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Palace of Desire [The Cairo Diary, Book II]
by Mahfouz, Naguib
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385264674
- ISBN 13
- 9780385264679
- Seller
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Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First ediiton. 422 pages.Translated by William Maynard Hutchins, Lorne M. Kenny and Olive E. Kenny. Light green cloth with spine titles in gilt over tan paper covered boards. Fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which is near fine in a mylar protector. Shipped in box. Book II of the series.
Synopsis
Palace of Desire is a novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, and the second installment of Mahfouz's Cairo Trilogy. It was originally published in Arabic in 1957 with the title Qasr el-Shōq.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Studio Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 089426
- Title
- Palace of Desire [The Cairo Diary, Book II]
- Author
- Mahfouz, Naguib
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385264674
- ISBN 13
- 9780385264679
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
Terms of Sale
Studio Books
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About the Seller
Studio Books
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Corvallis, Oregon
About Studio Books
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