FIGHTING ANGEL: Portrait of a Soul
by Buck, Pearl S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Levittown, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Day/Reynal & Hitchcock, 1936. Name along top edge of front flyleaf, light tanning to front end papers, quite nice and near fine in crisp and bright, very good+, price clipped dust jacket, with small tear, some rubbing and light wear to edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover.
Synopsis
Pearl Buck wrote this biography of her father, an American missionary in China. Renamed Andrew in the book, Buck's father was sent out to China in 1879 just after graduating seminary school. He spent much of his time there translating the Bible into the various forms of Chinese to extend the reach of the mission.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Albert Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- KA117
- Title
- FIGHTING ANGEL: Portrait of a Soul
- Author
- Buck, Pearl S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Day/Reynal & Hitchcock
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Albert Books
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Levittown, New York
About Albert Books
Here at Albert Books we have been collecting and selling fine literature for over forty years. We now offer a portion of our collection of approximately 10,000 books to you, online, at reasonable prices. Our specialties include first editions of American and English literature, including Poetry, Theater & Plays, Limited Editions Club Books, and some Mystery & Science Fiction. We also feature a rather large and varied selection of Literature in Translation.
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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