![]() Old number on rear endpaper.īook fine, dust jacket near-fine with vertical crease to rear panel and light wear and toning to extremities. First issue, with "flees" for "fleas" on page 100, "John Day Publishing Company" on copyright page. Today her work is internationally acclaimed, and she remains one of America's most widely translated authors" (Pribic, 66). The award confounded early critical predictions of would-be publishers and literary agents, who warned that Western readers would take no interest in her fictional accounts of the ancient lands and peoples of Asia. ![]() She went on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938-"the first American woman selected for Nobel recognition in any field. ![]() Her greatest novel, The Good Earth, "immediately became an international bestseller, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932, and made Pearl Buck's name a household word" (ANB). ![]() An exceptional copy in scarce original dust jacket. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and full morocco slipcase.įirst edition, first issue, of Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a Chinese farmer's sorrows and joys during the reign of the country's last emperor. Octavo, original gilt-stamped brown cloth, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION OF PEARL BUCK'S CLASSIC, THE GOOD EARTH, IN RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKETīUCK, Pearl S. ![]()
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![]() For Ramsey has seen through her disguise.and soon vows to teach her both the way of the sword and the deliciously wicked pleasures of the flesh. Now she demands that he teach her his formidable skills, a commission that may prove cool, collected Helena's undoing. New York Times bestselling author Connie Brockway is an eight-time finalist for the Romance Writers of Americas prestigious RITA award. Handsome and elusive, the notorious Scotsman is London's most accomplished swordsman and represents everything Helena wants but can't have-freedom, adventure, and passion. Fearing for her safety but unwilling to halt her nocturnal forays, Helena seeks out Ramsey Munro-one of three men who pledged years earlier to serve her family in times of need. : Bridal Favors (9780440236740) by Brockway, Connie and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Masked and disguised, she falls into the path of a shadowy stalker. By night she acts as an illicit messenger between two separated lovers. How exactly can he save her from himself?īy day, celebrated beauty Helena Nash works as a proper companion to one of London's most disagreeable ladies. Connie Brockway draws readers into the breathtaking love story of a dashing Scotsman who is duty bound to protect the one woman who incites in him a wild passion. ![]() ![]() ![]() San Francisco is currently ranked 16th on the Global Financial Centres Index. The high demand for housing, driven by its proximity to Silicon Valley, and the limited availability has led to the city being one of America's most expensive places to live. ![]() Hello Select your address Kindle Store Hello, sign in. ![]() The stories are a mix of journalism, folklore, and just pure creative imagination. Historic San Francisco: A Concise History and Guide eBook : Richards, Rand: Amazon.in: Books. In recent decades, San Francisco has become an important center of finance and technology. This anthology pulls together the first ever collection of ghost stories set exclusively in San Francisco. Starting in the later half of the 1960s, San Francisco became the city most famous for the hippie movement. The San Francisco Federal Reserve Branch opened in 1914, and the city continued to develop as a major business city throughout the first half of the 20th century. San Francisco was devastated by a great earthquake and fire in 1906 but was quickly rebuilt. Only lightly settled by European-Americans at first, after becoming the base for the gold rush of 1849 the city quickly became the largest and most important population, commercial, naval, and financial center in the American West. San Francisco is the name of both the city and the county the two share the same boundaries. The history of the city of San Francisco, California, and its development as a center of maritime trade, were shaped by its location at the entrance to a large natural harbor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wodehouse’s books, it is easy to get bored and skip long conversations and paragraphs. These may be boring for a reader looking for adventures, but, if you read them carefully, then you can appreciate how good his work is. Sometimes, these conversations can be long. There is Jeeves, with his high-class valet manner, the narrator, Bertram, who, as soon as you finish the first chapter, you recognise, is a lovable, willing to do anything guy. However, I found one thing in this book quite impressive and outstanding: He brings his characters to life with his witty conversations. ![]() He is a prolific writer, who, with the original plot, combines references to mundane things, and his own(narrator’s)remarks on the subject. 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