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Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Normal edge wear, contents are clean--hardcover.

Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Normal edge wear, contents are clean--hardcover.

Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Hard Back First Printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON

Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Hard Back First Printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Exterior: In brown half cloth with gilt titles, brown paper-wrapped boards with faint discoloration in two areas, gently bumped upper corners; square, tight & solid binding. Page block edges clean, white. Internals: pristine. Jacket unclipped, light rumpling along top edge and spine heel, with mylar cover. Da Chen's story is a story of indomitable courage of childhood, the vitality of a life lived under circumstances we can hardly comprehend--a boy born to a poor family in rural China, at the time of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution with the Red Guards enforcing a brutal regime of communism. An yet, he has some remarkably good memories of his life in rural China. Exterior: In brown half cloth with gilt titles, brown paper-wrapped boards, spotless, square, sharp corners, tight binding. Page block edges clean, white. Jacket unclipped, with mylar cover. 310 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Random House, New York, 2000.

Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "I was born in southern China in 1962, in the

Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "I was born in southern China in 1962, in the tiny town of Yellow Stone. They called it the Year of Great Starvation." Da Chen was born with the wretched political birthmark of being a landlord's son during the Cultural Revolution. Brown boards with gold-color lettering on spine, 310 pp., unclipped illustrated jacket. Excellent condition.

Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. DJ unclipped, no internal marks or imprints.

Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. DJ unclipped, no internal marks or imprints.

Signed by the Author SIGNED-Octavo. Brown boards quarterbound in a brown

Signed by the Author SIGNED-Octavo. Brown boards quarterbound in a brown backstrip with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Book has light bumping at the head of the spine and plenty of bumping at the tail. White endpapers. Signed by the author across the front endpaper and free front endpaper in both black ink and brush and black pen; author has also stamped a signature in red ink. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 310 pages. Dust Jacket-has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the very tip of the upper rear outside corner-jacket otherwise clean, bright, and sharp. A lovely copy.

Size: 24 cm.; Dust jacket condition: Like New. SIGNED by author. "I was born

Size: 24 cm.; Dust jacket condition: Like New. SIGNED by author. "I was born in southern China in 1962, in the tiny town of Yellow Stone. They called it the Year of Great Starvation." In 1962, as millions of Chinese citizens were gripped by Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution and the Red Guards enforced a brutal regime of communism, a boy was born to a poor family in southern China. This family-the Chens-had once been respected landlords in the village of Yellow Stone, but now they were among the least fortunate families in the country, despised for their "capitalist" past. Grandpa Chen couldn't leave the house for fear of being beaten to death; the children were spit upon in the street; and their father was regularly hauled off to labor camps, leaving the family of eight without a breadwinner. Da Chen, the youngest child, seemed destined for a life of poverty, shame, and hunger. But winning humor and an indomitable spirit can be found in the most unexpected places. Colors of the Mountain is a story of triumph, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love. The young Da Chen is part Horatio Alger, part Holden Caul-field; he befriends a gang of young hoodlums as well as the elegant, elderly Chinese Baptist woman who teaches him English and opens the door to a new life. Chen's remarkable story is full of unforgettable scenes of rural Chinese life: feasting on oysters and fried peanuts on New Year's Day, studying alongside classmates who wear red armbands and quote Mao, and playing and working in the peaceful rice fields near his village. Da Chen's story is both captivating and endearing, filled with the universal human quality that distinguishes the very best memoirs. It proves once again that the concerns of childhood transcend time and place. 320 pages. Chen, Da, 1962---Childhood and youth, China--Biography, China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976--Personal narratives, China--Social life and customs--1949-

pp. 320. Paper over boards. Acknowledgments. 320pp. Pristine book. Crisp,

pp. 320. Paper over boards. Acknowledgments. 320pp. Pristine book. Crisp, clean, tight, never read. DJ has a very small fold in the upper spine area. Adult nonfiction. Adult audience.