The Exile
by Pearl S. Buck
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Reynal & Hithcock, 1936. BOMC,Third Printing. Good copy. No jacket. In rust color cloth covers with embossed picture on front cover and faded gilt lettering on spine. No writing on boards or pages. Residue card mark on half title page. Bumping of head and tail of spine and corners. Faded spine. Moderate shelf wear.. Half-Leather. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
A companion book to Fighting Angel, The Exile is Pearl Buck's biography of her mother, Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker. Pearl's mother was born in America and lived during the Civil War, and then married and went to China with her new husband to raise their children and watch him win souls for their God.
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Details
- Seller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001227
- Title
- The Exile
- Author
- Pearl S. Buck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Reynal & Hithcock
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY, PEARL S. BUCK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
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- Gilt
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- BOMC
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