Two limited edition signed books, both hardcovers with dust jackets: China: Past and Present, published by The John Day Company in 1972, numbered 305/1000, signed on the colophon in black felt tip, "Pearl S. Buck"; and Once Upon a Christmas, published by The John Day Company in 1972, numbered 306/5000, signed on the colophon in black felt tip, "Pearl S. Buck." In overall fine condition, with price-clipped dust jackets. Illustrated with images captured by great Magnum photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Marc Riboud, paired with Buck's commentary, China: Past and Present is a work of particular significance.
