155970019X. This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard

155970019X. This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased but for a black marker line across the bottom outside edge of the pages. The dust jacket is in fine condition with little wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "This is a splendid book with a deep and broad reach covering from the and days of the Ottoman Empire through the Fall of Paris in 1940. It is the story of the the last of the Ottoman Princesses and her slow downward journey from Istanbul at the end of WWI, the rise of Mustafa Kemal, through Beirut, thence marriage to a minor Rajah in India during the early days of Gandhi and the oncoming split between Hindus and Muslims to Paris and the birth of her daughter--the author. It is an extraordinary book, beautifully written, well conceived, and especially haunting by virtue of being a true story, although told not as history but as novel."; English Edition Series; 9.1 X 6.4 X 1.7 inches; 562 pages.

Stated First U.S. Edition, first printing with full number line in fine /

Stated First U.S. Edition, first printing with full number line in fine / like new condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Remainder mark on the head edge of the text block. Boards are solid, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket is clean and undamaged. The book is in excellent condition inside and out with an unclipped DJ. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.