New York: William Morrow & Co, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Near fine - a neat, bright copy. Octavo in publisher's original beige boards quarter bound in white cloth with gilt title and credits to spine. lemon coloured endpapers, 333 pages. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, shelfwear to cloth, *very* slight creasing to dustjacket edges. Historical fiction based on the realationship between the poet James Elroy and T. E Lawrence by the author of 'Hiroshima Joe'.

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Bookseller: Sad Paradise Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1707801
Title: Dreaming of Samarkand
Author: BOOTH, Martin
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0688095291
ISBN 13: 9780688095291
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990
Keywords: FICTION WAR LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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