About this title: Wesley Erks, itinerant machinist and adventurer, takes a hefty fee for smuggling a group of illegal Chinese immigrants ("yellowfish") from Vancouver, B.C., to San Francisco in the 1970s. Three are teenaged 'Hong Kong boys', one of whom is dying from an earlier stab wound; the fourth is the son of a rich Chinese casino owner who wants to settle some debts with The Triad, a secret Chinese society. The story of the perilous and suspenseful journey of these five men, filled with colourful fictional and historical characters, is as memorable as the story of the West itself. John Keeble, professor ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper and Rowe Publishers
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780060122928ISBN:0060122927
Description: Good. No dust jacket. 310 p. Audience: General/trade. Edges of pages show some yellowing. Residue of price sticker on front. Cover shows some wear. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good in GOOD. jacket. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: VG Used, Very Good in VG jacket. SOFT COVER, VG/VG, Harpercollins, 1987, 11.3 oz. This copy has visible but minimal creasing of the spine, is in otherwise Very Good condition. Note: expect tanning of any paperback more than a few years old, regardless of condition. read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780060908959ISBN:0060908955
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine creased but tight, pages clean/ friends of library stamp on title page/ covers lightly scuffed, moderate edge wear read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harper & Row, N. Y.
Date Published: 1980
Description: Cover Art. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The hard cover and the jacket has light wear....Some fade to the spine of the jacket. Remainder mark on the bottom outer edges of the pages. Sticker marks on the front............We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by...... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780060122928ISBN:0060122927
Description: Very Good in Good+ jacket. Carefully read, tight, unmarked copy. DJ is good, has minor tears and chips at edges. All items bubblewrapped. Ships daily with free tracking included. read more
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