Search Results: bedouin doctor by herbert pritzke

New York.: E P Dutton., 1957. First edition. Stated 1st.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Blemished by moderate foxing: covers, page blocks, some interior pages. Tightly bound.. 1 Text in English, German. 255 p. 21 cm. B&W photo sections. End paper maps showing Mideast locations. Memoir / post World War II. German Prisoners of War in the Suez Canal Zone included this author, a doctor, who escapes, fearing he would soon be sent to a worse camp. He later awakens to find a young Bedouin goat-herder frisking him. In his village, he is advised to learn Arabic and grow a beard; to become Bedouin. He practiced medicine as Salameh Suleiman or "El Hakim el Alemani", "The German Doctor", and lived a nomadic life until a contact in Lebanon encouraged him to get there. In 1952, he would reunite in Berlin with his son, whom he had last seen at 18 months old, in 1944 when he was sent to the Italian Front. Dr. Pritzke returned with the boy to Beirut and to his medical career there.

E.P. Dutton. Binding Is Tight And Square. Soiling And Paper Residue On Boards. First And Last Pages Adhered To Boards. Pages Are Clean. Stated First Edition. No Jacket. Translated From The German. Illustrated. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1957.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1957. First Published in GB. 257 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Dent to bottom edge of front board. Wear marks overall.

E.P. Dutton, 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Browning and edge wear to jacket. .

Dutton, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London:: Weidenfeld and Nicolson,, [1957].. First English edition.. publisher's boards in dust jacket. . Two corners slightly bumped; otherwise very nice in a price-clipped jacket with some sunning, shallow chipping, and dust-soiling to the rear panel. . 8vo,. Translated from the German by Richard Graves.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1957. wear to covers and cover edges, library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. 1st English. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

Dutton, 1957. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. E.P. Dutton & Company; New York, 1957. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, chestnut cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, previous owner name and date handwritten in ink on front pastedown and last name handwritten in ink on front free endpaper, small dent to mid fore-edge, some age toning to pages, mild spine lean, few small soiled specks bottom text block edge, bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, spine fade, couple of small moisture stains on spine and verso, mild scattered foxing to verso spine, Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 255pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item,… Read More

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1957 8vo. original black boards gilt (gilt on spine a little faded, top edge a trifle dusty, tiny nick to head cap, prev. owner's name to title page, else internally clean; lacks dustwrapper); pp. [vi], 258 (last blank). A very good copy.. First English. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. the book and jacket are a bit scuffed and edge worn. minor foxing. one inscription. sound binding. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London, Weidenfeld. 2nd.1957. Trans by Richard Graves. Hardcover. No Dustjacket. Good

London,: Weidenfeld and Nicolson,, 1957.. In-8 p., tela edit., tit. oro al dorso, pp. (6),257. “True story of a German doctor who escaped into the Egyptian desert and adopted an Arab way of life”, Prima edizione inglese (la prima in tedesco è di Vienna, 1956). Esemplare molto ben conservato.

UsedGood. 1957 Dutton. Hardcover copy is in good, solid condition, DJ has some wear, tearing, unmarked text, first blank page may have inscription, a good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.