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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, 1960 Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, New York. 1960. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges. DJ: Very Good; missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; else Near Fine. Green grained boards and spine with bright blue lettering on the spine. Tinted textblock top. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 248 pp 8vo. This is a story of the Arabian Peninsula in the early days of the oil discoveries and the fights between Bedouin Kings and Corporate heads over oil rights/concessions. In this story a young man goes to a place that could be Yemen in search of his long vanished father who is an oil explorer and Arabist. The longer the boy stays in the region the more he becomes more like his father but his quest is for water for the Bedouin tribes which presents many twists and turns for him to achieve his goal. A clean very presentable copy.

NY: Knopf. 1960. vg. Hardcover. BCE. 310pp; interior clean; light wear to top edge of color il'd dj .

Knopf, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.9000 in x 8.3000 in x 5.8000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. No Edition Stated. 248 pages. Orange jacket over green cloth. Pages are rough cut. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

New York: Knopf, c1960. Book Club edition. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 341 p., 22 cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, c1960. First Am edition. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 341 p.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Very Good. Later. Very good. Book has little brown stain at the bottom of first few pages, fine edges are slightly dirtied, cover is worn along spine& edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Collins, 1900-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1960 Collins UK 1st edition, Fine-minus/Near Fine DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has 2 very short tears, in mylar coating, clean & bright, no markings found, top corner very slightly bumped, a nice copy.

1st edition 1960. Colllins - London.. VG in G+ dustwrapper (minor chips). .

London: Collins, 1960. First edition. Top corners just lightly bumped, else near fine in a very good dust jacket, with a 2 cm creased tear to front panel, and some small edge-nicks..

London, Geneva: Heron Books, Edito-Service S.A., 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Firmly bound, gilt decorated red artificial leather boards. No jacket.

N.Y.: KNOPF, 1960. 1st U.S. Ed. Hard Cover. NEAR FINE WITH SLIGHT SOILING ON BACK END PAPERS IN VERY LIGHTLY USED DJ.

Collins, 1960T. hardcover. Very Good. 2.2843 in x 21.0660 in x 14.7208 in. A clean, tight copy. Light wear to the edges. Minor wear and tanning. Some chips to the jacket.

Collins, 1960T. hardcover. Very Good. 2.2843 in x 21.0660 in x 14.7208 in. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Previous owner inscription. Some chips to the jacket.

London: Collins, 1960 VG/VG. 8vo. original black boards gilt (a little gutter separation between FFE& half-title, faint spotting to leaf edges & outer leaves, some fade to spine gilt) in dustwrapper (edges a little frayed with a few closed tears, slight loss to head cap, some internal spotting); pp. 320, with a map. A very good copy. Thriller set in the deserts of the Empty Quarter.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG.

London : Collins, 1960. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 320 pages; Physical description: 320p. 19cm. Subjects: Middle East - Fiction. English fiction - 20th century

Collins, 1960T. hardcover. Very Good. 2.2843 in x 21.0660 in x 14.7208 in. Collins 1960 edition. Pages clean and bright, inscription on first page, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket.

London: Collins, 1960. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Signed and dedicated by author on FEP. Black cloth boards show light wear; sunned titles on spine, some white marks on rear board. Edges of page block a little sunned. Minor marks on a few pages. Text remains clear throughout. TPW. Signed by Author. First Edition. hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Ex-library with the usual markings. Besides two tape marks to flap and a slight crease to rear flao the jacket in nice shape. First American Edition stated. Dust jacket art by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London : Collins, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 320 p. ; 22cm. Subjects: Middle East ; Fiction. English fiction, 20th century.