1935 First Omnibus Edition - House of Earth Trilogy (The Good Earth, Sons, A House Divided) by Pearl S. Buck 1935首版合集賽珍珠《大地三部曲》

Published in 1935 by the John Day Company in association with Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, House of Earth is the historic first single-volume collected omnibus edition of Pearl S. Buck's masterpiece trilogy. This monumental volume brings together all three of her celebrated novels charting the rise, transformation, and generational shifts of a 20th-century Chinese peasant family:

1. The Good Earth (1931): The Pulitzer Prize-winning classic telling the life story of the humble farmer Wang Lung and his steadfast wife O-Lan.

2. Sons (1932): The continuation following Wang Lung's sons as they navigate wealth, military ambition, and warlord culture.

3. A House Divided (1935): The final chapter exploring the modernizing third generation amidst political upheaval and social change in modernizing China.

Binding & Edition Features:

 Distinctive Publisher's Binding: Bound in original two-tone boards with a coarse natural burlap/linen spine featuring the original printed paper title label, complemented by a maroon Chinese seal/oracle-bone script emblem stamped on the lower front cover.

 Contemporary Provenance: Features a neat, period ink gift inscription on the front flyleaf dated "April 21st 1935" ("Carrie R. Fray April 21st 1935 from M.J.G."), adding unique personal history from its original publication year.

📜 Historical Significance & Provenance

 Nobel Prize Landmark: Pearl S. Buck became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938, largely awarded for her rich and empathetic epic descriptions of peasant life in China in this trilogy.

 Cross-Cultural Masterpiece: The Good Earth trilogy transformed Western perceptions of modern China during the 1930s and remains one of the most influential works of 20th-century American and East Asian literary history.

🔍 Condition Report

 Binding & Covers: Original coarse linen spine and brown cloth boards. Spine exhibits age darkening, edge fraying at head and tail, and general shelfwear. Paper spine label is present with noticeable rubbing, chippings, and surface loss. Cover seal stamp remains bold and clear.

 Interior & Text Block: Front flyleaf features a neat 1935 handwritten inscription. Light age-toning/foxing to endpapers and text pages throughout, typical for 1930s paper stock. Dampstaining/water tidemarks visible along the inner gutter fold on preliminary pages, but binding remains intact and pages are firm, fully readable, and complete.

 Overall Grade: Fair to Good (F/G) vintage condition for an unrestored 1935 1st Omnibus Edition.

本書為 1935 年由紐約 John Day Company 與 Reynal & Hitchcock 聯合出版 的 《大地三部曲》（House of Earth）第一版合集（First Omnibus Edition）。全書將美籍諾貝爾文學獎得主賽珍珠（Pearl S. Buck）最著名的中國農村史詩三部曲完整收錄於單一精裝冊中：

1. 《大地》（The Good Earth, 1931）： 榮獲普立茲獎的世紀經典，描繪農民王龍與妻子阿蘭在舊中國土地上的艱辛奮鬥與崛起。

2. 《兒子們》（Sons, 1932）： 講述王龍家族第二代在軍閥混戰時代的選擇、野心與家族撕裂。

3. 《分裂的家》（A House Divided, 1935）： 探索第三代青年在西風東漸與革命浪潮中的迷茫、突破與時代衝突。

書籍裝幀特色：

經典雙色裝訂： 採用原始粗麻布（Burlap）書脊，背貼印刷紙質書名標籤；封面右下角壓印深紅色中國古代甲骨文/印章圖案，極具 1930 年代東方主義設計風格。

同時代珍貴手寫銘文： 前襯頁留有 1835 年 4 月 21 日（即本書出版當年） 的墨水手寫贈書簽名（"Carrie R. Fray April 21st 1935 from M.J.G."），具備極佳的歷史真實感與收藏趣味。

諾貝爾文學獎代表作： 賽珍珠於 1938 年成為首位獲得諾貝爾文學獎的美國女性作家，評委會高度讚揚她對「中國農村生活的豐富而真實的史詩般描述」，而《大地三部曲》正是其獲獎的最核心作品。

 東西方文化橋樑： 本書在 1930 年代出版後引發西方世界轟動，極大地改變了西方大眾對中國傳統社會與農民形象的認知，在近代中美文化交流史與西洋漢學文學史上具有里程碑意義。

書況說明

 外觀與裝訂： 原始粗麻布脊與棕色布面硬殼。書脊有自然歲月變色與邊緣磨損；書脊紙質標籤有自然磨損與字樣微剝落；封面甲骨文印章圖案清晰完整。

 內頁狀況： 前扉頁帶有 1935 年同時代手寫簽名；紙張有 1930 年代古書常見的自然氧化黃斑（Foxing）；裝訂處與前數頁裝訂縫隙處有歲月留下的水漬潮痕（Water Stain/Tidemark），但整體結構牢固，文字無缺失，可正常翻閱閱讀。

 整體評級： 尚可至良好（Fair to Good，1935 年首版自然歲月古籍）。