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The Good Earth
by Buck, Pearl S
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Day Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First state with "flees" on page 100. Good, lacking the jacket. Brown cloth, frayed at the corners, lightly stained throughout, with dulled gilt lettering on the spine. Square, bound with some reading wear, green pictorial endpapers, former owner's note opposite the title page, clean otherwise. The first novel in Buck's House of Earth trilogy, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Synopsis
The Good Earth is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Pearl S. Buck , an American writer who spent the bulk of the first part of her life in China. Set in the Anhui Province where Buck once lived, it chronicles the rise and fall of Wang Lung and his family, portraying a realistic portrait of life in a Chinese Village prior to World War I. While not initially well received by critics, the novel immediately became a bestseller and has since been recognized as one of the most important 20th century works of fiction. It was also notable for its role in preparing the American public to accept the Chinese as allies later during World War II. The novel was followed by two sequels, Sons and A House Divided to complete the House of Earth Trilogy. -
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Reviews
On Apr 12 2011, Sadie11 said:
I really liked the book because it relates to me.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9229
- Title
- The Good Earth
- Author
- Buck, Pearl S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Modern Literature, American Liteature, China, 20th Century Literature, Nobel Prize
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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