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BUCK, Pearl S. (1892-1973). American writer and novelist. Best known for her best-selling novel The Good Earth (1931). First American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1938). T.l.S.one page on her name imprinted stationery. Dated, March 11, 1941 to My Dear Mrs. Krug. “Because of your warm interest in the work of the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China, Colonel Roosevelt and the members of the Board want you to know of the China Relief Legion. The only purpose of the Legion is to provide medical relief for the inconceivable suffering of the people of China. Your membership can literally save the lives of 4,265 human beings: it can provide immunity for 3,000 people from the dreaded bubonic plague, save 1,250 from cholera, and supply enough quinine to cure 15 people of malaria. If you can, I beg you to join us in this Legion of mercy whose badge is the symbol of humanity. Faithfully yours.” Signed, Pearl S. Buck. In very good to fine condition.........$325.00
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