Joy Luck Club
by TAN, Amy
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
TAN, Amy. The Joy Luck Club. Orig. pictorial wraps. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1989]. 8vo. Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author's first book. Basis for the popular 1993 film. Fine.
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
- Seller
- George S. MacManus Company (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 52806
- Title
- Joy Luck Club
- Author
- TAN, Amy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- C/H, LITX
Terms of Sale
George S. MacManus Company
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About the Seller
George S. MacManus Company
Biblio member since 2005
Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania
About George S. MacManus Company
Our inventory of over 45,000 catalogued titles focuses primarily on 18th and 19th century Americana with specialities such as Voyages and Travels, Local Histories, Indians and the West and the Civil War. Also included in our collection are English and American literary first editions, Limited Edition Club selections and Books about Books.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Pictorial Wraps
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- Fine
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- G
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- Uncorrected Proof
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- New
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