Chinese Violin
by Thien, Madeleine
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1552852059
- ISBN 13
- 9781552852057
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 2001. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Chang, Joe. The story of Lin Lin and her father: they immigrated from China to Canada bringing with them one of their most treasured possessions - a traditional Chinese violin. The difficulties of not fitting in are eased with the help of this violin. One day through a terrible misfortune the violin breaks. Over time for both Lin Lin and her father the strangeness lessens and life becomes easier. She even gets a new violin and performs at her school sharing her Chinese culture with her new Canadian friends. Illustrated hard cover with brown titling to front and purple titling to spine, decorated beige endpapers, illustrated by Joe Chang, unpaginated. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017245
- Title
- Chinese Violin
- Author
- Thien, Madeleine
- Illustrator
- Chang, Joe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 1552852059
- ISBN 13
- 9781552852057
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, BC
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S BOOK, PICTURE
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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