The First Well: A Bethlehem Boyhood
by Jabra, Jabra Ibrahim; Boullata, Issa J. (Translated by)
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- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket As Issued
- ISBN 10
- 1843913712
- ISBN 13
- 9781843913719
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Hesperus Press Limited, 2012. Softcover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Wrappers clean and bright with uncreased spine. Minor soiling to bottom page edges. Contents clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. Appears unread. 217 pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "As a child in British Mandate Palestine, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra recalls daily life in Bethlehem and Jerusalem with pin-sharp observation and a vivid use of language. His writing is funny, moving and tender. His Christian family, his school friends and the eccentric characters of the surrounding streets all come to life, and Jabra's love of the Arabic language comes through, even in translation: 'Words glowed in my mind,' he writes. 'They glittered like gold and sparkled like jewels. I imagined myself walking on coloured silk carpets spread over the waves of a wondrous sea of dreams.' " All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA) (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004894
- Title
- The First Well: A Bethlehem Boyhood
- Author
- Jabra, Jabra Ibrahim; Boullata, Issa J. (Translated by)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1843913712
- ISBN 13
- 9781843913719
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- History; Travel, Exploration & Topography; Jerusalem; British Mandate Palestine; Bethlehem; Biography; Memoir
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About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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