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The Good Earth

The Good Earth

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The Good Earth

by Pearl S. Buck

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
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About This Item

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1931. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1931 1st UK edition. Solid and VG in its tan cloth, with light foxing to the preliminaries and edges. 12mo, 339 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Also includes a custom-made full-morocco slipcase, with folding chemise.

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
Appledore Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
6681
Title
The Good Earth
Author
Pearl S. Buck
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Collectible; Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Methuen & Co. Ltd
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1931
Keywords
Rare Pearl Buck, Rare Pulitzer Fiction
Bookseller catalogs
Literature;

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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
VG
Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...

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