Pseudonym John Sedges (3 results)

hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED and inscribed on the front endpaper "For Ted, with deepest appreciation, Pearl S. Buck." ; We believe that "Ted" is Theodore (Ted) Harris, an Arthur Murray dance instructor, who became Buck's confident a few years after her husband's death. ; The book is tight and clean with solid binding. Dustjacket shows wear with large chips along the edges, but looks Good in the new Mylar cover that now protects it. ; Signed books written by Pearl S. Buck under her pseudonym, John Sedges, are very rare. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 5.75"x8.5" 311 pgs. No statement of edition which means First edition. Green cloth boards. Faded gold letters on spine. Yellow painted top edge. Slight slant to spine, sewn binding tight. Foxing on some pages, soft tone. Not x-library, PON inside front board scribbled out. PON on ffep. Mild shelf wear to boards. No DJ. Secure ship w/tracking number. This is the story of Edward Haslatt and Margaret Seaton's happy marriage, which spans forty years. Despite the overall happiness of their marriage, it is not without its conflicts. Edward has to learn to balance his dedication to his work with his dedication to his marriage. Edward and Margaret also have to deal with the disparity in their backgrounds: he has the temperament of his strict New England forebears, who never rose far in the world, while she is the child of a sophisticated and unconventional family. Source: Goodreads.…

PEARL S. BUCK (Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (chinesisch ???, Pinyin Sài Zh?nzh?; Pseudonym: John Sedges; 1892-1973) US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin, Pulitzer-Preis, 1938 Nobelpreis für Literatur für ihre reichen und wahrhaft epischen Schilderungen des chinesischen Bauernlebens und für ihre biographischen Meisterwerke A HOUSE DIVIDES by Pearl S. Buck. The John Day Company, New York, spezielle Auflage 1972, 353 SS. schön gebunden (blaues Hardcover mit weißem Lederrücken, 8°), mit Cellophanumschlag, schön erhalten - limitierte, nicht nummerierte Auflage (1000 Exemplare), von Pearl S. Buck eigenhändig signiert.…