Imperial Woman

by Buck, Pearl S

Imperial Woman is a novel by Pearl S. Buck first published in 1956. Imperial Woman is a fictionalized biography of Ci-xi (Tz'u Hsi in Wade-Giles), who was a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908 (before which the novel ends). The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S.

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Imperial Woman

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by Pearl S. Buck

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1956
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John Day, New York 1956 . No other dates. VG+/VG- Rare edition in Rare DJ. Collectible copy of hard to find book in early printing. Burnt orange hardcover in VG + condition . Slight bumping to spines. Light shelf wear to edges and corners. Tight, clean copy. A few tiny spots on first fly leaf, otherwise no marks , no… Read more about this item
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1956
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New York: John Day Company, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. John Day, New York, 1956. hardcover no dust jacket. Book Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 346 pp. Binding is tight, spine fully intact. Clean unmarked text. AB63
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1956
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New York: The John Day Company, 1956. Book Club. Hardcover. Fine/fine. New York: The John Day Company, 1956. Book Club. Fine/fine. Rough edge cut, top edge stained dark brown, 402pp <br/><br/>
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IMPERIAL WOMAN

by BUCK, Pearl S.

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1972
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NY: The John Day Company, 1972. 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… Read more about this item
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New York: John Day, 1956. 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).
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1955
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[United States]: MCA / Pauline Mayer / John Day, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Advance copy. Pre-publication galley proof, consisting of a sample selection of the novel, possibly for internal use of the publisher, or for submission by author's agent to publisher John Day. Quarto sheets consisting of mimeographed typescript of the first 17 pages of… Read more about this item
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1956
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1956
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New York: John Day Company, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited edition, stated ninth impression. Quarter pebble-grained white cloth and papercovered boards, issued without dustwrapper. Spine a little toned, very good or better. Copy number 252 of 1000 numbered copies Signed by the author. Additionally Inscribed and initialed by Buck to Byron and Nancy Keeble: "To By and Mary,… Read more about this item
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Imperial Woman

by Pearl S. Buck

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January 1972
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by Buck, Pearl S.

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1956
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New York: The John Day Company, 1956. Book Club Edition . Hard Back. Very Good/Good. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2. 402 Pages. When Pearl S. Buck finished writing her autobiographical work, My Several Worlds, she found that the most vivid character memory of her childhood life was Tzu Hsi, the last Empress of China. This is the woman… Read more about this item
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New York [1956], Day. Rose cloth, very good, 402p. FIRST EDITION An historical novel about Tzu Hsi, the last Empress of China in youth a beautiful concubine, in middle life a brilliant strategist, in old age a Goddess. A superb work! .
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1956
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Methuen & Co, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 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.
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Imperial Woman

by Pearl S. Buck

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June 1956
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by Pearl S. Buck

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Methuen, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 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… Read more about this item
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Imperial Woman

by Pearl S. Buck

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Imperial Woman

Imperial Woman

by Buck Pearl S.

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New York: John Day Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. B007EYEJ8E . Blue hard covers with darker blue titles to the spine. Spine and corner bumping, tightly bound with an unmarked interior. In very good condition. Book of the Month Club. The DJ isin fair condition with pieces missing of off the spine top… Read more about this item
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by Buck, Pearl S.

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1972
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Imperial Woman

by Pearl S. Buck

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Imperial Woman

Imperial Woman

by Buck Pearl S.

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1956
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New York: John Day Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. B007EYEJ8E . Orange hard covers with gilt titles & illustration to the front cover and spine. Spine and corner bumping, tightly bound with an unmarked interior. In very good condition. "An historical novel about the last Empress of China, in youth a beautiful concubine,… Read more about this item
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