PEONY

The John Day Company, 1948. 1st edition No d/j blue cloth over boards with a gold and dark b.. John Day Co., New York, New York, 1948. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Copyright date is 1948, 1st/NO DJ. Peony is set in the 1850s in the city of K'aifeng, in the province of Honan, which was historically a center for Chinese Jews The novel follows Peony, a Chinese bondmaid of the prominent Jewish family of Ezra ben Israel, and shows through her eyes how the Jewish community was regarded in K'aifeng at a time when most of the Jews had come to think of themselves as Chinese The novel contains a hidden love and shows the importance of duty along with the challenges of life This novel is one that follows the guidelines of Buck's work The setting is China, religion is involved, and there is an interracial couple (David and Kueilan). John Day Co., New York, New York, 1948. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Copyright date is 1948, 1st edition No d/j blue cloth over boards with a gold and dark blue lettering and design on the front and spine Yellowing of front and back end papers Very good copy, solid, no writing, colors vibrant.