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Published by John Day Company, 2023
ISBN 10: 0381980375ISBN 13: 9780381980375
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition. Ms. Buck's classic novel of China.
Published by Brand: Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries, 2004
ISBN 10: 1559210354ISBN 13: 9781559210355
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of intense turbulence.Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her singular beauty and powers of manipulation quickly moved her into the position of Second Consort.Tzu Hsi was feared and hated by many in the court, but adored by the people. The Empress's rise to power (even during her husband's life) parallels the story of China's transition from the ancient to the modern way.
Published by The John Day Company, 1956
Seller: Alicesrestraunt, O Fallon, MO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of intense turbulence. Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her singular beauty and powers of manipulation quickly moved her into the position of Second Consort. Tzu Hsi was feared and hated by many in the court, but adored by the people. The Empress's rise to power (even during her husband's life) parallels the story of China's transition from the ancient to the modern way. Condition: Boards have light shelf wear, light corner bumping. Clean pages; tight binding. No dust jacket.
Published by Omnibook Publishers, NY, 1956
Seller: Jeff Stark, Barstow, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback W/mailing Label. Condition: Good Minus. Original Edition. Has part of the Pearl S. Buck story Imperial Woman published by permission of John Day. The back cover also has a short biography of Pearl S. Buck. Also includes "Dennis the Menace Rides Again" an excerpt by Hank Ketcham. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Methuen, 1956
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1956. First Edition. 432 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are strongly bowed. Book has slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with large tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.
Published by Methuen & Co Limited, 1956
Seller: Shore Books, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 433 pages (#268).
Published by Methuen and Co. LTD., 1956
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Boards are edge rubbed, but remain neat. Binding is secure. Ink inscription from a previous owner on the front end page. Tanning on the paste downs and end pages. Pages are crisp with no other inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Methuen, 1956
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Rubber stamp.Some tanning.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by John Day co. 1956, 1956
Seller: Indian Hills Books, Blountville, TN, U.S.A.
First Edition
first edition. Fine condition hardcover with no marks. Tight and square. No dust jacket. No sun fading or damp staining.
Published by New York: John Day, 1956, 1956
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (small marks on page edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 376 (from Elizabeth Jane Howard's library with her bookstamp on front free endpaper; no inscriptions).
Published by The John Day Company, New York, 1956
Seller: Odd Volume Bookstore, JACKSON, TN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good/No Dj. 1st. 8vo former owner's ink name present.
Published by Methuen & Co., 1956
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. the jacket is chipped and a bit sunned. mild foxing. all pages are clearly legible and intact. one small stamp. good copy. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Methuen & Co, London, 1956
Seller: Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd, Rochester, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 432pp; last page stained light brown; eps. toned; d/j rubbede and edgeworn, black title to spine; previous owner's name to fep. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by John Day Co., 1956
Seller: GardensofHansen, Salem, UT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is a first edition written by Pearl S. Buck and published in 1956 by John Day Co. Fictional Biography about an Empress of the Qing Dynasty.
Published by Readers Digest Association, New York, 1985
ISBN 10: 0895771969ISBN 13: 9780895771964
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Both volumes Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jackets. Small closed tears on bottom front panels of both volumes, spine heel of volume 1, and spine crown of volume 2. ; 500 pages.
Fine condition. 8vo., imitation white leather & blue boards, stamped in gilt, top edge gilt; 376 pages Specially-bound edition, limited to 1,000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page, this being copy #195. One of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck issued to recognize her 80th birthday. Buck (whose maiden name is Sydenstricker) was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. She was well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed-race adoptions. "Imperial Woman" is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and, on his death, became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.