Joy Luck Club, First Edition, Signed (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Pages Browning. Dust Jacket Condition: About Fine Dj. 1st Edition. A lovely first printing signed by Amy Tan with her "Joy Luck" stamp in red ink. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Amy Tan on the title page. Tan's semiautobiographical first novel, the story of four Chinese women who begin meeting in San Francisco in 1949 to play mah jong, invest in stocks, and commiserate about their heritage. Octavo. Original light blue paper-covered boards over a dark blue paper spine, with gilt-stamped titles and decorations. Typical mild toning to the contents, with a small crease to the top corner of one leaf. The dust jacket is a touch sun faded along the spine; else very good or better.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Amy Tan on a bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. First Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve so reflections are present in the photos above. Lower spine end of book is pushed in. Pages are age toned. No remainder mark, names, notes, underlining or highlighting. Book will be well padded in bubble wrap and shipped in a sturdy box. A signature will be required for delivery. c1. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. TAN, AMY: The Joy Luck Club Putnam 1989 HB First Edition, seventh printing ISBN 0399134204 SIGNED by Tan on the title page "Amy Tan, Joy and Luck, 9 Nov. '91". No other inscription. FINE/FINE, no other marks, no other writing, no price clipped, no chips, no tears, no creases, no foxing, no stains, no soiling. Mild toning of page edges, as is common with this issue. No other defects. Dust jacket, now protected in archival mylar. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, Signed by author Amy Tan. Hardcover is in Near Fine. Light soiling to text block. Small pencil mark to front free endpaper on top right corner. Rear free endpaper has a pencil notation a the bottom detailing the signing by Amy Tam (10/15/2006 in person. A dated photograph of the book at signing with Ms. Tan is included. Dust Wrapper is in Fine in archival cover. The archival cover has some shelf wear. "The Joy Luck Club is a 1989 novel written by Amy Tan. It focuses on four Chinese immigrant families in San Francisco 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 similarly to a mahjong game, with four parts divided into four sections to create sixteen chapters. The three mothers and four daughters (one mother, Suyuan Woo, dies before the novel opens) share stories about their lives in the form of short vignettes. Each part is preceded by a parable relating to the themes within that section. In 1993, the novel was adapted into a feature film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Ming-Na Wen.". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 288 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue spine with colorful motif and white lettering. Dust Jacket is wrapped in mylar covering, price uncut "$18.95/$26.50 CAN", has tears along the head edges, light stains, mild rubbing wear along the spine tail edge, and small tears along the tail fore corners. Boards are slightly cocked, has bending wear along the spine and fore corners, and mild age toning along the head and tail edges. Textblock has light smudges on some pages throughout, and mild age toning along the edges. Signed flat by Amy Tan on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Room C. 1393581. Special Collections.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 288 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue spine with colorful motif and white lettering. Dust Jacket is wrapped in mylar covering, price uncut "$18.95/$26.50 CAN", has general shelving wear. Boards have mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has mild foxing along the head and fore edges, and mild age toning along the edges. Contains a "Folger Theatre" ticket in the rear mylar. Signed flat by Amy Tan on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Room C. 1393580. Special Collections.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First British edition. Near perfect condition. Only yellowing on page edges from age. Signature and stamp on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A Fine, Collectible book, SIGNED by the author. Ms. Tan's DEBUT novel. "Powerful as myth." ?The Washington Post Book World. "Beautifully written.a jewel of a book." ?The New York Times Book Review."Powerful.full of magic.you won't be doing anything of importance until you have finished this book." ?Los Angeles Times. "Wonderful.a significant lesson in what storytelling has to do with memory and inheritance." ?San Francisco Chronicle. SIGNED.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Seventh printing nicely inscribed and signed by the author with a date of May 1989 which is the year of publication. A nice copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition Thus, Signed. First Easton Press edition, hardcover in full grey leather with all edges gilt, and gold stamped decoration to the spine and covers. This special collector's edition is signed by Tan, and is accompanied by the publisher's certificate of authenticity and notes sheet. The book has a tiny skew to the binding, and a hint of shelfwear to the cover corners. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, clean, Near Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Residue from sticker and previous owner's blind stamp on FFEP; page edges darkened; slight wear to price-clipped dust jacket; o/w VG/VG+; signed by author on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Full Leather. Condition: Fine. Collector's Edition. A beautiful dark brown leather Collector's edition of Tan's best-selling First Book and the basis for the movie of the same name. Signed by the author. With gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. By the author of "The Kitchen God's Wife" With publisher's. Accompanied by collector's Certificate of Authenticity and Note. Easton Press editions are bound to sustain decades of use. In fine unread condition. Amy Tan, often compared to the Native American writer Louise Erdrich, drew inspiration from Erdrich's "Love Medicine" while forming the basis of her first novel. Tan adhered to the advice of fellow writer Amy Hepel, who encouraged authors to explore uncomfortable themes. A pivotal event solidified Tan's commitment to writing. In a 1989 article by Gayle Feldman, Tan recounted the moment she rushed to the hospital, fearing her mother had suffered a heart attack. Her mother, recognizing Tan's limited knowledge of their Chinese heritage, posed a poignant question: "If I die, what would you remember?" Although her mother ultimately recovered, Tan vowed to learn everything about her Chinese roots. The dedication in her book reflects this promise. Tan described her writing process as magical. She would light incense, play specific music, and immerse herself in an alternate world. Hours would slip away as she conjured characters and their stories. Word of mouth, critical acclaim, and the support of independent bookstores propelled this genuine modern classic to its well-deserved status. Tan's Chinese name, "Anmei," translates to "a blessing from America." Amy Tan will be on tour in 2024 for her new book, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles" and will be featured in the Portland Arts & Lecture series in 2024/2025. She has stated that her mother was "enormously proud" of "The Joy Luck Club.".

First edition. Signed first printing of Tan's first book. Hardcover in jacket, signed by Tan on the title page. Boards slightly toned around edges else near fine in like jacket with some wear at spine ends and light rubbing at corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition inscribed and signed by the author. A read copy with pages that are toned. Nice inscription dated 1989 the year of publication. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. ADVANCE READING COPY. SIGNED by Amy Tan. Fine in pictorial printed wrappers. Author's celebrated FIRST book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Near Fine copy in green cloth, paper covered boards, in a Fine glossy decorated dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Slight fading of extremities of boards (as typically with this title). 288pp. The author's first book, a bestselling novel about Chinese women in San Francisco. The narrative was adapted by Hollywood [Hollywood/Buena Vista Pictures, 1993]. This copy is INSCRIBED by the Author on the half title page "To [_____], future author, I hope this inspires you to keep writing and to listen to your mother! Amy Tan Daisy Tan" with her red square chop [dated] 10 Dec '89. (SIGNED) by both Amy Tan and her Mother Daisy Tan. Q21108.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. Two very smart first UK edition novels from American author, Amy Tan. Both copies are signed by the author. Two volumes. First UK edition. Signed by the author to the title pages of each novel. Written by Amy Ruth Tan, an American author of Chinese heritage. This set includes: The Joy Luck Club, 1989. Following four Chinese immigrant families in San Francisco who start a club known as The Joy Luck Club, playing the Chinese game of mahjong for money while enjoying a variety of foods. The Hundred Secret Senses, 1996. Focusing on on the relationship between Chinese-born Kwan and her younger, Chinese-American sister Olivia after the death of their father. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent with minor sunning to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Both dust jacket and book are in fine condition. Measures approximately 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Price shows $18.95. Jacket is in a new protective Brodart cover. Small dent on the top edge of both boards. Spine is tight and square. Pages are clean and crisp. Inscribed on the half-title page "To Sybil, With many, many thanks for your early support. Amy Tan" with a red Joy Luck chop mark. From the estate of Sybil Steinberg, an editor at Publisher's Weekly. Minimal wear. Inscribed by Author(s).

First edition of the author's most well known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Amy Tan on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Jacket illustration by Gretchen Shields. "Brilliant.Each story is a fascinating vignette, and together they they weave the reader through a world where the Moon Lady can grant any wish, where a child, promised in marriage at two and delivered at 12, can, with cunning, free herself; where a rich man's concubine secures her daughter's future by killing herself, and where a woman can live on, knowing she has lost her entire life" (Washington Post).

Amy Tan. The Joy Luck Club.New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1989. First edition. Signed by Amy Tan. Octavo. 288pp. Publisher's green hardcover paper-covered boards, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, original unclipped dust jacket. . Light wear, sunned to board edges, bumped to lower corners, typical light toning, jacket lightly chipped and torn. Very good. KWH-1163.

First edition, advance reading copy of Tan's masterpiece. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Larry McMurtry with thanks for the pleasure of your company and your good book. Amy 5 Apr '90." The recipient, Larry McMurtry remains best known for his 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove which was adapted into a television miniseries that earned 18 Emmy Award nominations. McMurtry was also a prominent book collector and bookseller. In 1970 with two partners, he opened a book store in Georgetown, which he named Booked Up and 1988 he opened another Booked Up in Archer City which became one of the largest antiquarian bookstores in the United States, carrying between 400,000 and 450,000 titles. With the original typed transmittal letter signed by Amy Tan on her letterhead which reads in part: April 5, 1990 Dear Larry, Iād be honored to have my bound galley of THE JOY LUCK CLUB gracing your shelves. I keep thinking about your bookstore and what it contains. It reminded me of a time when I was six years old. I had walked into a sweet shop in Oakland with five cents and hundreds of choices of penny candy. Let me tell you, your bookstore was better than that. I didnāt get chased out after two hours of not being able to decide. And I thank you for the gift of A MYSTIC ROSE: RITES OF THE PRIMITIVE MARRIAGE. Tomorrow I celebrate my 16th wedding anniversary, and now I have the perfect sentiment to give to my husband who has endured living with me for so many years. All best, "Amy."ĀProvenance: From the library of Larry McMurtry with his bookplate which he designed featuring the horseshoe-shaped brand his father and grandfather used on the McMurtry cattle. In very good condition. "Brilliant. Each story is a fascinating vignette, and together they they weave the reader through a world where the Moon Lady can grant any wish, where a child, promised in marriage at two and delivered at 12, can, with cunning, free herself; where a rich man's concubine secures her daughter's future by killing herself, and where a woman can live on, knowing she has lost her entire life" (Washington Post).