1936réf. 2504035Grosset & Dunlap 1936. first photography edition. hardcover. fine/near fine. First photography edition 33rd printing. Book fine dust jacket near fine very minor rubbing to dj edges. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
1975réf. 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 books
2004réf. 566856New York: Washington Square Press 2004. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. Modest rubbing with a small crease on the rear wrapper permanent marker line on topedge very good. Washington Square Press unknown books
1931réf. 140944549New York: The John Day Publishing Company 1931. First edition. First edition first printing first issue with "The John Day Publishing Company Inc." on copyright page. Error "flees" that was present in the first three printings on p. 100 line 17. vi 375 1 pp. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering green topstain and green illustrated endpapers. Fine clearly benefiting from the jacket's protection throughout the decades in a Near Fine completely unsophisticated example of the sought-after dust jacket. Jacket lightly worn along extremities with slight toning to spine panel small black stain to rear panel two tape ghosts to verso of flaps small tape mend to verso of head. The jacket is scarce in such lovely condition with no work done to it. Housed in a custom crimson cloth slipcase. The first appearance of the bestselling historical novel. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1932. The John Day Publishing Company unknown books
1931réf. 140940954London: Methuen & Co. LTD 1931. First British Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition first printing of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Bound in publisher's original cloth. Near Fine with light fading to spine a small ding to top and bottom edge of upper board. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light edge wear. Methuen & Co. LTD unknown books
1977réf. 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
1949réf. 2346917New York: International Collectors Library 1949. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 7x5x0. Palacios Rafael. Includes publisher's insert. Minimal cosmetic wear. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1949 Hard Cover. 260 pp. Rafael Palacios binding. Original terra cotta leatherette hardcover binding gilt titles and decorations top edge gilt ribbon marker bound in terra cotta endpapers. "This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall. Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded he begins to rise in the world even as the House of Hwang falls. International Collectors Library hardcover books
1944réf. 2338927New York: The Modern Library 1944. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 7x4x0. Angelo Valenti. 1934-6 printing of Toledano 002.3 binding/jacket style 7f orange Rockwell Kent endpapers 95 cent jacket price 242 titles on jacket reverse. Jacket toned. 1944 Hard Cover. xiii 1 374 1 pp. Introduction by author Valenti Angelo jacket art. This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall. Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded he begins to rise in the world even as the House of Hwang falls. The Modern Library hardcover books
1975réf. 104563Franklin Center:: Franklin Library. Fine. 1975. Hardcover. The 1932 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction. Limited edition. Octavo fully bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along spine all edges gilt silk moire endpapers sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Fine.; 345 pages . Franklin Library, hardcover books
1970réf. 173317New York: Cowles 1970. Near Fine. First edition. Near fine. The corners of the binding are slightly worn. Cowles unknown books
1970réf. 203483New York: John Day 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fourth edition. About Very good in very good dust jacket. Bookplate writing inside cover. Dustwrapper price clipped with small tear taped. John Day hardcover books
1970réf. 132925New York: Cowles Book Co 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book has rub of edges light yellowing pages light foxing foredges dust jacket has chipping of spine fading panels. Cowles Book Co hardcover books
1970réf. 70313sNew York: Cowles Book Company 1970. First Edition. Octavo cloth & boards hardcover 218 pp. Photos. Former-owner inscription; otherwise Near-Fine in a chipped dust jacket. Cowles Book Company, [1970]. First Edition. hardcover books
réf. 106726hardcover. very good. Illustrated. 8vo cloth. New York 1970. unknown books
1963réf. 618886New York: The John Day Company 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fifth impression. Spotting on the top page edge else near fine in a very good dust jacket with tears creasing and rubbing. "A novel of Korea. The John Day Company hardcover books
1963réf. 31205NY: John Day 1963. First Edition. 8vo pp. 478. Part of a bookplate on flyleaf o/w VG no dj. A novel about Korea. John Day unknown books
1977réf. 431765New York: John Day 1977. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Printed paper green wrappers. Faint bend on front wrap a little sunning at the spine very good or better. Letter from a publishing executive sending the proof to a reviewer. Very scarce in this format. John Day unknown books
1934réf. 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
1946réf. 541751Cleveland: World Publishing 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Reprint. Pages toned with owner name on front fly corners and spine ends lightly bumped very good in an edgeworn good only dust jacket with chips at the foot of the spine affecting text and interior dampstains on the spine and front panel. World Publishing hardcover books
1939réf. 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
1939réf. 184107New York: John Day 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Soiled Very good/ no dust jacket. John Day hardcover books
1939réf. 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
1939réf. 194935New York: John Day 1939. Hardcover. Good. Book club. Good/Poor. Browning hinge cracker with name plate. Dut cover very rubbed torn and worn. John Day hardcover books
1939réf. 148110New York: John Day 1939. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good hardcover. Pages brown clean text. Corners slightly bent. Spine faded. John Day hardcover books
1939réf. 127804New York: P.F. Collier & Son 1939. Hardcover. Good. Reprint. Good hardcover. Reprint. Text clean. Front hinge cracked. Corners on cover rubbed and bent. Fraying to top edge of spine. P.F. Collier & Son hardcover books
