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Hardcover. vii, 246p., old price penned on free front endpaper, else very good condition. No dj.
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.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Boards in black cloth stamped in red and white on spine. Boards show some light wear and rubbing with some minor soiling. Illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's name at top of half-title page; small spot of soiling on a couple pages, else internally clean. pp. vii, 246. A scarce first edition, with First Edition statement on the copyright page along with Harper's ''H-Z'' month-year code (August 1950). The first of two autobiographical memoirs by Jade Snow Wong (1922-2006), a Chinese American ceramic artist who was raised in San Francisco. Fifth Chinese Daughter covers her life up to the year 1945.