The Wooden Fish Songs Tapa dura - 1995

Dutton. 1995. Hardcover. UsedVeryGood. Hardback remainder; light fading to exterior; remainder mark to the lower p age edges; otherwise like new. Dust jacket shows little wear. .

New York, NY Dutton , 1995. Hardcover First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact. Virtually 'As New'. REMAINDER, showing a mark at the bottom edge. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. 384pp. Hardback with DJ. The story of Lue Gim Gong, a Chinese immigrant who gave up his country and family to pursue his passion for botany, is told in this historical novel through the voices of three women representing three distinct cultures and three distinct points of view. We hear alternately from Sum Jui, Lue's mother, who lives with her husband's family in a small rural village in China; Fanny, a New England spinster who converts Lue to Christianity and encourages his botanical research but keeps him financially dependent; and Sheba, the daughter of slaves, who is a servant to Fanny's sister in Florida. Although the narratives… Leer más

Dutton Books, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Dutton Adult. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1995. First Printing. Hardcover. 052593927x . There is a corner crease on the inside front flap of the DJ. There is edge wear of the DJ and the top and bottom spine ends are chipped. There is some foxing along the page edges and a pen mark on the lower portion on the side page edges. ; 9.20 X 6.10 X 1.40 inches .

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Dutton Adult, 1995-05-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Very good+, stated 1st printing, first edition. Very good+ hardcover in very good+ dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; DJ, boards, text all very good+.

New York: Dutton Adult, 1995. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 385 p. HC, VG+ in VG+ DJ, lovely unmarked copy, trace of shelf wear, looks new. Novel based on the real life of Lue Gim Gong, who came to the US as an indentured servant, and earned fame developing new orange hybrids in Florida. His story is told through three women, his mother, his friend and mentor Fanny Burlingame, and Sheba, daughter of a slave, who worked with Lue on the Florida frontier of the 1870s. Ruthanne Lum McCunn is also the author of Thousand Pieces of Gold.

Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ...; ...; . . Hardcover. Dutton, 1995. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price clipped. Overall, a clean and tight copy. .. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. .