Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973) The Holy Bible, Buck's Copy With Long Inscription. - May 10, 2024 | Swann Auction Galleries In Ny
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Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973) The Holy Bible, Buck's Copy with Long Inscription.

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Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973) The Holy Bible, Buck's Copy with Long Inscription.
Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973) The Holy Bible, Buck's Copy with Long Inscription.
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Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973)
The Holy Bible, Buck's Copy with Long Inscription.

Octavo format 20th century Bible signed by Buck on verso of front fly-leaf and dated 1928; with a lengthy 28-line quote from Fannie Stearns Davis's short story, A Possession, dated by Buck March 24th, 1927 (the story was originally published in The Atlantic magazine in the October 1911 issue); with Jean Walsh Lippincott's bookplate inside the back cover, "This book is from the library of my mother, Pearl S. Buck," and Lippincott's signature; bound in publisher's limp black morocco-textured wraps, 7 1/8 x 5 in.

Accompanied by a copy of the original short story.

Provenance: Steve Forbes Collection.

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Buck, Pearl S. (1892-1973) The Holy Bible, Buck's Copy with Long Inscription.

Estimate $300 - $500
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Starting Price $175
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