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  • THE WOOING OF SODNAM DROLMA by Wu Guangyu; Yoa Yu-tuo and Yoa Yu-hsin, illustrators.
    Wu Guangyu; Yoa Yu-tuo and Yoa Yu-hsin, illustrators.
    THE WOOING OF SODNAM DROLMA

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Peking (Beijing): The Foreign Language Press, 1962. A story told in the mountains of Tibet. An old couple are tricked by a rogue into giving him their beautiful daughter in marriage but she is rescued by a handsome young hunter, who in turn tricks the rogue. Illustrated in full color throughout by Yoa Yu-tuo and Yoa Yu-hsin. 92 pp.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (some toning)

    Book ID: 86722
    Keywords: Asian and Asian American, china, ephemera, folktales, tibet
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  • THE MAO CASE. by Xiaolong, Qiu.
    Xiaolong, Qiu.
    THE MAO CASE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel in the award winning series featuring Shanghai Police Inspector Chen Cao. 289 pp. ISBN: 9780312538743.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 62040
    Keywords: asian mystery, china, chinese author, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction, shanghai setting
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  • ALWAYS COME HOME TO ME. by Yang, Belle.
    Yang, Belle.
    ALWAYS COME HOME TO ME.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - 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. ISBN: 9780763628994.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 44747
    Keywords: Asian and Asian American, china, doves, pet birds
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  • ALWAYS COME HOME TO ME. by Yang, Belle.
    Yang, Belle.
    ALWAYS COME HOME TO ME.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - 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. ISBN: 9780763628994.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 44748
    Keywords: Asian and Asian American, china, doves, pet birds
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  • BOXERS & SAINTS (Set of 2 volumes in slipcase) by Yang, Gene Luen
    Yang, Gene Luen
    BOXERS & SAINTS (Set of 2 volumes in slipcase)

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: First Second / Roaring Brook Press, (2013). SIGNED first edition - In two volumes, these graphic novels tell two parallel stories, showing both sides of the Boxer Rebellion. "The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful. But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the…

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    New York: First Second / Roaring Brook Press, (2013). SIGNED first edition - In two volumes, these graphic novels tell two parallel stories, showing both sides of the Boxer Rebellion. "The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful. But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity. . . It offers a penetrating insight into not only one of the most controversial episodes of modern Chinese history, but into the very core of our human nature." SIGNED by Yang on the slipcase and dated in the year of publication. Includes suggestions for further reading. 327 and 170 pp. ISBN: 9781596439245.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps, in a fine slipcase.

    Book ID: 58853
    Keywords: Asian and Asian American, boxer rebellion, china, graphic novel
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  • Yeh Sheng-tao
    SCHOOLMASTER - NI HUAN-CHIH.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Peking: Foreign Languages Press, (1978.) dj. Hardcover - Novel originally written in 1929, first translated into English by A.C. Barnes in 1958. 335 pp.

    Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (chips to edge of dj, toning to spine and edges.)

    Book ID: 35827
    Keywords: Asian and Asian American, china
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