Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang. First Edition stated, 2022 Random House. First Printing with full number line , 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly , mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The illustrated end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Deceptively spare yet quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on matters that feel deeply resonant: being Chinese-American right now; working in medicine at a high-stakes time; finding one’s voice within a dominant culture; being a woman in a male-dominated workplace; and staying independent within a tight-knit family. But above all, it’s a portrait of one remarkable woman so surprising that you can’t get her out of your head.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
