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San Francisco:: China Books & Periodicals,, (1989). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a very good dustjacket. (some rubbing and minor edgewear to dj). First edition. The first novel by this Beijing journalist. Based on his own childhood, it tells of the daily lives of 10 poor families who live around a central courtyard in a back-alley Beijing slum who find themselves caught up in the Cultural Revolution that shook the People's Republic of China. Editor's note. Drawing of the courtyard. Glossary. 313 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2007.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. A novel by this award-winning author, set in Tokyo during the hours from midnight to dawn, and focusing on two sisters haunted by secrets. Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin. 191 pp.

New York:: Perigee (Putnam),, (1980.). Very good- (some curling to the covers.). Trade paperback. Novel originally published in 1960, and translated from the Japanese by Donald Keene. 271 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, 1989.. SIGNED first edition -. Very near fine in stiff illustrated wrappers. Uncommon.. First printing in wrappers, issued simultaneously with hardcover. Author's first collection of poetry, a title in the National Poetry Series selected by Daniel Stern who said 'what I admire most are the indignation, the passion, the agony - all realized and, at the same time, overcome by his lovely music.' Also praise from Amy Clampitt, Garrett Hongo, and others. SIGNED on the title page. Notes. 81 pp.

New York:: Norton,, (2008). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's second novel, a story of modern India. Author Kiran Desai commented that "India's birth as a new nation parallels a woman's complex psychological journey confronting tradition and modernity. Exchanging sentimentality for clear vision, Suri reveals an immense humanity, and a tenderness for women making their way in a world of men." SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated endpapers. 455 pp.

New York:: The Viking Press,, 2003.. SIGNED first edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Her second novel, selected as one of the best books of 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle, which said 'Ruth OzekiÕs follow-up to her first novel, ÒMy Year of Meats,Ó is a triumph that earns its inclusive title. ÒAll Over CreationÓ naturally and joyfully folds concerns about genetically modified organisms into a powerful family drama set in rural Idaho, telling the story of a daughterÕs homecoming 25 years after she ran away from her now-ailing parentsÕ potato farm. As the daughter is forced to examine the circumstances of her adolescent flight and to make peace while itÕs still possible, Ozeki weaves in a story of corporate malfeasance, creating a novel at once educational and entertaining, with multidimensional characters and an engaging narrative voice.' SIGNED on the title page. 417 pp.

New York:: The Viking Press,, (2003.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Her second novel, selected as one of the best books of 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle, which said 'Ruth OzekiÕs follow-up to her first novel, ÒMy Year of Meats,Ó is a triumph that earns its inclusive title. ÒAll Over CreationÓ naturally and joyfully folds concerns about genetically modified organisms into a powerful family drama set in rural Idaho, telling the story of a daughterÕs homecoming 25 years after she ran away from her now-ailing parentsÕ potato farm. As the daughter is forced to examine the circumstances of her adolescent flight and to make peace while itÕs still possible, Ozeki weaves in a story of corporate malfeasance, creating a novel at once educational and entertaining, with multidimensional characters and an engaging narrative voice.' SIGNED on the title page. 420 pp.

New York:: Riverhead Books,, (2004.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Author's highly praised third book, a novel told through the voice of Jerry Battle, a suburban middle-aged man, who has lived all his life on Long Island, and whose favorite diversion is to fly his small single engine plane. SIGNED on the title page. 343 pp.

New York:: Riverhead Books,, (2004.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Author's highly praised third book, a novel told through the voice of Jerry Battle, a suburban middle-aged man, who has lived all his life on Long Island, and whose favorite diversion is to fly his small single engine plane. 343 pp.

New York:: Riverhead Books,, (2004.). SIGNED first edition -. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Author's highly praised third book, a novel told through the voice of Jerry Battle, a suburban middle-aged man, who has lived all his life on Long Island, and whose favorite diversion is to fly his small single engine plane. SIGNED on the title page. 343 pp.

Cambridge, MA:: Candlewick Press, , (2007.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. Charming story of a young twins, a brother and sister, who live in a small village in Northern China and the pet doves they nuture and love, illustrated with the author's vibrant gouache paintings. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper, with a drawing of Mei-Mei with one dove on her head and the other in her arms, and dated in the year of publication. Oblong format, unpaginated.

Cambridge, MA:: Candlewick Press, , (2007.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. Charming story of a young twins, a brother and sister, who live in a small village in Northern China and the pet doves they nuture and love, illustrated with the author's vibrant gouache paintings. SIGNED on the front endpaper, with a small drawing of Mei-Mei and her dove on her head, and dated in the year of publication. Oblong format, unpaginated.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1995.). SIGNED hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. 2nd printing. His second novel, a funny (but also serious) take on love, race, culture and identity. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 1996. Basis for the 2006 independent film 'Americanese.' 240 pp.

New York:: Harper Collins,, (2003). First edition -. Fine in glossy white printed wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Award-winning author's second novel, a retelling of the Patty Hearst story from the viewpoint of a young Japanese-American radical who was caught in the militant underground of the mid-1970s. Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Selected as one of the best books of 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle. 369 pp.

New York:: Garland Publishing, , 1998.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in beige boards (highlighting to a few pages in one essay), no dust jacket as issued. . First edition. Volume 3 in the Series: Asians in America. Includes essays by Susie Ling on the Asian American Women's Movement in Los Angeles; Loo and Ong on Chinatown's women, Scott on bride theft among the Lao Hmong; Manalansan on Filipino gay men in New York City and more. Notes and references. xi, 256 pp.

New York & London:: Reader's International,, 1985.. Hardcover first edition -. Usual browning to the pages as is common with publisher's books, otherwise very near fine in a fine dj.. First printing. A novel which could not be published in the author's native Philippines - but the first of her novels to be published in the US or UK.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1994). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1994). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. SIGNED by both Belle Yang and Amy Tan on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1996). SIGNED -. Very good+ (covers slightly bent).. 1st trade paperback printing. The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. Boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication, with a drawing of a cat by Yang. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father.

New York:: Pantheon,, 1978.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (remainder mark, price-clipped). First US printing. Dramatist's first novel, about a Japanese girl coming-of-age first under the US occupation of Japan and later in the revolutionary sixties.