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Blood & Oil; Memoirs of a Persian Prince
by Manucher Farmanfarmaian, Roxane Farmanfarmaian
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679440550
- ISBN 13
- 9780679440550
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House, 1997 Random House, New York. 1997. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by line number. Ex-library copy. Book is tight , square, and unmarked but for library stamps to fly pages and textblock top; pocket on front verso. Book Condition: Near Fine. DJ: Near Fine. Tan boards with black overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. Maps as endpapers. 514 pp 8vo. This book is a dramatic personal adventure presented against the backdrop of Iranian history during the past century; it touches on the errors of the late Shah, the perfidies of Albion, the clumsiness of the USA, and the drama of oil- down to the role of Khomeni. Highly personalized, the judgments are revealing, and the vignettes are entrancing. A clean and very presentable book in much better condition than the usual library books in a mylar jacket.
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- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004172
- Title
- Blood & Oil; Memoirs of a Persian Prince
- Author
- Manucher Farmanfarmaian, Roxane Farmanfarmaian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679440550
- ISBN 13
- 9780679440550
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Iran, Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, persia, Iran, KHomeni, oil exploration, oil production, nationalization of oil, British Petroleum, Mohammed Mossadeq, SAVAK, OPEC, Mohammed Reza Saha Pahlavi, National Iranian Oil Company, Shell Oil
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoirs; Autobiography;
- Product_type
- Ex-Library
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- Verso
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