FIGHTING ANGEL -- PORTRAIT OF A SOUL
by BUCK, PEARL S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006481
- Title
- FIGHTING ANGEL -- PORTRAIT OF A SOUL
- Author
- BUCK, PEARL S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Day Book/Reynal & Hitchcock
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHINA; CHINESE; ASIA;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography. Autobiography;
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