Editore: University of Washington Press, 1989
ISBN 10: 0295968265 ISBN 13: 9780295968261
Da: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copies. Clean. Store Stamped. --- --- DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER --- For more than a century and a half, Dream of the Red Chamber has been recognized in China as the greatest of its novels, a Chinese Romeo-and-Juliet love story and a portrait of one of the world's great civilizations. Chi-chen Wang's translation is skillful and accurate. --- FIFTH CHINESE DAUGHTER --- Jade Snow Wong's story is one of struggle and achievements. These memoirs of the author's first twenty-four years are thoughtful, informative, and highly entertaining. They not only portray a young woman and her unique family in San Francisco's Chinatown, but they are rich in the details that light up a world within the world of America. The third-person singular style is rooted in Chinese literary form, reflecting cultural disregard for the individual, yet Jad Snow Wong's story also is typically American. . . . .We first meet Jade Snow Wong the child, narrowly confined by the family and factory life, bound to respect and obey her elders while shouldering responsibility for younger brothers and sisters - a solemn child well versed in the proper order of things, who knew that punishment was sure for any infraction of etiquette. Then the schoolgirl caught in confusion between the rigid teaching of her ancestors and the strange ways of her foreign classmates. After that the college student feeling her was toward personal identity in the face of parental indifference or outright opposition. And finally the artist whose early triumphs were doubled by the knowledge that she had at long last won recognition from her family. . .See photos for additional content. . .
Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.4.
Editore: HarperCollins Publishers, 1950
ISBN 10: 0060147318 ISBN 13: 9780060147310
Da: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.36.
Condizione: Fair. Acceptable condition. (chinese americans, autobiography, literature) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Editore: Scholastic Book Services, 1965
Da: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Good.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8.
Editore: Harper & Brothers, 1950
Da: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Significant damage due to wetness. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Grey tweed cds., black backstr. w. white, red lettering, fade marks, top frornt corner rubbed. Dj. unclipped, torn, with large areas missing. Pictorial endpapers. Illus. 246pp.
Editore: University of Washington Press, 2019
ISBN 10: 0295745908 ISBN 13: 9780295745909
Da: Read&Dream, SAINT LOUIS, MO, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good.
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Condizione: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. Book Good. No dust jacket. Spine slanted, ends worn. Boards rubbed and edgeworn, corners bent. (Chinese Americans, San Francisco, potters, biographies).
Condizione: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (chinese americans, asian american literature, biographical fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Editore: Penguin Books, 1965
Da: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Condizione: Good. 1965. First Edition Thus. 283 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Editore: Harper and Brothers, 1950
Da: TNT ENTERPRIZES, Libertyville, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. The gray/green cloth cover with black quarter wrapped spine has white and red stamp on spin alone. The boards are clean, hard and straight. Previous owners name and address written on the top of the first page. Pages are toned, unmarked and firmly bound. The dust jacket has fraying on the edges, some soiling and tears on the spine and rear cover. This book is in fine condition, DJ is in good condition.
Editore: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1950
Da: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. vii, 246p., old price penned on free front endpaper, else very good condition. No dj.
Paperback. Condizione: Good. Paperback, In Good condition, previous owners name crossed out inside, no other marks or writing, paper is tanning with age, covers have some scuffing and edge wear, straight spine, solid binding, unmarked pages, a good reading copy,
Editore: Hurst & blackett, 1952
Da: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Regno Unito
Condizione: Fair. 1952. first published. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange paper covered boards and black lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears, and creasing.
Editore: Harper and Brothers, New York, 1950
Da: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. vii, 246p., bookstore label on rear pastedown endpaper, else very good condition in an unclipped and shelfworn dust jacket with a large chip at the head of the spine. Wong, an author and ceramist, was born in San Francisco to immigrant parents. The book details her experiences as a Chinese American woman trying to navigate her identity in America.
Editore: Penguin Books, UK, 1950
Da: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, Regno Unito
Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. Fair condition soft cover, some wear to cover and spine, rip to front cover, tanning to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.
Editore: Hurst and Blackett, 1952
Da: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Regno Unito
Condizione: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight toning. Good DJ with little wear.
Paperback. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket.
Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
Editore: Harper & Row / Perennial
Da: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
Editore: Harper & Row, Publishers (1950), 1950
Da: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dj. Octavo, hardcover, corners bumped else near fine in black boards with white lettering on spine.red and black decorative endpapers. 246 deckled pages. Clean and unmarked. Wong, an artist and potter, grew up in San Francisco's China Town. She writes about living between two cultures and how she found her way to her profession. Book.
Editore: Scholastic, New York, 1963
Da: COVENANT HERITAGE LIBRIS, Saint John, NB, Canada
Soft cover. Condizione: Good-Very Good. binding tight, owners inscription on inside cover. some shelf wear, light creasing. S3 2.
Editore: N.Y. Harper 1950, 1950
Da: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Later edition. Good. Dj is worn, frayed. 246pp. Illus. (loc 844).