Baba: A Return to China upon My Father's Shoulders
by Yang, Belle
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine /Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151000638
- ISBN 13
- 9780151000630
- Seller
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Barstow, California, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt. Fine in a fine jacket. Signed by the author in Chinese idioms and in English "Belle Yang ' 94" boldly in felt pen on blank end paper. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1994.
Synopsis
Baba ("papa" in Chinese) recounts the colorful childhood tales of Yang's father, who grew up at a time of great political and social upheaval in China. Behind the protective walls of the House of Yang, Baba is immersed in a world of the legends and colorful characters of village life. Yang's beautiful watercolors accompany each story and create "an astonishing personal vision" (Kirkus Reviews, pointer). Preface by Amy Tan; illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Stark (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 061198
- Title
- Baba: A Return to China upon My Father's Shoulders
- Author
- Yang, Belle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151000638
- ISBN 13
- 9780151000630
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
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