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NY: John Day Co Pub. Very Good. 1956. HARDCOVER. HARDCOVER. 6x8". VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN, SOLID COPY; BlACK SPINE titles on RUST RED CLOTH hard covers..; Farm Scene Title Page small Ilust; 346pg pages; Pulitzer Author, Nobel Laureate. Many of her stories deal with Chinese culture. SPINE STRIP has 1x3" sun & fields artwok . Clean, Solid copy .

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 book plate, no P O, no stickers, no foxing, no smells. DJ shows wear. Tears at top and bottom of spine as well corners and edges. Statement by Sterling North on the back of DJ, "In Defense of the Novel".Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriquing rulers during a time of intense turbulence. Tzu Hsi - Empress of China, in youth a beautiful concubine, in middle life a brilliant strategist, in old age a goddess. Tzu Hsi was feared and hated by many in the court but adored by the people. The Empress's rise to power parallels the story of China's transition from the ancient to modern way.