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Palace of Desire
by Mahfouz, Naguib
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0385264674
- ISBN 13
- 9780385264679
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Doubleday, New York, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 422 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. There is a small remainder mark. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. The second volume of the highly acclaimed Cairo Trilogy from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Filled with compelling drama, earthy humor, and remarkable insight, Palace Of Desire is the unforgettable story of the violent clash between ideals and realities, dreams and desires. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Egypt; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0385264674. ISBN/EAN: 9780385264679. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6021. . 9780385264679
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
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6021
- Title
- Palace of Desire
- Author
- Mahfouz, Naguib
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385264674
- ISBN 13
- 9780385264679
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- BZDB137 cairo trilogy, palace walk, nobel prize, naguib mahfouz Fiction; Egypt; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0385264674 EAN: 9780385264679 Mahfouz, Naguib Palace of Desire
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- Octavo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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