This Fiery Night
by Vatsek, Joan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Stated First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Clean orange boards with orange cloth spine, yellow flame and black lettering on spine. One small (1/4") closed tear at base of spine, no other wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 376 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has small chip at base of spine, tiny corner chip at top rear corner of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. "This is a rich and complex story of the decadent Egypt which led to Nasser. The merit of Joan Vatsek's narrative is that it covers almost every level of this society with a quiet authority, memorable characters, and with a gifted pen." - Maxwell Geismar 8vo. Historical Fiction..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010796
- Title
- This Fiery Night
- Author
- Vatsek, Joan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Edition.
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- NOVEL FICTION EGYPT MIDDLE EAST HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East;
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Stanley, New York
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