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1939rif. 61177New York: The John Day Company 1939. First Edition. Advance Issue one of an unspecified number of copies signed by Buck on the front endpaper and sent with "Dear Bookseller" letters roughly a month prior to publication with the compliments of The John Day Company. Octavo 22cm; black cloth with titling and author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; publisher's slipcase; ii45-593pp with a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author. Touch of dust-soil to cloth else a clean Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $1.50 lightly edgeworn with some light surface wear and a diagonal crease to rear flap; Very Good in like slipcase. Buck's Nobel Lecture in which she discusses the origins of the great novels of China and maintains "that it is the Chinese and not the western novel which has shaped her own efforts in writing." from front flap. The John Day Company unknown
1942rif. 501445New York: John Day 1942. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Drawings by William Arthur Smith. Boards quite stained a good only copy in moderately stained good or better dust jacket. Inscribed by Buck on front fly: "For Gladys Rosa Watkins and I hope you like the Chinese children. Pearl S. Buck." Additionally Inscribed by the artist incorporating a Chinese chop mark: "To Gladys. Happiness to you forever! Bill. William Arthur Smith. March 4 1943." A very uncommon children's book. John Day hardcover
1943rif. 92544Methuen & Co. London. 1943. Methuen. 1943. First edition. DW. Slim square 8vo. Illustrated boards and endpapers. Colour illustrations. Gift inscription to half-title. Edges of boards sunned pages slightly browned otherwise a clean and sound copy in wrapper that is slightly browned and worn with a small close tear and creases to top corner of rear panel. hardcover
1946rif. 152848London: Methuen 1946. 3rd edition. Nice copy. small quarto. hardback with dust jacket 54pp. illusts. Nice copy of the British edition in blue boards decorated in red & black in a nice price-clipped wrap-around dust jacket by Katherine Tozer. Very uncommon in this condition Methuen hardcover
1939rif. 308048New York: John Day 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The lecture given by Buck on accepting the Nobel Prize for literature. She was the third American after Sinclair Lewis and Eugene O'Neill and fourth woman after Selma Lagerof Grazia Deledda and Sigrid Undset to win the prize. Buck whose best-known novel The Good Earth is set in China uses the Nobel pulpit to discuss Chinese fiction a little considered subject at the time. It wasn't until 2012 that a Chinese writer—Mo Yan—was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. 59 pages. First edition first printing. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket with a snag on the back panel resulting in a narrow band of creasing and some tears. Bookplate on the front pastedown. In a very good slipcase with some wear to the corners. This copy is one of an unspecified number signed by Buck and issued in a slipcase. It is possible that none of the signed copies were for sale. This one comes with a letter from the publisher addressed "Dear Bookseller" that reads "We take pleasure in sending you with our compliments a personal advance copy of The Chinese Novel." The letter goes on to promote a forthcoming Chinese novel Moment in Peking by Lin Yutang. This book is not common with the slipcase and letter. John Day hardcover
1942rif. 5619John Day. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Hardcover. Former school library with stamp inside front cover and card pocket inside back cover. Illustrated white and red boards black titling. Solid binding moderate shelfwear head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Light surface soil. Clean unmarked pages. Drawings by William Arthur Smitth. ; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 62 pages . John Day hardcover
1939rif. 96291New York: John Day Company 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a light rubbed near fine price-clipped dustwrapper lacking the cardboard slipcase. John Day Company hardcover
1939rif. 000115New York: The John Day Co. 1939. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine in Near Fine jacket; signed by author. Slipcase also present. See scans and description. New York: The John Day Company 1939. First Edition signed by the author uninscribed on the ffep. Thin octavo 59 pp. Black cloth binding with gilt imprinting black and gold jacket. Fine book in Near Fine jacket showing only light peripheral wear. Unclipped still bearing the $ 1.50 1939 price. The very scarce slipcase is also present albeit with detached spine; slipcase otherwise quite perfect. See all scans. One of Buck's scarcest. The Chinese Novel is Buck's Nobel Lecture delivered at the Swedish Academy upon winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. Buck the first of just two American women to win the prize points out the distinct nature of the Chinese novel the quintessential grass-roots form which comes from and lives within the Chinese common people whose tea house and farming villages are the roots of the stories contained therein. She also predicted - correctly - that her own adherence to this form would cause her to fall out of the critical limelight in time. With the slipcase hard to replace. Provenance provided to purchaser. L12n The John Day Co. hardcover
1938rif. 1661Hardback with Dust Jacket first edition DJ has some edge wear clipped John Day hardcover
rif. 144225New York: The John Day Company. Hardcover. A. Parker's Books Offering antique books vintage books and rare books for over 43 years View our other listings: A.Parker's Books FIRST PRINTINGS FIRST EDITIONS The Chinese Children Next Door and Stories for LIttle Children Pearl S. Buck New York: The John Day Company 1940; 1942 9 1/2 x 6 1/2; 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches 63 pp; n.p. Red cloth with black titles no dust jacket. Black and red illustrations; green cloth with brown titles no dust jacket. Full color illustrations. Both volumes signed and inscribed to Pearl S. Buck's grandson "Bobby" by the author to ffep. Toning to spines; rubbing discoloration and foxing to covers. Stories for Little Children spine has splitting at rear top. Interiors have toning and glue darkening to endpapers else clean and nice. Ph B5 V. The John Day Company hardcover
1969rif. 383636NY: John Day Company 1969. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. William Arthur Smith. Hardcover oblong pictorial cloth 64 pages illustrated in two-colors by William Arthur Smith. SIGNED BY BUCK on the title page. Originally published 1n 1942 this is the 17th printing and was most likely signed in 1969 by Buck in Danby Vermont where she lived in her later years. Bright clean copy no dust jacket. Record # 383636 John Day Company hardcover
1950rif. ABE-1672392554721The John Day Company 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author. Very Good. 1950 The John Day Company. Third Impression. 62 pp. Signed by Pearl S. Buck on book plate on FFEP. Blue hardcover with silver lettering. Sound binding clean pages. Moderate foxing to cover pastedowns and endpages. Rub to corners with otherwise moderate wear. The John Day Company hardcover
1992rif. Q-0933149492Woodbine House 1992-09-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Woodbine House paperback
1953rif. Obp,childnevergrewSignedSEE PHOTOS JOHN DAY hardcover
1992rif. 965236John Day Co March 1992. Hardcover. Good - Cash/Good. Rice paper type DJ yellowing to the edges and spine and chipping to the edges. 1950 copyright 15th impression 1973. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. The cover is clean. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. John Day Co hardcover
2011rif. fh204jMumbai: Alfreruby Publishers 2011. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. the wraps are a touch shelf rubbed and there is a very soft crease on the back. the book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. the book appears unused. lovely condition. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Alfreruby Publishers paperback
2011rif. 221117006Alfreruby Publishers 2011. paperback. Like New. 0x0x0. Please Read 2011 printing - Pearl Drego Author - No marks on text - My shelf location we-h-121 Alfreruby Publishers paperback
rif. A9781008984875Hardback. New. hardcover
rif. B9781008984875Hardback. New. hardcover
rif. 1008984876.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 68544997-20MacDonald & Company Publishers Limited. 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. MacDonald & Company (Publishers), Limited unknown
rif. 0382094697.Glibrary. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1955rif. 133545London: Faber & Faber 1955. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 200pp. illusts. Some edge-wear & a rather chipped dust jacket o/w a VG copy of AldissÕ first book Faber & Faber hardcover
1955rif. 013984London: Faber and Faber Ltd 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Pearl Falconer. Signed by Authors. Inscribed by Aldiss on ffep. First edition. Blue cloth boards with yellow lettering on spine. Interior is crisp clean and unmarked. 200 pages. Dust jacket shows light edgewear with rubbing at corners; minor smudging on rear panel; not price clipped 12s 6d net; in an archival mylar sleeve. Brian Aldiss's first book. Inscribed ''With fond memories / of Portland Oregon / Brian Aldiss''. Faber and Faber Ltd hardcover
rif. 1973668165.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
