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PEONY IN LOVE; A Novel / Lisa See
by See, Lisa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 140006466X
- ISBN 13
- 9781400064663
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2007. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, maroon quarter cloth over white boards, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) by Will & Demi McIntyre, [xii] + 284 pages + [2] About the Author + [2] About the Type. SIGNED and in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! Number line on Copyright page ends in 3, so 2nd printing.<br/><br/>Lisa See (b.1955) is an American writer, novelist, and biographer. Her books include On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), and the novels Flower Net (1997), The Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2003), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Peony in Love (2007) and Shanghai Girls (2009), which made it to the 2010 New York Times bestseller list.
Synopsis
Peony in Love is the fifth of Lisa See's novels. Her previous novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and Peony in Love emphasize the difficulty 19th and 17th century Chinese women had in achieving freedom and identity in a society that was both male dominated and rigid in its gender expectations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5591
- Title
- PEONY IN LOVE; A Novel / Lisa See
- Author
- See, Lisa
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 140006466X
- ISBN 13
- 9781400064663
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- China, Shanghai, sex, flower girls, money, San Francisco, Forbidden City, Japan, Midwest, Pearl Harbor, mistrust, danger
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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