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Author:
Pearl Buck
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Buck, Pearl S. (Sydenstricker) 1892-1973
The Woman Who Was Changed and Other Stories
Publisher: NY, Crowell [1979]. 5 p.l., 178 p.; 21 cm. "First Edition" Six pieces of fiction published after Pearl Buck's death. Stock# 31,476. Vg/ dj vg. American literature.
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AUD 12.08 | CAD 12.95 | EUR 9.69 | GBP 8.29 | JPY 1,136.36 | MXN 138.89 | ZAR 125.00 |
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The Owl at the Bridge.
Item number: 31476.
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Buck, Pearl S. (Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. Jespersen, Ingrid, translator.
Den Gode Jord [The Good Earth].
Publisher: Jespersen og Pios Forlag, København / Kobenhavn / Copenhagen, MCMXXXVIII [1938]. 'Autoriseret Oversættelse efter 'The Good Earth' ved Rektor, Frøken Ingrid Jespersen.' In Danish. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1932, Buck's "poignant portrayal of a poor farmer's life and his bond with the land is as relevant to our own ancestral roots as it is to rural China." 280 p.; flexible stiff red covers; ink owner name; VG. stock#21252 {gb}.
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AUD 12.08 | CAD 12.95 | EUR 9.69 | GBP 8.29 | JPY 1,136.36 | MXN 138.89 | ZAR 125.00 |
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The Owl at the Bridge.
Item number: 21252.
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Buck, Pearl S.(Sydenstricker) 1893-1973
Imperial Woman A Novel
Publisher: N.Y., John Day [1956]. 3 p.l., 376 p.; 21.5 cm. "Tzu Hsi, the last ruling Empress of China was a woman so diverse in her gifts, so contradictory in her behavior, so rich in the many aspects of her personality, that it is difficult to comprehend and convey." Stock# 31,097. Good+/ no dj. China; royalty; biography.
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AUD 11.59 | CAD 12.44 | EUR 9.30 | GBP 7.96 | JPY 1,090.91 | MXN 133.33 | ZAR 120.00 |
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The Owl at the Bridge.
Item number: 31097.
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Buck, Pearl S. (Sydenstricker), b. 1892
Pavilion of Women
Publisher: NY, John Day [1946]. 316 p., pictorial endpapers; 21 cm. Novel set in China, based on Pearl Buck's prewar missionary experience. Stock#29953. Good, tan cloth covers soiled/ no dj.
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AUD 6.28 | CAD 6.74 | EUR 5.04 | GBP 4.31 | JPY 590.91 | MXN 72.22 | ZAR 65.00 |
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The Owl at the Bridge.
Item number: 29953.
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Buck, Pearl S. (Sydenstricker) 1893-1973.
Peony.
Publisher: N.Y., John Day [1948]. ”At various times in history colonies of Jews have gone to China and lived there. The city of K'aifeng, in the province of Honan, was a center for them. In China they have never been persecuted.” Novel based in mid-19th century Hunan. 312 p. Blue cloth boards; no dj; no book club markings. Stock# 100,221x. Good+/ no dj.
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AUD 7.25 | CAD 7.77 | EUR 5.81 | GBP 4.98 | JPY 681.82 | MXN 83.33 | ZAR 75.00 |
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The Owl at the Bridge.
Item number: 100221.
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Buck, Pearl S.:
Die Frauen des Hauses Wu
Publisher: Frankfurt, Im Bertelsmann Lesering, 1955. . 429pp, German Language Text. Roman Script. In good plus cond, pictorial boards ( no d/w) Neat ink previous ownrs inscr ffep. 7 1/2 x 5 inchs
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AUD 7.49 | CAD 8.03 | EUR 6.01 | GBP 5.00 | JPY 704.55 | MXN 86.11 | ZAR 77.50 |
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Keeble Antiques.
Item number: 469.
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Buck, Pearl S. (Sydenstricker) 1893-1973
Letter From Peking
Publisher: N.Y., Pocket Books, 1958. 3 p.l., 218 p. 16.5 cm. "The best-selling novel about the marriage of an American woman and a man who was half-Chinese--in a world that forced them apart." SAG. Stock# 31,098. Vg/ paperback.
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AUD 7.25 | CAD 7.77 | EUR 5.81 | GBP 4.98 | JPY 681.82 | MXN 83.33 | ZAR 75.00 |
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The Owl at the Bridge.
Item number: 31098.
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SEDGES, John (pseudonym of Pearl Buck)
The Long Love
Publisher: New York: John Day, (1949). 8vo. Cloth. 311 p . 1st ed. Fine in near fine d. w.
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AUD 18.84 | CAD 20.21 | EUR 15.12 | GBP 12.94 | JPY 1,772.73 | MXN 216.67 | ZAR 195.00 |
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Bibliomania.
Item number: 36765.
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Buck, Pearl S.
CHINA Past and Present
Publisher: John Day NY 1972. Full-bound white cloth, black lettering/accent, b&w photos; slight browning board edges, small ding top edge, bttm crnrs very mildly bumped, soft crease line at edge ffep, po embossing stamp ffep, dj very light browning along edges, minute wear at extremities, front flap creased, in protective Mylar cvrs. First Edition Very Good Hard Cover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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AUD 27.05 | CAD 29.02 | EUR 21.71 | GBP 18.58 | JPY 2,545.45 | MXN 311.11 | ZAR 280.00 |
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Item number: 1152.
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BUCK, Pearl, Louis Bromfield, Albert Einstein, W.J. Millor, S.J., Victor Reuther, Ray Lyman Wilbur, et al
New Evidence of the Militarization of America: A Report Issued by...
Publisher: Washington: The National Council Against Conscription, (1949). Wraps. 64 p .
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AUD 19.32 | CAD 20.73 | EUR 15.50 | GBP 13.27 | JPY 1,818.18 | MXN 222.22 | ZAR 200.00 |
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Item number: 15249.
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Buck, Pearl S.
The Three Daughters of Madame Liang
Publisher: The John Day Co. NY 1969. Condition: FINE/VG dj spine soiled. Topic: CHINA 1969 BOMC EDITION Binding: HB
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AUD 16.70 | CAD 17.91 | EUR 13.40 | GBP 11.47 | JPY 1,570.91 | MXN 192.00 | ZAR 172.80 |
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Anton's Fine Used Books.
Item number: BOOKS000073I.
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Buck, Pearl S., Illustrated by: Fox, Stuart
The People of Japan: A Perceptive Portrait of Their Life Today
Publisher: Simon & Sxhuster New York 1966. 256 pages, b/w photo plates by Stuart Fox; cream marbled boards. Near fine; dust jacket price clipped, very good, light wear Stated First Printing Hard Cover 8vo.
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AUD 30.92 | CAD 33.16 | EUR 24.81 | GBP 21.23 | JPY 2,909.09 | MXN 355.56 | ZAR 320.00 |
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Abstract Books.
Item number: 013301.
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Buck, Pearl S.
The Kennedy Women: A Personal Appraissal
Publisher: Cowles by arrangement with John Day New York 1970. 218 pages, 8vo, white cloth/brown textured spine. Very good, slightly canted, no marks; dust jacket very good, edgewear with slight loss Stated First Canadian Edition Hard Cover
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AUD 11.59 | CAD 12.44 | EUR 9.30 | GBP 7.96 | JPY 1,090.91 | MXN 133.33 | ZAR 120.00 |
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Item number: 021534.
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Buck, Pearl S.
My Mother's House.
Publisher: Appalachian Press Richwood, West Virginia 1965. Condition: Fine, in Near Fine Slipcase. Slipcase very, very slight soil. 1stEd,1stPrint Binding: HB Rust Cloth Signed bookplate pasted on one corner on inside front cover, as originally sold. Card explaining fund raiser included.
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AUD 289.86 | CAD 310.88 | EUR 232.56 | GBP 199.07 | JPY 27,272.73 | MXN 3,333.33 | ZAR 3,000.00 |
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Anton's Fine Used Books.
Item number: BOOKS000285I.
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Buck, Pearl S.
Oriental Cookbook
Publisher: Simon & Schuster 1972. VG+/VG First Edition. Hardcover 6.25 X 9.5 DJ 256 Pages. Sepia and white drawings. Sepia on white, commentary on each country with nice drawing. Each recipe complete on one page no turning. Authentic recipes. DJ has tiny closed tears at edges.
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AUD 9.66 | CAD 10.36 | EUR 7.75 | GBP 6.64 | JPY 909.09 | MXN 111.11 | ZAR 100.00 |
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Broder's Rare and Used Books.
Item number: BOOKS001717I.
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BUCK, Pearl S.
Asia and Democracy
Publisher: Macmillan, 1943. F First U K Edition A fine copy in a near fine d. w. , spine sl. darkened.
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AUD 19.32 | CAD 20.73 | EUR 15.50 | GBP 13.27 | JPY 1,818.18 | MXN 222.22 | ZAR 200.00 |
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Collectors Treasury.
Item number: 55156.
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BUCK, Pearl S.
Mandala. A Novel of India.
Publisher: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1971. F First U K Edition A fine copy in a near fine sl. edgeworn d. w.
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AUD 24.15 | CAD 25.91 | EUR 19.38 | GBP 16.59 | JPY 2,272.73 | MXN 277.78 | ZAR 250.00 |
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Collectors Treasury.
Item number: 55164.
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Buck, Pearl
Pavilion of Women
Publisher: John Day Company New York 1946. 316 pages. Clean and tight inside. Light tan cloth boards with red pavilion on front cover. Front end pages show stain. Owner's name on titl e page. No Jacket Hard Cover Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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AUD 4.83 | CAD 5.18 | EUR 3.88 | GBP 3.32 | JPY 454.55 | MXN 55.56 | ZAR 50.00 |
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Item number: 1352.
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Buck, Pearl
Mandala
Publisher: John Day Company New York 1970. 376 pages. Clean and tight. Jacket show wears . Picture of Mandala on front. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Good Hard Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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AUD 4.83 | CAD 5.18 | EUR 3.88 | GBP 3.32 | JPY 454.55 | MXN 55.56 | ZAR 50.00 |
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Item number: 1354.
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Buck, Pearl
Imperial Woman
Publisher: John Day Company New York 1956. 346 pages. Clean and tight. Jacket shows wear and tear. Torn at top and bottom of spine. "An historical novel about the last empress of China." Well written. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Fair Hard Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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AUD 3.86 | CAD 4.15 | EUR 3.10 | GBP 2.65 | JPY 363.64 | MXN 44.44 | ZAR 40.00 |
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Item number: 1364.
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Hearn, Lafcadio w/intro by Buck, Pearl S., Illustrated by: Saito, Manabu C.
The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Tales of Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher: The Macmillan Company New York, NY 1963. vi, 42 pp, glossy blu boards w/wht-red-green-purple-black color illustrated front panel w/light blu rear panel with text. Collection of six stories about japan written by the author. The titles are: The Fountain of Youth, The Gradtitude of the Samebito, The Boy who drew Cats, Urashima, The Old Woman who lost her Dumplings and The Story of Kogi the Priest. slight wear at bottom of the spine. No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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AUD 143.72 | CAD 154.15 | EUR 115.31 | GBP 98.71 | JPY 13,522.73 | MXN 1,652.78 | ZAR 1,487.50 |
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Curio Corner Books.
Item number: 040442.
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Buck, Pearl.
The Good Earth.
Publisher: New York: The John Day Company.. First Edition, 1931. Near Fine copy in earth-tan colored cloth, lacking the very scarce dustwrapper. Green endpapers and text clean throughout, no soil of foxing. Spine slightly dulled, tan topstain clean and unfaded. 1st issue with point on page 100. 375pp. Pulitzer winner for 1932. Moviesource. Nobel Prize novelist. 1st Edition Dust Jacket Included Hardcover Near Fine
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AUD 724.64 | CAD 777.20 | EUR 581.40 | GBP 497.68 | JPY 68,181.82 | MXN 8,333.33 | ZAR 7,500.00 |
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Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB.
Item number: E695BX000A.
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Buck, Pearl
The Big Wave
Publisher: 1986. New with no dust jacket Harpercollins Later Printing Paperback 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 57 pages; Pearl Buck shows how Jiya, a Japanese boy who lived on a farm by the sea in a fishing village experienced a tsunami that wiped out his village. It's targeted at children from ages 8-12, and this might be a good time to share it with your children or your class. A news event prepares your children to want to learn more, and this book make a tsunami more personal, and also shows how friends can help each other physically and emotionally in the face of "the big wave."; ISBN: 0064401715
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AUD 4.35 | CAD 4.66 | EUR 3.49 | GBP 2.99 | JPY 409.09 | MXN 50.00 | ZAR 45.00 |
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Barb's People Builders Teaching Help.
Item number: 5675.
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Buck, Pearl S. and Lindsey, Jason.
Essay on Myself... and A Study of Pearl Buck by Jason Lindsey.
Publisher: New York: John Day Company, 1966.. 30, [2] pp. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Portrait frontis. Signed by the Buck on the half-title. One of 1000 copies of Buck's address to the American Library Association, 1966. A fine copy with only a hint of rubbing at the upper corners, lacking the unprinted glassine jacket.
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AUD 48.31 | CAD 51.81 | EUR 38.76 | GBP 33.18 | JPY 4,545.45 | MXN 555.56 | ZAR 500.00 |
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Item number: 28946.
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Buck, Pearl S.
Command the Morning
Publisher: John Day Company New York, 1959. Light blue cloth with dark blue titles to spine, in blue jacket with red, white and yellow titles to front, author's photo to rear, 8vo. Possible 1st with no indications of printing. 317pp. VG/VG. Spine end softening with some surface loss. Mild bumping to tips with surface loss. Cloth clean and sharp, binding tight and square, pages bright and unmarked. Jacket has light abrasion along upper edges and corners, moderate with surface loss and light creases to spine ends and upper rear tip. Central panels, colors, titles and photo all fine. Prev. owner's embossed monogram to upper ffep. VG. Hard Cover VG
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AUD 9.18 | CAD 9.84 | EUR 7.36 | GBP 6.30 | JPY 863.64 | MXN 105.56 | ZAR 95.00 |
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Item number: 006028.
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Buck, Pearl S.
FIGHTING ANGEL
Publisher: Pocket Books / Cardinal NY, NY 1964. 197 pp., pictorial wraps, # GC-208; Book shows minor wear spots to edges & corners; tight, bright, clean & square / "The heroic portrait of her father - described in her citation for the Nobel Prize as a 'Masterpiece of Biography.'" /. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Book condition: Fine
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AUD 9.66 | CAD 10.36 | EUR 7.75 | GBP 6.64 | JPY 909.09 | MXN 111.11 | ZAR 100.00 |
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High Castle Books.
Item number: HCA-3073.
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Buck, Pearl S.
FIGHTING ANGEL
Publisher: Pocket Books / Cardinal NY, NY 1964. 197 pp., pictorial wraps, # GC-208; Book shows small bend to top corner of front cover; creasing & rumpling to top corner of one leaf; 2 small nicks to fore edges of 4 leaves / ". Pearl Buck's deeply felt portrait of her father, a man who in true pioneer spirit was willing to leave his own country for an unknown land halfway around the world. It is the story of an heroic man with a calling, a faith that could move mountains and withstand countless trials and dangers." /. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Book condition: Very Good
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AUD 7.25 | CAD 7.77 | EUR 5.81 | GBP 4.98 | JPY 681.82 | MXN 83.33 | ZAR 75.00 |
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Item number: HCA-4090.
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Buck, Pearl S
Kinfolk
Publisher: New York: The John Day Company, 1949.. BCE. 21½ X 14½ cm. VG+/No dj. Brown cloth with gold-stamped decorative titles, 406 pp, BOMC review of Kinfolk and author profile laid in. Spine ends turned in, boards very lightly scuffed with moderate wear to bottom edge, owner's signature dated May 1949 on front pastedown and recto of ffep. Novel of the Chinese-American Liang family in New York and in China. Shipping weight 2 lbs.
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AUD 6.76 | CAD 7.25 | EUR 5.43 | GBP 4.64 | JPY 636.36 | MXN 77.78 | ZAR 70.00 |
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Twin City Antiquarian Books.
Item number: LIFI00026.
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Buck, Pearl S
Death in the Castle
Publisher: New York: The John Day Company, 1965.. First Edition. 21 X 14½ cm. VG/Near Fine. Green cloth, top edge dyed green, 248 pp. Spine cocked, owner's signature on verso of half-title, gift inscription recto of preliminary advertising leaf. DJ browned at edges & spine with slight edge wear and a 1 cm closed tear with associated crease on bottom edge of front panel, otherwise clean and unusually smooth; in Brodart archival cover. "..a spell-binding tale of the determination of a wealthy young American to buy the old castle from the impoverished aristocrats who own it and to move it stone by stone to his estate in Connecticut.." But the aristocrats are also obsessed with the castle--Lady Mary believes it harbors spirits of past ages who will help save it from demolition, while Sir Richard is haunted by a secret guilt that drives him to relive a tragic episode of centuries past. By the Nobel Prize winning author of The Good Earth. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.)
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AUD 21.74 | CAD 23.32 | EUR 17.44 | GBP 14.93 | JPY 2,045.45 | MXN 250.00 | ZAR 225.00 |
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Item number: LIFI00027.
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Buck, Pearl S.
The Chinese Children Next Door.
Publisher: New York: The John Day Company, 1942.. 62 pp. 16mo (oblong). Cloth. Illustrations by William Arthur Smith. Scuffed soiling and lt edgewear to boards. Few sm. damp stains to front board. Bumping to sp. ends. Sl. brown spotting to ep's. Shaken. Offsetting from illustrations. Cloth Cloth Very Good
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AUD 91.79 | CAD 98.45 | EUR 73.64 | GBP 63.04 | JPY 8,636.36 | MXN 1,055.56 | ZAR 950.00 |
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Cellar Stories Bookstore.
Item number: 140574.
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BUCK PEARL S.
THE LIVING REED
Publisher: N. Y.: JOHN DAY, 1963. ISSUED WITHOUT JACKET. #561 OF 1, 000 COPIES SIGNED BY BUCK Hard Cover Very Good PLUS 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Clean Gift Quality
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AUD 69.48 | CAD 74.52 | EUR 55.74 | GBP 47.72 | JPY 6,537.27 | MXN 799.00 | ZAR 719.10 |
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Item number: 014550.
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BUCK PEARL S.
THE GOOD EARTH
Publisher: FRANKLIN LIBRARY PENNSYLVANIA 1980. NEAR FINE ONE QUARTER RUST RED LEATHER BINDING, ALL EDGES GILT, NEAT AMORIAL BOOKPLATE ON PATTERNED END PAPER, UNREAD, HANDSOME BOOK. SMALL BOOK SELLERS PRICE STICKER ON EARLY BLANK PAGE. Hard Cover As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Clean Gift Quality
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AUD 30.43 | CAD 32.64 | EUR 24.42 | GBP 20.90 | JPY 2,863.64 | MXN 350.00 | ZAR 315.00 |
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Item number: 021448.
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Pearl Buck : Illustrated by Weda Yap
Stories for Little Children
Publisher: John Day 1940. Very Good+ First Edition Hardcover No dust jacket, boards with slight soiling, old owner's name; old owner's name, some slight darkening to covers from age; Oblong Small 8vo 7½"-8" tall.
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AUD 39.82 | CAD 42.70 | EUR 31.95 | GBP 27.35 | JPY 3,746.36 | MXN 457.89 | ZAR 412.10 |
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James H. Freiberg, Books.
Item number: 1845.
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Buck, Pearl
Command the Morning
Penguin 1975 mass market paperbck cond good shows cover wear, stamping to inside of front covers.
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AUD 23.81 | CAD 25.53 | EUR 19.10 | GBP 16.35 | JPY 2,240.00 | MXN 273.78 | ZAR 246.40 |
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Item number: 3183.
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