Austin L Moore Author Signed (1 results)
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by The Scholars' Press, Chicago, IL, 1954
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.Books by White/Walnut Valley Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. 1st Edition. The Scholars' Press, Chicago, IL. 1954. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Signed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on FFFP has been scribbled out in ink and there is childish crayon scribbling on the RFFP. Book C…ondition: Good+; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; wear through paper on tips. DJ: Good +; Price Clipped; moisture spots on spine; missing small pieces at head, tail, tips and along the DJ edges. Green and red paper decorative designs over boards with green cloth overlay on the spine; brown lettering on the front board for titling. 66 pp 8vo. This book is the true story of the events which occurred in Egypt during the last year of King Farouk's rule in 1952. The author was a professor at Farouk El-Awal University in Cairo at this time. He witnessed civil disorder, rebellion against the British, the fire riots in Cairo, anarchy and revolution. He also speaks of the beauty and abject poverty of the countryside, the disease, and the overpopulation. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Signed by Author(s).
