The Joy Luck Club
by Tan, Amy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399134204
- ISBN 13
- 9780399134203
- Seller
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Marlton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989 This is a first edition of the author's first book. In clean unclipped dj.Green boards with gold lettering on front and spine. Made into a 1993 film. Previous owners bookplate on ffep.
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
- 2nd Act Media (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001063
- Title
- The Joy Luck Club
- Author
- Tan, Amy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399134204
- ISBN 13
- 9780399134203
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Tan, Amy; The Joy Luck Club
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Women Writers; Books into Film;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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