Pearl S. Buck Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
PEARL S. BUCK
Born: June 26, 1892 in Hillsboro, West Virginia
Died: March 6, 1973 in Danby, Vermont
Died: March 6, 1973 in Danby, Vermont
Buck (1892-1973) was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1938). Best known for her novels about China (including The Good Earth; 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction), Buck wrote over 70 novels as well as biographies, an autobiography (My Several Worlds, 1954), dramas, children's literature and translations from the Chinese.
1962 Satan Never Sleeps (Writer), 1959 The Twentieth Century (in person), 1957 The Tex and Jinx Show (in person), 2001 Pavilion of Women (Writer), 1965 Guide (Writer), 1957 Robert Montgomery Presents (Writer), The Alcoa Hour (Writer), 1977 The Gift (Writer), 1954 Da di (Writer), 1945 China Sky (Writer), 1937 The Good Earth (Writer), 1937 The Good Earth (Producer), 1937 The Good Earth (Other), 1937 The Good Earth (in person), 1956 Person to Person (in person), 1961 The Big Wave (Writer), 1944 Dragon Seed (Writer), 1961 The Big Wave (Producer), 1961 The Big Wave (Other), 1971 The David Frost Show (in person), 1971 Today (in person), 1966 The Mike Douglas Show (in person), 1958 The Mike Wallace Interview (in person)
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PEARL BUCK Pearl Buck makes revisions to a review of THE GREAT CHALLENGE by Louis Fischer. Anotated typed manuscript, unsigned, 3p, 8½x11. Titled: "THE GREAT CHALLENGE/By Louis Fischer/Review by Pearl S. Buck". Pencil title added: "All Peoples Alike" read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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PEARL S. BUCK The First American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Signature: "Pearl S. Buck", 5¾x8½ sheet. Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), born to Presbyterian missionaries, spent the first forty years of her life in China, the setting of many of her books. read more...Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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PEARL S. BUCK and FRANKLIN CLARK FRY Pearl S. Buck and Franklin Clark Fry sign an album leaf. Signature: "Pearl S. Buck/October23/1965" and on verso, "Franklin Clark Frey/4 Oct. 1965". Buck's signature is above a small magazine photo of her, while Fry's is above an Oct. read more...Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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PEARL S. BUCK Buck's signature in pencil, circa 1950, on letterhead from WFIL at the Widener Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Signature: "Pearl S. Buck" in pencil. Also signed "Nov. 30-1950" in upper right corner in unknown hand in black ink. 8½x11, on letterhead from WFIL, Widener Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. read more...Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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PEARL S. BUCK Book review - handwritten and signed "P S B" - for First Set in China. This document reveals a facet of Buck's life forgotten by many: reviewer and essay writer. Autograph manuscript signed: "P S B" in blue ink, with editorial marks and corrections in blue and black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. read more...Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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Book review - handwritten and signed "P.S.B." by Buck - for China Under the Empress Dowager. This is a subject that Buck had some experience with, as she lived in China during the last years of the Empress Doawager Tzu Hsi's reign. read more...Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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PEARL BUCK Her handwritten letter supporting educator James Yen Autograph Note signed: "Pearl S. Buck", 1p, 4¾x7¼. No place, no date. No addressee. In full: "James Yen is really responsible for this book. read more...Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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PEARL S. BUCK. ALS: "Pearl S. Buck.", 1p, 7¼x10½. Perkasie, Pennsylvania, 1970 February 24. On imprinted letterhead to "Dear Children". In full: "The picture you have made I like very much and thank you for it. read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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Buck handwrote, signed and dated this rare letter in 1938 about a play that she was writing, The Crystal Heart. In it, she says that she's completely re-written the last act of the play and that it's "much better and tighter". Letters handwritten and signed by Buck are extremely rare. read more...Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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This undated manuscript - handwritten and signed "P.S.B." by Buck - is a book review of John W. Vauderwork's King Cane, An Epic of Sugar. Buck praises the book and Hawaii's sugar industry, which she writes is "an almost perfect picture of what can and should be done in a modern industry". This document reveals a facet of Buck's life forgotten by many: reviewer and essay writer. read more...Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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PEARL S. BUCK Two very rare handwritten, autograph manuscript pages from Buck's short story The Rainbow Autograph manuscript unsigned. 2 pages, 8½x11, ruled paper. Titled on first page: "The Rainbow". This is from a short story entitled The Rainbow read more...Sale Price $2,380.00
$2,800.00
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PEARL S. BUCK Handwritten note from the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Autograph note signed: "To Ida Tarbell,/with admiration and affection,/Pearl S. Buck.", 4½x4. PEARL SYDENSTRICKER BUCK (1892-1973) was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1938). read more...Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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PEARL S. BUCK. Photograph inscribed and signed: "With best wishes/to Herr Karl/Hardt,/I am Yours Sincerely/Pearl S. Buck". B/w, 4½x6¾ overall, image 4½x5¾, affixed to 5½½x8 board. Pearl S. read more...Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
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PEARL BUCK. Printed Biography signed: "Pearl S. Buck", 8p, 7¾x9½. Titled: "A Biographical Sketch of Pearl S. Buck". Includes a biography of Buck and her family, a partial list of her awards, which include read more...Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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PEARL BUCK The Nobel Prize Winner's clipped signature from the closing of a letter. Clipped Signature: "Pearl S. Buck", 4½x1 sheet clipped from letter, with the typed lines "Yours cordially,/[signature]/Pearl S. Buck read more...Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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PEARL S. BUCK This fragment is the salutation and mailing address of a typed letter, signed by Buck, to the Director of Special Events at KMLA Broadcasting Corporation. Fragment signed "Pearl S. Buck", 7¼x3. Clipped salutation and mailing address of undated typed letter signed by Buck, addressed to George R. Sanders, Jr. read more...Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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Postcard photo (3½x5½) of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel awards, signed by Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck, who won the Nobel Prize In Literature in 1938. Accompanied by four 5¢ Buck sheet stamps. read more...Sale Price $306.00
$340.00
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PEARL S. BUCK Buck signed this pencil sketch of herself - from the shoulders up and in a blouse with a plunging neckline and corsage - on a small 3½x6 blank card. Sketch signed "Pearl S. Buck" in pencil underneath sketch. 3½x6. Buck (1892-1973) was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1938). read more...Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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PEARL S. BUCK Her signed letter regarding "new" China, which had been founded 17 years prior. It would take the US another 13 years before it recognized the Republic of China. Typed letter signed: "Pearl S. Buck", 1p, 7¼x10½. Perkasie, Pennsylvania, 1967 January 5. read more...Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
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Buck signed this typed letter to a fellow author in Stamford, Connecticut in 1947. Buck had passed a book from the recipient of this letter on to a publisher; in this letter, she passes on the publisher's rejection of the book. read more...Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
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PEARL BUCK The Nobel Prize winner writes the Salvation Army, dated in 1965. Typed Letter signed: Pearl S. Buck", 1p, 7¼x10½. Perkasie, Pennsylvania, 1965 January 26. On personal letterhead to Dick Hall, Group Leader, Salvation Army Settlement and Day Care Center, Chicago, Illinois. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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PEARL S. BUCK Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck signed this letter on her personalized letterhead in 1941, asking the recipient to express the measure of your sympathy for a brave and democratic people" - probably the Chinese, who were fighting Japan. read more...Sale Price $467.50
$550.00
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PEARL S. BUCK "I once wrote a book...What America Means to Me." TLS: "Pearl S. Buck" over her typed married name "(Mrs. Richard J. Walsh)", 1p, 7¼x10½. Perkasie, Pennsylvania, 1953 February 26. read more...Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
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Buck signed this typed letter - embossed with her Danby, Vermont address - in 1972 to someone in Indianapolis, Indiana who visited Asia. Buck, who grew up in China, notes in this letter how Asia is an "interesting contrast". read more...Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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PEARL S. BUCK. TLS: "Pearl S. Buck," 1p, 8½x11. New York, 1946 March 22. On stationery of The East and West Association (Pearl S. Buck, President), the winner of read more...Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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PEARL S. BUCK She thanks a Brooklyn writer for contacting her, offering to review one of his novels. Typed letter signed: "Pearl S. Buck", ¼p, 7¼x10½. New York City, 1936 March 26. To Milton Bernstein, Brooklyn, New York. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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PEARL S. BUCK She responds to a fan of her work, thanking him for liking her novel Peony. Typed letter signed: "Pearl S. Buck", 1p, 7¼x10½. Perkasie, Pennsylvania, 1948 May 29. On imprinted letterhead to Mr. Wes Baleria, Los Angeles, California. read more...Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
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PEARL S. BUCK In this typed letter, signed by Buck in 1946, the Nobel-winning author recommends a Filipino actor for an Oriental role in a play. Buck is best known for her novels, but also wrote plays. Typed letter signed: "Pearl S. read more...Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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PEARL S. BUCK Buck signed this typed letter in 1966 to thank someone in Albuquerque for his birthday wishes to her. Typed letter signed "Pearl S. Buck". 1 page, 7¼x10½, on stationery imprinted with Perkasie, Pennsylvania rural route address. June 27, 1966. Addressed to William W. read more...Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
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PEARL S. BUCK She sends a letter to contributors in hopes of raising money for the Women's Committee of Tribute to China Typed letter signed: "Pearl S. Buck", 1p, 7x10½. New York, N.Y., 1940 July 8. On imprinted letterhead to "My dear Mrs. Gates read more...Sale Price $405.00
$450.00
