The Last Pharaoh: Farouk of Egypt 1920-1965
by Hugh McLeave
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding.
card holder is attached to the back free end paper. Library stamp on the top of the text block. Previous owner's name on the top outside corner of the front free end paper. DJ is protected in a plastic cover. Plastic cover is taped to the binding. From the front DJ flap, "In this deeply interesting and revealing biography, written by an author who spent two years in search of the person behind the legend, Farouk's obsession with sex is shown as a desperate attempt both to remedy and conceal his inadequacy...he was poorly educated, immature, and totally unprepared for the arduous task of ruling his corrupt and feudal country."
card holder is attached to the back free end paper. Library stamp on the top of the text block. Previous owner's name on the top outside corner of the front free end paper. DJ is protected in a plastic cover. Plastic cover is taped to the binding. From the front DJ flap, "In this deeply interesting and revealing biography, written by an author who spent two years in search of the person behind the legend, Farouk's obsession with sex is shown as a desperate attempt both to remedy and conceal his inadequacy...he was poorly educated, immature, and totally unprepared for the arduous task of ruling his corrupt and feudal country."
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Details
- Seller
- Grampy's Bookcase (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2bc1202458
- Title
- The Last Pharaoh
- Author
- Hugh McLeave
- Format/Binding
- Red and brown cloth with black lettering on the spine. the spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The McCall Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 314
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Farouk I
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Grampy's Bookcase
Biblio member since 2018
Ridgeley, West Virginia
About Grampy's Bookcase
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.