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The Good Earth
by Buck, Pearl S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The John Day Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1931. 1st Edition. Second Printing. Hard Cover. First edition, second issue ('Flees' rather than 'fleas' on page 100; "For the John Day Company, Inc." on copyright page; top edge stained brown). Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering and medalion on spine and cover, t.e.g. (brown), fore-edge deckle, green printed endpapers. . Front hinge starting, spine and cover faded, pages 82 and 83 have shadow where a newspaper clipping had been placed, covers mildly worn, small closed tear at exterior rear hinge, otherwise unmarked, square, and clean. GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 375 pp .
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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On Apr 12 2011, Sadie11 said:
I really liked the book because it relates to me.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20904
- Title
- The Good Earth
- Author
- Buck, Pearl S
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition. Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Novels;, Fiction;, Literature;, CHINA, Historical Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Adventure;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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