The Joy Luck Club
by Tan, Amy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399134204
- ISBN 13
- 9780399134203
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition in a very good first issue dust jacket (Canadian price of $26.50 on front flap, after US price). Closed tear on back panel. Complete row of numbers from 10 to 1 on copyright page.
Synopsis
The Joy Luck Club (1989) is a best-selling novel written by Amy Tan. It focuses on four Chinese American immigrant families who start a club known as "the Joy Luck Club," playing the Chinese game of Mahjong for money while feasting on a variety of foods. The book is structured somewhat like a mahjong game, with four parts divided into four sections to create sixteen chapters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1506016
- Title
- The Joy Luck Club
- Author
- Tan, Amy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399134204
- ISBN 13
- 9780399134203
- Publisher
- U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
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Bookbid Rare Books
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Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Copyright page
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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