On Wings of Eagles [Signed]
by Ken Follett
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0688023711
- ISBN 13
- 9780688023713
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1983. Very Good/Very Good. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1983. First Edition. Signed by Ken Follett with brief inscription to previous owner at half title. Octavo. 444 pp. Black and white photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue and ivory boards stamped in silver; map endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket lightly worn and creased along edges. Boards shelfworn and sunned. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good signed copy of this non-fiction thriller from Follett, detailing the rescue of two Electronic Data Systems executives from an Iranian prison, set against the backdrop of the revolution and featuring Ross Perot.
Synopsis
On Wings of Eagles is a 1983 thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett. Set against the background of the Iranian revolution, it tells the story of the rescue of Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord from prison in Tehran by a team of Electronic Data Systems executives led by retired Col. Arthur D. Simons. The story, according to Follett, is not fictionalized or a 'non-fiction novel'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28116
- Title
- On Wings of Eagles [Signed]
- Author
- Ken Follett
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0688023711
- ISBN 13
- 9780688023713
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
Terms of Sale
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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