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On Wings of Eagles

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On Wings of Eagles

by Follett, Ken

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Collectible - Near Fine/Good
ISBN 10
0688023711
ISBN 13
9780688023713
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About This Item

NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/Good. 6.5"x9.5"x1.5". 444 pages; 4th Printing. Signed by two characters of the book: Ross Perot - Chairman of the Board, Elecronic Data Systems Corporation, Dallas, Texas and Keane Taylor - manager of the Bank Omran project. Cream boards. Navy spine w/silver metallic letters in box. Saudia Arabia map for front pastedowns, map of city of Tehran for back pastedowns. B&W photos. DJ has chips & tears along edges. DJ design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Author photo by Jerry Bauer. Cast of Characters, Preface, Chapters, Epilogue, Appendix, Acknowledgements, Bibliography. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, not clipped, not marked. In mylar. "Number-one bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring, true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1979, and of the unconventional means Ross Perot used to save his countrymen." Goodreads.
Cast of Characters from
Dallas: Ross Perot, Merv Stauffer, T.J. Marquez, Mitch Hart. Tehran: Paul Chiapparone, Bill Gaylord, Lloyd Briggs, John Howell. The Team: Bull Sinmons, Jay coburn, Ron Davis. The Iranians: Rashid Seyyed, Abolhassan, Majid. US Embassy: Charles Naas, Lou Goelz, Bob Sorenson, Ali Jordan. Istanbul: Mr. Fish, Ilsman, Charlie Brown. Washington: Brzezinski, Cyrus Vance, David Newsom, Henry Precht.

Synopsis

On Wings of Eagles is a 1983 thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett. Set against the background of the Iranian revolution, it tells the story of the rescue of Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord from prison in Tehran by a team of Electronic Data Systems executives led by retired Col. Arthur D. Simons. The story, according to Follett, is not fictionalized or a 'non-fiction novel'.

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Bookseller
Blacks Bookshop US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
12490
Title
On Wings of Eagles
Author
Follett, Ken
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Collectible - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0688023711
ISBN 13
9780688023713
Publisher
William Morrow and Company, Inc
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1983

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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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