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The Chinese children next door by Pearl S Buck - 1942

by Pearl S Buck

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The Chinese children next door

by Pearl S Buck

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  • Hardcover
John Day, 1942. Hardcover. Used: Good/No DJ. Illustrated by - William Arthur Smith. Ex-library hardcover in GOOD condition. Binding slightly loose, but fully intact. Clean copy, no interior marks. Light fraying at lower corner on front board. Bumping to head & heel of spine. Rubbing and light staining to front & rear boards. Some interior staining from use & evidence of dog-earing. Text shows library stamps, stickers and/or marks on boards & interior. No DJ. Drawings by William Arthur Smith. 1943 John Day edition, stated Fourteenth Impression. 64 pp. A collectible copy! Item ships within two business days. Most packaging fully recyclable, please recycle!
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  • Illustrator Illustrated by - William Arthur Smith
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used: Good
  • Jacket Condition No DJ
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher John Day
  • Date Published 1942
  • Keywords Fiction, Children's Fiction, China, United States

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The Chinese children next door

by Buck, Pearl S

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  • Acceptable
  • Hardcover
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Used - Acceptable
Binding
Hardcover
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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John Day, 1942. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-library, with typical markings; Shows significant age wear; Binding loose but intact; Text free of markings; Stored and shipped in protective polybag; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Chinese Children Next Door

by Buck, Pearl S

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  • first
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Used - Collectible - Acceptable
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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E. M. Hale and Company. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. Extremities frayed. Owner's name on front free endpage. Writing inside. Several pages torn. (China, culture, customs)
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The Chinese Children Next Door

by Buck, Pearl S

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
Eighth Impression.
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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New York: The John Day Company. 64pp. Red Cloth, black stamp. A few stains on the cover, and worn around the edges. Previous owner name stamped on the end paper. Black and Red illustrations. Text is clean. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall U4 . Good. Hardcover. Eighth Impression.. 1942.
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The Chinese Children Next Door (SIGNED COPY)

The Chinese Children Next Door (SIGNED COPY)

by Pearl S. Buck

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
None
Edition
reprint
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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NY: John Day Company, 1969. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. William Arthur Smith. Hardcover, oblong pictorial cloth, 64 pages illustrated in two-colors by William Arthur Smith. SIGNED BY BUCK on the title page. Originally published 1n 1942, this is the 17th printing and was most likely signed in 1969 by Buck in Danby, Vermont, where she lived in her later years. Bright, clean copy, no dust jacket. Record # 383636
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The Chinese children next door

by Buck, Pearl S

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Binding
Hardcover
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DEMING, New Mexico, United States
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John Day. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Hardcover. Former school library with stamp inside front cover and card pocket inside back cover. Illustrated white and red boards, black titling. Solid binding, moderate shelfwear, head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Light surface soil. Clean unmarked pages. Drawings by William Arthur Smitth. ; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 62 pages .
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The Chinese Children Next Door

by Buck, Pearl S. [Katherine Tozer (drawings)]

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Nice copy
Edition
3rd edition
Binding
Hardcover
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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London: Methuen, 1946. 3rd edition. Nice copy. small quarto. hardback with dust jacket 54pp., illusts., Nice copy of the British edition in blue boards decorated in red & black in a nice price-clipped wrap-around dust jacket by Katherine Tozer. Very uncommon in this condition
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CHINESE CHILDREN NEXT DOOR

by Buck, Pearl S

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very good-
Jacket Condition
No dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Sarasota, Florida, United States
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New York: John Day, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. William Arthur Smith. New York: John Day, 1942. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to her grandson. Numerous duotone illustrations. Illustrated by William Arthur Smith. 64 pp. Hardcover. Oblong 12mo. Red cloth. Head, heel and corners bumped and worn, with small tear at heel of spine; spine faded; boards soiled and lightly stained; endpapers toned. Binding slightly shaken, but still quite sound. Very good-/No dust jacket.
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The Chinese Children Next Door

by BUCK, Pearl S

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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New York: John Day, 1942. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Drawings by William Arthur Smith. Boards quite stained, a good only copy in moderately stained good or better dust jacket. Inscribed by Buck on front fly: "For Gladys Rosa[?] Watkins[?], and I hope you like the Chinese children. Pearl S. Buck." Additionally Inscribed by the artist incorporating a Chinese chop mark: "To Gladys... Happiness to you forever! Bill. William Arthur Smith. March 4, 1943." A very uncommon children's book.
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$600.00