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  • EL CHINO. by Say, Allen.
    Say, Allen.
    EL CHINO.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - "The inspiring, true story of Bong Way 'Billy' Wong, the first Chinese American bullfighter" illustrated with glowing watercolors by this Caldecott winning artist. Large format, 32 pp. ISBN: 0-395520231.

    Condition: Ex-library with only a few markings, and overall tight and clean in a very good dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 88550
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  • A HUNDRED SECRET SENSES by Tan, Amy
    Tan, Amy
    A HUNDRED SECRET SENSES

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (1995.). SIGNED first edition - Third novel by this Chinese American writer, the story of the relationship between two half-sisters, one who grew up in San Francisco, and the older sister who was born and lived in a remote village in China until she was brought to California to be a caretaker for her sister. SIGNED on the title page. 358 pp.

    Condition: Very good in printed blue wrappers (some minor wear to covers, lower corner a bit bumped, straight uncreased spine)

    Book ID: 66979
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  • WHERE THE PAST BEGINS: A Writer's Memoir. by Tan, Amy.
    Tan, Amy.
    WHERE THE PAST BEGINS: A Writer's Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ecco Press, (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - A memoir on her "life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory." Photographs. 357 pp. ISBN: 978-0062319296.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (crease to the outer margin of one page, very short tear to back cover of dj, otherwise appears unread).

    Book ID: 76504
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  • Tan, Amy (illustrated by Gretchen Shields)
    THE MOON LADY

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Macmillan, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Tan's first book for children, adapted from her novel "The Joy Luck Club" illustrated in gorgeous full color by Gretchen Shields. SIGNED by Tan on the title page. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-02-788304.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 8100
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  • CHINESE AMERICAN POETRY: An Anthology. by Wang, L. Ling-Chi and Henry Yiheng Zhao, editors. Genny Lim, signed.
    Wang, L. Ling-Chi and Henry Yiheng Zhao, editors. Genny Lim, signed.
    CHINESE AMERICAN POETRY: An Anthology.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Santa Barbara, CA & Seattle: Asian American Voices / University of Washington Press (1991). SIGNED first edition - A rather hard to find anthology with significant samples of poems by 22 Chinese American poets, including Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Marilyn Chin, Carolyn Lau, Li-Young Lee, Arthur Sze, Nelly Wong, John Yau and more. SIGNED by Genny Lim at her first poem "All Blues" with the comment "Peace! and blues." Foreword by Sucheng Chan. Assisted by Carrie Waara. 242 pp. ISBN: 0-295971541.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease to lower corner of front cover, contents fine, uncommon signed) .

    Book ID: 89679
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  • AMERICAN KNEES. by Wong, Shawn.
    Wong, Shawn.
    AMERICAN KNEES.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - 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.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 54222
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  • CHILD OF THE OWL. by Yep, Lawrence.
    Yep, Lawrence.
    CHILD OF THE OWL.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1977.). SIGNED hardcover - His third novel (the second won a Newbery Honor Award): "A 12 year old girl who knows little of her Chinese heritage is sent to San Francisco's Chinatown to live with her grandmother." In his afterword, Yep comments that this is set in the small, quieter Chinatown in which he grew up. Winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page, and dated in 1978. 217 pp. Cover art by Allen Say. ISBN: 0-06-0267437.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated boards (one corner dog-eared, some wear to edges of boards)

    Book ID: 85887
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  • CHILD OF THE OWL. by Yep, Lawrence.
    Yep, Lawrence.
    CHILD OF THE OWL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1977.) dj. Hardcover first edition - His third novel (the second won a Newbery Honor Award): "A 12 year old girl who knows little of her Chinese heritage is sent to San Francisco's Chinatown to live with her grandmother." In his afterword, Yep comments that this is set in the small, quieter Chinatown in which he grew up. Winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. 217 pp. Dust jacket art by Allen Say. ISBN: 0-06-0267437.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some wear to the ends of the spine of the dj.)

    Book ID: 56601
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  • SWORDBIRD. by Yi Fan, Nancy.
    Yi Fan, Nancy.
    SWORDBIRD.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper Collins, (2007). First edition - First book - and first in a trilogy - by this young author, who was born in China, came to the US with her parents at age 7, and wrote this just a few years later to give a message of peace to the world. Illustrated. 219 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 78271
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  • SWORDBIRD. by Yi Fan, Nancy.
    Yi Fan, Nancy.
    SWORDBIRD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - First book - and first in a trilogy - by this young author, who was born in China, came to the US with her parents at age 7, and wrote this just a few years later to give a message of peace to the world. Illustrated. 219 pp. ISBN: 978-0061243356.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64697
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  • THE SLOUCHING TIGERS. by Zook, Stephanie.
    Zook, Stephanie.
    THE SLOUCHING TIGERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Rockville, MD: Ariadne Press, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Prize-winning coming-of-age story of a young Chinese American girl. SIGNED on the title page. 199 pp. ISBN: 0-918056136.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 62299
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