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The Exile: Portrait of an American Mother
de BUCK, Pearl S
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- Librería
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1936. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Spine gilt a trifle tarnished else fine in about fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing at the extremities. Biography of Buck's mother, who spent much of her life in China. A bright copy of an uncommon title.
Sinopsis
A companion book to Fighting Angel, The Exile is Pearl Buck's biography of her mother, Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker. Pearl's mother was born in America and lived during the Civil War, and then married and went to China with her new husband to raise their children and watch him win souls for their God.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 425541
- Título
- The Exile: Portrait of an American Mother
- Autor
- BUCK, Pearl S
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Reynal & Hitchcock
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1936
- Palabras clave
- NobelLaureate, Women, AmerLit20thCent, VintageDustjackets
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Sobre el vendedor
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
Sobre Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
