Caravans: A Novel
by Michener, James A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Diego, California, United States
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About This Item
FIRST PRINTING stated; 1963 black cloth hardcover with red, silver and gold embossed lettering and design; clean, unmarked deckled pages and pictorial dust jacket, Book of the Month. End papers with colored map of Middle East, 1963. Tight binding. Seemingly unread. Good condition of hardback. Acceptable (has tears and wear but in full) dj.
Synopsis
In this romantic adventure of wild Afghanistan, master storyteller James Michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today. After an impetuous American girl, Ellen Jasper, marries a young Afghan engineer, her parents hear no word from her. Although she wants freedom to do as she wishes, not even she is sure what that means. In the meantime, she is as good as lost in that wild land, perhaps forever...."An extraordinary novel....Brilliant."THE NEW YORK TIMESFrom the Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Redeemed Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2022JM5Fdj
- Title
- Caravans
- Author
- Michener, James A
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 341
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Afghanistan, Book of the Month, Middle East
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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