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réf. 1598598503.GaudioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
réf. Q-0381980375John Day Company 1956-06-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! John Day Company hardcover
2004réf. Q-1559210354Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries 2004-12-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries paperback
1972réf. 57058NY: The John Day Company 1972. Specially-bound edition limited to 1000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page this being copy #195. One of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck issued to recognize her 80th birthday. Buck whose maiden name is Sydenstricker was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. She was well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed-race adoptions. “Imperial Woman” is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China Ci-xi who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908. 8vo. imitation white leather & blue boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 376 pages. Fine condition. The John Day Company unknown
1956réf. 13401John Day. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1956. Hard Cover. B24 . John Day hardcover
réf. 0727402110.Gunknown_binding. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1956réf. 325818New York: John Day Company 1956. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner name inked on FEP. Open tearing on panel corners and spine crown and heel. Rubbing on top rear panel. John Day Company hardcover
réf. 405519392136unknown
1956réf. 165John Day New York 1956 . No other dates. VG/VG- Rare edition in Rare DJ. Collectible copy of hard to find book in early printing. Burnt orange hardcover in VG condition . Slight bumping to spines. Light shelf wear to edges and corners. Tight clean copy. A few tiny spots on first fly leaf otherwise no marks no book plate no P O no stickers no foxing no smells. DJ shows wear. Tears at top and bottom of spine as well corners and edges. Statement by Sterling North on the back of DJ "In Defense of the Novel". Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriquing rulers during a time of intense turbulence. Tzu Hsi - Empress of China in youth a beautiful concubine in middle life a brilliant strategist in old age a goddess. Tzu Hsi was feared and hated by many in the court but adored by the people. The Empress's rise to power parallels the story of China's transition from the ancient to modern way. John Day hardcover
1956réf. 617113New York: The John Day Company 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Second printing. Slight page toning else about fine in a very good dust jacket with some fading on the spine shallow chips and creasing. "An historical novel about the last empress of China. The John Day Company hardcover books
1956réf. 569278New York: John Day Company 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited edition stated ninth impression. Quarter pebble-grained white cloth and papercovered boards issued without dustwrapper. Spine a little toned very good or better. Copy number 252 of 1000 numbered copies Signed by the author. Additionally Inscribed and initialed by Buck to Byron and Nancy Keeble: "To By and Mary good wishes - This book based on history PSB. John Day Company hardcover books
1955réf. 549152United States: MCA / Pauline Mayer / John Day 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Advance copy. Pre-publication galley proof consisting of a sample selection of the novel possibly for internal use of the publisher or for submission by author's agent to publisher John Day. Quarto sheets consisting of mimeographed typescript of the first 17 pages of text printed on rectos only pressure-pin bound into later folder. Slight even tanning in text light wear at tips of corners else very good. The final published book Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck was published by John Day in 1956. Possibly unique. MCA / Pauline Mayer / John Day hardcover books
1972réf. 57058NY: The John Day Company 1972. Specially-bound edition limited to 1000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page this being copy #195. One of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck issued to recognize her 80th birthday. Buck whose maiden name is Sydenstricker was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. She was well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed-race adoptions. “Imperial Woman” is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China Ci-xi who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908. 8vo. imitation white leather & blue boards stamped in gilt top edge gilt; 376 pages. Fine condition. The John Day Company unknown books
réf. 6895New York: the John Day Company 1956. Hardcover. 8vo 8.5" x 6" burnt orange cloth decorative gilt title deckled fore-edge. 8 376 pp. First edition. CONDITION: Very good in fair dj with chips tears and losses upper right corner of front flap clipped price of $4.95 present in lower right corner. New York: the John Day Company, 1956 unknown books
1922réf. 273972Baltimore 1922. unbound. 1 page 8.5 x 5.5 Baltimore Maryland November 22 1922 to American psychiatrist and staunch Eugenicist Dr. Stewart Paton in full: "I have asked the publishers to send you a copy of my book 'The Biology of Death' which has recently appeared. I hope that you will presently receive it and find it of some interest." Within five years both scientists would come to hate one another with Paton replacing Pearl as the poster boy of Eugenics and the voice of the Eugenics Research Association. Natural folds; fine condition. Pearl rarely comes to market and it speculated that his letters were avoided by collectors due to his anti-Semitism and also the fact that Pearl restricted much of his correspondence to the scientific community. American biologist and father of the controversial science of Eugenics and founder of Biogerontology. He made his case on the world stage with his publication "Breeding Better Men" and delivered the first speech at the very first International Eugenics Congress in London July 1912. In 1927 Pearl shocked the scientific community and his peers at John Hopkins University by renouncing the entire movement. Many thought it too late to correct the damage as he had already endorsed Alexis Carrel's erroneous ideas that "normal cells don%u2019t age" and his own theory for The Rate of Living Hypothesis which enjoyed prominence for nearly 50 years. unknown
1922réf. 273972Baltimore 1922. unbound. 1 page 8.5 x 5.5 Baltimore Maryland November 22 1922 to American psychiatrist and staunch Eugenicist Dr. Stewart Paton in full: "I have asked the publishers to send you a copy of my book 'The Biology of Death' which has recently appeared. I hope that you will presently receive it and find it of some interest." Within five years both scientists would come to hate one another with Paton replacing Pearl as the poster boy of Eugenics and the voice of the Eugenics Research Association. Natural folds; fine condition. Pearl rarely comes to market and it speculated that his letters were avoided by collectors due to his anti-Semitism and also the fact that Pearl restricted much of his correspondence to the scientific community. American biologist and father of the controversial science of Eugenics and founder of Biogerontology. He made his case on the world stage with his publication "Breeding Better Men" and delivered the first speech at the very first International Eugenics Congress in London July 1912. In 1927 Pearl shocked the scientific community and his peers at John Hopkins University by renouncing the entire movement. Many thought it too late to correct the damage as he had already endorsed Alexis Carrel's erroneous ideas that "normal cells don%u2019t age" and his own theory for The Rate of Living Hypothesis which enjoyed prominence for nearly 50 years. unknown books
1914réf. PRINT18JL0074The Annual Report of the Maine Agricultural Station for 1914 1914. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. First edition. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Offprint. 1914. Reprinted from the Annual Report of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station for 1914 p. 217-236. First separate edition. Offprint. Original wrappers. The Annual Report of the Maine Agricultural Station for 1914 unknown
1914réf. PRINT19ARC1141914. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. First edition. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Offprint. 1914. Reprinted from Maine Agricultural Experiment Station Orono. Bulletin 231 September 1914. pp. 218-236. First separate edition. Offprint. Original wrappers. unknown
réf. 0483791849.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. PRINT25MM110Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Offprint. 1914. Reprint from the Annual Report of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station for 1914 pp. 217-236. Ownership stamp of F.B. Hutt on cover. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station unknown
réf. 0259893854.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 63142Stock 15 février 1973, in-8 broché, 474pp; traduction de Lola Tranec - très bon état
réf. 64014Editions G.P. 1959, relié toile éditeur, 456pp avec des illustrations de Daniel Dupuy; traduction de Lola Tranec; collection Super n° 42 - très bon état
réf. 71868Stock 1957, broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 390pp; traduction de Lola Tranec - bon état
1959réf. 048945Daniel Dupuy Librairie Stock reliure Rigide Décorative Paris 1959 455 pages en format 14.5 - 20 cm - dessins en couleurs - reliure rigide en percaline avec vignette en dorure - protection rhodoid
