Command Morning, Signed (2 results)

PEARL S. BUCK (1892-1973). Buck was a prolific, Nobel Prize-winning writer and missionary who spent much of her life in China.DS. 2pgs. April 23, 1959. N.p. A printed document signed Pearl S Buck. It is a contract for Spanish-language publication of Bucks novel Command the Morning. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made and entered into this 23rd day of April 1959 BETWEEN Pearl S. Buck, c/o. Harold Ober Associates, 40 East 49th Street, New York 17, N.Y. (hereinafter called the Proprietor) of the one part and Editorial Draft, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (hereinafter called the Publisher) of the other part WHEREBY it is mutually agreed as follows regarding the work by Pearl S. Buck entitled: COMMAND THE MORNING 1. The Proprietor hereby grants to the Publisher the sole and exclusive license to translate, print, publish and sell the said work in volume form only in the a regular Spanish language subject to the terms and conditions following: trade edition in the for the Spanish-speaking world. A witness signed as well. The document is in fair condition, with tears and losses to three of the fold edges. Some of the typed text is quite blurry, but Bucks signature is unobstructed.

PEARL BUCK (1892-1973). Buck, an American writer, won both the Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize. She was born in West Virginia, the daughter of missionaries, and lived in China until 1933. Many of her works discuss China and its people. Her best known works are The Good Earth, Dragon Seed, My Several Worlds and A Bridge for Passing. DS. 2pg. 8 x 14. April 23, 1959. New York. A legal document signed Pearl S. Buck and representatives of an Argentinian publishing company. It concerns publishing her book Command The Morning in Argentina in the Spanish language. The signature is strong and the edges, particularly the bottom one, is chipped. The condition is good.