Imperial Woman by Pearl S Buck, First Edition (17 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Ed. First paperback ed. Very good condition, moderate over all wear. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of intense turbulence. Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her singular beauty and powers of manipulation quickly moved her into the position of Second Consort. Tzu Hsi was feared and hated by many in the court, but adored by the people. The Empress's rise to power (even during her husband's life) parallels the story of China's transition from the ancient to the modern way. Condition: Boards have light shelf wear, light corner bumping. Clean pages; tight binding. No dust jacket.

Paperback W/mailing Label. Condition: Good Minus. Original Edition. Has part of the Pearl S. Buck story Imperial Woman published by permission of John Day. The back cover also has a short biography of Pearl S. Buck. Also includes "Dennis the Menace Rides Again" an excerpt by Hank Ketcham. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The Book Was Used For A Literary Book Club And Has Markings Throughout And Some Notes. There Are No Tears Inside The Book. The Binding Is Tight. There Are Paper Clip Marks On The Top Of The Some Pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Book Club Edition. Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck is a historical novel set in China during the late Qing Dynasty. The story follows the life of the powerful and controversial Empress Dowager Cixi, who rose from humble beginnings to become the de facto ruler of China for much of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through Cixi's journey, the novel explores themes of ambition, power, and survival in a deeply patriarchal society. It delves into her complex relationships with the imperial court, her struggle to maintain authority in a changing world, and the personal sacrifices she makes in order to protect her position and influence. Buck's narrative offers a fascinating portrait of a woman who shaped Chinese history during a tumultuous period.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 433 pages. (SL#6).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Boards are edge rubbed, but remain neat. Binding is secure. Ink inscription from a previous owner on the front end page. Tanning on the paste downs and end pages. Pages are crisp with no other inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Rubber stamp.Some tanning.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Blue Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 210 x 145 mm approx. 434 pp . First Edition 1956. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good/ Good (Book- Mild general shelf wear to boards, light bump to bottom front corner, offset browning bands to free end papers, light foxing to top and fore edges of book block, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- shelf rubbed with chips and tears - max tear25 mm. max chip 10 x 5 mm approx - both to rear panel, spine and extremities tanned. foxing spots showing through to rear panel. Non price clipped but cover price obscured in ink. In a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

Hardcover. First Edition. Darkened endpapers, gift inscription March 1956. Darkened; 500gms weight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 438 pages Very Good- spine. Yellowed paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good/No Dj. 1st. 8vo former owner's ink name present.

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (small marks on page edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 376 (from Elizabeth Jane Howard's library with her bookstamp on front free endpaper; no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. the jacket is chipped and a bit sunned. mild foxing. all pages are clearly legible and intact. one small stamp. good copy. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The John Day Company, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1956. Fourth (4th) Printing (stated) of the First Edition. Fine condition. No Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight and square with deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind. The Binding is full tangerine cloth with gilt design with title and author on the front board, gilt design, title, etc., to spine, white, unmarked endpapers, and very slightly bumped corners. No Dust Jacket. See photos. 376 pages. 6" x 8 1/2". A fictionalized biography of the Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi (aka Cixi), who rose from the position of concubine to the Xianfeng Emperor to rule China alone from 1861 until her death in 1908, by the author who spent most of her life in China from her birth in 1892 until 1934.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is a first edition written by Pearl S. Buck and published in 1956 by John Day Co. Fictional Biography about an Empress of the Qing Dynasty.

Hardcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Both volumes Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jackets. Small closed tears on bottom front panels of both volumes, spine heel of volume 1, and spine crown of volume 2. ; 500 pages.

Fine condition. 8vo., imitation white leather & blue boards, stamped in gilt, top edge gilt; 376 pages Specially-bound edition, limited to 1,000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page, this being copy #195. One of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck issued to recognize her 80th birthday. Buck (whose maiden name is Sydenstricker) was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. She was well known for her efforts on behalf of Asian and mixed-race adoptions. "Imperial Woman" is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and, on his death, became the de facto head of the Qing Dynasty until her death in 1908.