BUCK, Pearl SABAA
4.002 Ergebnisse
2004Best.-Nr. 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
1931Best.-Nr. 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
1931Best.-Nr. 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
1977Best.-Nr. 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
1931Best.-Nr. 48926New York: The John Day Company 1931. Very Good. New York: The John Day Company 1931. First Edition first state with "flees" to page 100 and "The John Day Publishing Company" to copyright page. Octavo; brown cloth stamped in gilt; decorative green endpapers; tan topstain; 375pp. Lacks dust jacket. Mild edgewear; rubbing to spine; light spotting; binding sound; ownership inscription and bookseller notes to preliminaries else unmarked. A Very Good copy of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel which was quite influential in Buck becoming the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. The John Day Company unknown books
1931Best.-Nr. 49032London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1931. Very Good. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1931. First UK Edition with "First Published" to copyright page. Octavo; brown cloth stamped in gilt; topstain; 339pp. advertisements. Lacks dust jacket. Mild staining and sunning; corners bumped; separation at crown but binding sound; foxing to edges of text block; ownership inscription to preliminaries. Overall a Very Good copy of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel which was quite influential in Buck becoming the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. Methuen & Co. Ltd unknown books
1945Best.-Nr. 32563New York: Books Inc 1945. Very Good -/Good. New York Books Inc. 1945. First thus. Octavo 19 cm; 318pp. Boards full bound in brown cloth with gilt stamping to spine wrapped in publisher's brightly illustrated jacket. Jacket chipped minorly torn worn and rubbed with water staining to spine and back panel sunning to spine and loss to spine ends. Boards generally soiled with water staning to margins and wear to spine ends and corners. Previous owner birthday greetings to first free endsheet. Pages clean. A Very Good copy in a Good only jacket of Buck's most famous work. Books, Inc unknown books
1931Best.-Nr. 6681London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1931. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1931 1st UK edition. Solid and VG in its tan cloth with light foxing to the preliminaries and edges. 12mo 339 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Also includes a custom-made full-morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Methuen & Co. Ltd unknown books
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 books
1949Best.-Nr. 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
1944Best.-Nr. 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
1975Best.-Nr. 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
2006Best.-Nr. Q-1404822208Picture Window Books 2006-09-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Picture Window Books paperback
1995Best.-Nr. 282561PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
Best.-Nr. 68663698-6Hartmore House. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Hartmore House unknown
Best.-Nr. ria9781326490270_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; When we talk about escapes people think of travel or spa breaks and there are plenty of those here along with some more unusual ways to feel alive. It's too easy to get caught up with to-do lists even on holiday so lose the list and paperback
Best.-Nr. 087677138XNew. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. unknown
Best.-Nr. 71137London: T. Fisher Unwin 1896. Strange Tale FIRST EDITION. Octavo 22 x 15cm pp.6 226. With a halftone frontispiece illustration. Title-page lettered in black and red. Publisher's green cloth gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt the others untrimmed. Foxing throughout mostly to page margins as well as first and last few leaves. Binding shaken; gutter visible in a few places title-page coming loose. Endpapers toned hinges starting but stable. Ownership inscription in black ink to front pastedown. Some rubbing to cloth mild edgewear. Good. A strange tale about a supposed widow with a dark secret. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1896 unknown
1901Best.-Nr. P-19403New York: International Association of Newspapers and Authors 1901. Hardcover. Very Good/First Edition. Octavo. Rare work by one of the masters of the Nineties. Original maroon and beige designer cloth with cherubs flanking title inside a garland. A clean tight unmarked copy. International Association of Newspapers and Authors hardcover
Best.-Nr. 57754688-6Chivers Press. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Chivers Press unknown
1952Best.-Nr. 28626NY: The John Day Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The book has some very minor spots of rubbing at the bottom & corners. The DJ is rubbed at the spine ends & corners with a vertical split on the spine with no loss. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages . The John Day Company hardcover
1952Best.-Nr. 291624London : Methuen 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 238p. ; 19cm. Subjects: American fiction ; 20th century. London : Methuen hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. 228210Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books Inc. 1954 first edition . 993 near fine appears unread paperback Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. paperback
1952Best.-Nr. 005413New York: The John Day Co. 1952. First Edition. First Printing. Good copy in poor jacket. Signature of author on bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. In brown cloth covers with stamped title author and design in gilt on front cover and same on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Bumping and rubbing of ends of spine and lower corners. Moderate wear. Jacket front panel has price. Jacket is separated into two pieces at front spine edge. Closed tear on rear panel edge. Upper spine is missing. Moderate rubbing. In new protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The John Day Co. Hardcover
1952Best.-Nr. 1773905203ADAMethuen & Co.Ltd. 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. First Published in GB. 238 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions and sticker to front pastedown and endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket is in two parts and has heavy edgewear with areas of loss heavy tears chips and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Pencil inscription to front flap. Staining to rear panel. Methuen & Co.Ltd. hardcover
