bumped. Clean cover. Dustwrapper price clipped. Tears on dust jacket spine ends. Rubbing to dust jacket edges. Bobbs hardcover books
