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DRAGON SEED Pearl S. Buck HC w DJ 1st Edition Very Good Condition Sun Dial 1942

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Title: DRAGON SEED Pearl S. Buck HC w DJ 1st Edition Very Good Condition Sun Dial 1942

Description: DRAGON SEED A Novel of China Today by Pearl S. Buck Sun Dial Press. Hardcover with Dustjacket. Bright gilt title and decoration to spine, blindstamped decoration to front cover. Green textured boards, red topstain. 1942. 378 pages.
DJ has tears, chips, staining, fading to spine.
Book in very good condition. Slight wear to corner tips; corners turned in a bit. Minor stains on back cover, a few tiny dents along upper & lower board edges. Boards very clean and bright. Age toning to text block, small book store stamp on bottom of bep, date handwritten upper right corner ffep (Dec. 1943).
No missing, loose or torn pages. No other writing inside or out.
Binding tight & square. See photos for exact condition.

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DRAGON SEED Pearl S. Buck HC w DJ 1st Edition Very Good Condition Sun Dial 1942

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