Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck (First Edition with Dust Jacket), 1956 📜👑🐉 Anthology Hand-Painting: The delicate blend of

Hand-Painting: The delicate blend of colors on the roses and the background wash indicates that this piece utilized transfer-printed outlines that were then meticulously finished by hand to add depth and detail

1794 (Blue Underglaze Stamp)

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It serves as a specialized Appendix to the esteemed Nautical Almanac for the years 1835

This reflected the 1950s and 1960s trend of looking back to historical American designs

Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck (First Edition with Dust Jacket), 1956 📜👑🐉 Anthology Hand-Painting: The delicate blend of1. Introduction This is a first edition of Imperial Woman, a historical novel by the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Pearl S. Buck. Published in 1956, this book chronicles the life of Chinas Empress Dowager Cixi. With its original dust jacket and a personal inscription, this volume is a premier acquisition for any serious collector of historical fiction or biographies. 2. About the Book Imperial Woman is a historical novel that tells the