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China Boy
by Lee, Gus
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 052524994X
- ISBN 13
- 9780525249948
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dutton Adult, 1991-05-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed 1st edition, 1st printing, Dutton hardcover w/ DJ, 1991. Book is VG, w/ clean text, tight binding; lightly cocked upper spine. DJ is VG, w/ VG, w/ light edge/shelf wear that's slightly heavier at head of spine panel (no tears or chips); lightly sunned spine panel (all print still clearly legible). Signed and inscribed (to previous owner) by author on ffe page. Free delivery confirmation.
Synopsis
A young, American-born child of an aristocratic Mandarin family that has fled China struggles to assimilate in 1950s San Francisco in a novel from "an incredibly rich and new voice." (Amy Tan).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Colewood Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1018983
- Title
- China Boy
- Author
- Lee, Gus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 052524994X
- ISBN 13
- 9780525249948
- Publisher
- Dutton Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991-05-01
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction: Literary; Fiction: Coming of Age; Asian-American;
- X weight
- 21 lbs
Terms of Sale
Colewood Books
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About the Seller
Colewood Books
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San Francisco, California
About Colewood Books
small bookstore with lots of signed first editions
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...