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1 A Bridge for Passing
Buck, Pearl S.
New York John Day Co. 1962 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good Jacket 
Very clean black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Previous owner inscription on back of fly leaf. 256 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has 1" square chip at top of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Pearl Buck's own story of recovering her faith after the loss of her husband. 8vo. Biography. 009792

Price: 20.00 USD
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2 Children for Adoption
Buck, Pearl
New York Random House 1964 Stated First printing Hardcover Very Good+ Very Good Jacket 
"First Printing" stated on copyright page, in original unclipped jacket. Clean red cloth boards with gold author initials on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean yellow top stained page edges. Previous owner return address label on front free endpaper and small 3-letter code in ink at top corner of front free endpaper. 243 pp. + 2 page "About the Author" section at rear of book. Dustjacket is not price clipped (4.95 on front inside flap), unchipped, slight age-toning. Photo of author on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Pearl S. Buck's challenge to community responsibility for unwanted children all over the world. 020781

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3 China Flight
Buck, Pearl S.
Philadelphia Blakiston (Triangle Books) 1945 Reprint Hardcover Very Good Very Good+ Jacket 
Reprint (first thus) in clean bright original jacket. Clean green boards with black lettering and small decoration on cover and spine. No fraying or bumping. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean but somewhat tanned, with clean black top-stained edges. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 251 pp. Clean unfaded jacket has tiny chip at spine base corner, a few very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 019832

Price: 12.00 USD
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4 Come My Beloved
Buck, Pearl
New York John Day Co. 1953 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good Jacket 
First Edition. Clean unfaded rust brown cloth boards with stamped gold lettering on cover and spine. Hint of light surface wear to spine corners; no fraying, no bumping. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Previous owner name and date neatly penned on front free endpaper. 311 pgs. Clean dustjacket is price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap, a few small shallow chips at corners and upper and lower spine edges, spot of rubbing (size of dime) and small closed tear near top of spine partially over author's name. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 5-3/4" x 8-1/4". Fiction. 016934

Price: 25.00 USD
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5 Death in the Castle
Buck, Pearl
New York John Day Co. 1965 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good+ Jacket 
Green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear, light soiling. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Previous owner name on flyleaf. Clean black endpapers. 248 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has two tiny closed tears at base of spine corners. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A novel set in an ancient and brooding English castle. A wealthy young American is determined to buy the old castle from the impoverished aristocrats who own it and to move it stone by stone to his estate in Connecticut, there to house a great collection of Renaissance art. 8vo. Fiction. 011652

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6 Dragon Seed
Buck, Pearl
Philadelphia Triangle Books / Blakiston 1942 Reprint Hardcover Very Good Very Good+ Jacket 
Triangle edition in clean illustrated dustjacket. Clean teal blue cloth boards with black lettering and decorative title box on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean (but tanned), small previous owner initials in corner of front fixed endpaper. Edges are clean with red topstain. 378 pp. Clean dustjacket has mere hint of edge wear, one 1" closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 019979

Price: 12.00 USD
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7 Dragon Seed
Buck, Pearl
New York John Day 1942 First Edition, First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ Very Good Jacket 
First Edition, in original unclipped jacket. Clean brown cloth boards with gold lettering and small blind-stamped decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean with black top-stained page edges. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 378 pp. Dustjacket is not price clipped (2.50 on front inside flap), unchipped, with a few tiny closed edge tears, some fading to spine. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 019530

Price: 35.00 USD
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8 For Spacious Skies: Journey in Dialogue
Buck, Pearl S. with Theodore F. Harris
New York John Day Co. 1966 First Edition, Second Printing Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good+ Jacket 
221 pgs. VG+ in VG+ DJ Clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean. No names or writing inside ( small round orange blank sticker on front free endpaper). Clean dustjacket has been price clipped, has a little wear at top & bottom of spine, but no chips. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Biography. 003307

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9 Kinfolk
Buck, Pearl
New York John Day Co. 1949 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Very Good Jacket 
Very clean brown cloth boards with gold lettering and decorative title box on cover and spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 406 pgs. Clean, unfaded dustjacket is not price clipped, has shallow chipping at top of spine (1/4"), small chip to front spine edge (size of a navy bean); slight wear to corner tips and one short closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fiction. 013219

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10 Letter from Peking
Buck, Pearl
New York John Day 1957 First Edition, First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ Good Jacket 
First Edition in original unclipped jacket. Clean orange cloth boards with gold lettering and decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 252 pp. Dustjacket is not price clipped (3.75 on front inside flap), has some edge wear, short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 020792

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11 The Goddess Abides
Buck, Pearl S.
New York John Day 1972 First Edition, First Printing Hardcover Very Good+ Very Good Jacket 
First Edition in clean unclipped jacket. Dark blue-gray cloth boards with light blue illustration on cover, light blue lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 251 pp. Dustjacket is not price clipped (7.95 on front inside flap), unchipped, with slight edge wear, short closed tears at top and bottom spine edges. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 020914

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12 The Patriot
Buck, Pearl
New York The John Day Co. 1939 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Jacket 
Price on rear flap of $2.50, not on front flap. BMOC. Clean rust color cloth boards with gold lettering and small blind-stamped decoration on cover and spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. No bumping or wear, however,top 1/4" is faded at spine. P/O name inside front cover. Pages are bright and clean. 372 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket has not been price clipped (price is in top corner of rear flap - $2.50), about 1/4" loss at top of spine, thumb size chip at top left corner at spine edge, 2" closed tear at rear near spine edge, light wear at two corners. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. First Edition. 004552

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13 The Patriot
Buck, Pearl
New York The John Day Co. 1939 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Jacket 
Price on rear flap of $2.50, not on front flap. BMOC. Brown cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, very little wear. Hint of faint soiling along bottom edge of front board, spot of fading at top and bottom edge of spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Bookplate inside front cover, P/O name at top edge of front free endpaper. All text pages clean and bright. Dustjacket is clean and bright (stain along bottom front edge of dustjacket shows only on inner unprinted side), has not been price clipped, Two very small chips at top edgeof spine and rear panel (smaller than a pea), two edge tears (under 1"). Overall a very nice looking jacket, with clean bright back panel listing other books written by Pearl Buck and stating she has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Novel. 006527

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14 The Promise
Buck, Pearl
London Methuen 1944 First UK edition Hardcover Very Good+ Very Good+ Jacket 
"First Published in Great Britain in 1944" on copyright page, in illustrated jacket (unclipped). Clean black cloth boards with white lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 298 pp. Jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, with one small black ink-spot on rear panel (size of pea). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. 019705

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15 The Townsman
Sedges, John (Pearl Buck)
New York John Day Co. 1945 Stated Second Impression Hard Cover Very Good+ Good Jacket 
Clean orange-brown cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Slight fading to top 1/2" of spine. No fraying or wear, base of spine lightly bumped. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Stated "Second Impression" on copyright page. 384 pgs. Dustjacket is not price clipped (2.75 on front inside flap), has chipping at top of spine (up to 3/4"), shallow chipping at base of spine, chipping to front right top corner edges, long closed tear at front flap fold, fading to spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fiction. 016015

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