The Promise

New York.: John Day., 1943. 1st Edition.. Brown cloth. gilt spine title.. Fine, bookplate to pastedown, in a near fine dust jacker with only very light wear to spine ends and a light dampstain visible only on the verso. $2.50 price on dust jacket flap.. 21.3x14.3 cm.. Uncommon in this condition. weight: 0.9 lb.

New York: John Day, 1943. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Nearly invisible dampstain on the front board else fine in bright, very good plus dustwrapper with a few very small nicks and tears. An unusually nice copy of a cheaply produced wartime book about China and Burma.

The Sun Dial Press, 1945. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1945. No Edition Remarks. 248 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Light thumb marking, foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and… Read more about this item

New York: John Day, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. First edition (no statement as is correct for this publisher at this time). Hardcover. 248 pp. Very good, vintage bookplate front free endpaper, tape residue on the endpapers and a small 1943 gift inscription on the front free endpaper. In the original color illustrated dust jacket, price clipped,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.s.a.: Books, Inc./Distributed by John Day Company, 1943. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Books, Inc./Distributed by John Day Company, New York, 1943. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good, No Dust Jacket Orange cloth; gilt spine. Second impression. War-time edition: "Because of wartime restrictions,this book has been compressed into 256 pages by … Read more about this item

PLEASE SEE PHOTOS. Rare title that is signed. This is the follow up to Dragon Seed(which as of this post I have signed also). Also as of this post the only one available signed in the world.

London - Melbourne: Methuen / Hicks, Smith & Wright, 1946 Tan cloth titled in green on spine. Tight and square, fading to spine ends, faint foxing in endpapers, 2 names in front. Dust jacket is unclipped but has small gaps at the spine ends, rubbed at corners, closed tear in spine, light foxing on rear panel, protected in a removable… Read more about this item

A paperback that has not been read but kept for a long time on book shelf but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The photos are of the book itself i.e not stock photos.

New York: John Day, 1943. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing (no additional printings listed). A brief gift inscription is written on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is frayed, with a bit of loss, at the spine ends and corners. The price, $2.50,… Read more about this item

Stockholm / London: Zephyr Books, 1945. Brochado / Paperback / Broché. Bom / Good / Bon/Bom, Good, Bien. In-8º(182x120). 1 Voume. de 248 pp.

Methuen, 1944. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1944. 296 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed.… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co Ltd, 1945. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1945. Second Edition. 297 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with black lettering over black cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Minor scuffing and soiling to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to… Read more about this item

LONDON: METHUEN & CO. LTD. F/VG. 1944. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. D.J. HAS A BIT OF CORNER AND SPINE-END WEAR WITH SOME LIGHT RUBBING OFTHE VERTICAL FOLDS, AND A SHORT TEAR AT THE TOP OF A SOILED REAR PANEL,SPINE PANEL SUNNED. A NICE COPY.. Keywords: NOVEL, CHINA, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF.

Toronto: The Macmillan Company NONE [NONE] 1943, 1st Canadian edition. (hardcover) 248pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 8vo. Gold-yellow cloth, title in green to front, lightly marked. Cover shows light wear. Starting at pages 184 - 185, otherwise,clean and bright. The Promise is the sequel to Dragon Seed. Pearl S. Buck won the Pulitzer Prize… Read more about this item

Great Britain, United Kingdom: Arrow Books Limited, 1968. Book. Illus. by Painted & Line Drawn Cover Art!. Good to Very Good.. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. 256 pages. "A novel which explores the theme of betrayal and of love, of a promise fulfilled an da promise broken." >> Cover scuffing; surface scratching to covers. Size: 12mo - over… Read more about this item

Beaufort Books. Used - Acceptable. Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.… Read more about this item

1943. Paperback. Fair. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Damaged dust jacket. Edition 1943. Different publisher. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.

Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries, 2004-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Moyer Bell. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Moyer Bell. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.