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THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER
by Tan, Amy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399146431
- ISBN 13
- 9780399146435
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, 8vo, brown quarter cloth over beige boards with gold square stamp "Amy Tan" on front cover, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with picture of a young Chinese woman, [xii] + 353 pages. "Set in contemporary San Francisco and in the Chinese village where Peking Man is being unearthed, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, its most profound hopes."--jacket. Exceptional Condition!
Synopsis
Amy Tan is the author of The Joy Luck Club , The Kitchen God’s Wife , The Hundred Secret Senses , and two children’s books, The Moon Lady and The Chinese Siamese Cat , which has been adapted as Sagwa , a PBS series for children. Tan was also the co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club , and her essays and stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Tan, who has a master’s degree in linguistics from San Jose University, has worked as a language specialist to programs serving children with developmental disabilities. She lives with her husband in San Francisco and New York. From the Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1429
- Title
- THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER
- Author
- Tan, Amy
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399146431
- ISBN 13
- 9780399146435
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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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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