The Joy Luck Club
by TAN, Amy
- Used
- first
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Putnam, 1989. in Near-Fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Edges of the book show some yellowing; matching blue endpapers professionally replaced and book tightened. Overall, a tight, bright copy in dustwrapper of the true first edition (number line reads 1 to 10). Priced right!. VG+.
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
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003404
- Title
- The Joy Luck Club
- Author
- TAN, Amy
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1989
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- Dustwrapper
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