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boston: houghton mifflin & co, 1971. Hard cover. Good in fair dust jacket. Signed by author. signed by author. 275 p. At the Drop of a Veil: Marianne Alireza-SIGNED BY; AUTHOR-HARDCOVER-Marianne Alireza (Author)-CONDITION GOOD-DJ FAIR-SIGNED BY AUTHOR-COPYRIGHT1971 11TH PRINTING-275 PAGES-PUBLISHED BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO, BOSTON This review is from: At the Drop of a Veil (Hardcover) This book tells the tale of Marianne Alireza, an American college student who married a Saudi citizen in 1943. In 1945, Alireza moved to Jeddah with her husband and infant daughter, and from there witnessed Arabian lifestyle firsthand for 12 years. She describes her experiences as part of the Alireza harem, composed of her mother-in-law, 2 sisters-in-law and their various children, of which Marianne herself eventually had 5. Alireza discusses how the family traveled to the mountains of Ethiopia to escape the summer heat in Jeddah, and how development changed all of their lives. She also details the events that led to the end of her marriage, and how she abducted her children from their school in Switzerland. The details of this book make it invaluable for anyone wanting to learn about living conditions for women in affluent Saudi Arabia in the 1940s and 50s. The story of Alireza's marriage and its demise should also serve as a warning to any Western woman considering marrying a Muslim. Under Islamic law, a Muslim man is usually granted sole custody of his (weaned) children following divorce and a Western woman who is divorced from a Middle Eastern Muslim man stands a very high chance of never being allowed to see her children again. From the man's point of view, his child custody rights are guaranteed by God, and he would be devastated to lose his children. It was exactly this sort of situation which put Marianne in the position where she felt she had no choice but to abduct her children and try to escape back to the States. All marriages these days face a relatively high risk of divorce, but cross-cultural marriages bring added stress and tend to have even higher divorce rates than marriages within a culture. Thus, a Western woman who decides to marry a foreign Muslim man is entering into a situation where there is a 1 in 2 chance of divorce, and if divorce does happen, she has an extremely high chance of losing her children forever. And this is true no matter how happily the marriage starts off, as it happened in Marianne's case. Interestingly, a quick 2001 Web search for Marianne's children turned up a traveler's note stating that all 5 of her children decided to return to Saudi Arabia upon reaching adulthood

New York: Rawson Associates, 1989. 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 323pp.incl.index; HB quarter-bound; blue w/indigo&silver; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/blue&red; slight rub. "What you can do to protect your family and yourself in today's growing water crisis." signed.

New York: New York: Little Brown, 2011. Little Brown, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Harry Bosch. SIGNED by Michael Connelly. Fine book in fine dj.

Poisoned Pen Press. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in fine condition. DJ in fine condition. SIGNED by author. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2007.

London: Orion, 2011. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First UK edition/First Printing. Mylar protected. TRUE FIRST..

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the title page in English and Arabic. Book is in Near Fine condition in red cloth boards with a decoration on the front and gold gilt lettering on the spine. Slight shelf wear and slight sunning to head and foot of spine. Pictorial endpapers. The jacket is in Very Good + condition with sunning to the spine and slight shelf wear at head and foot of spine. In protective mylar. Not price-clipped. 275 pp. .

Beaver's Pond Press. As New with no dust jacket. 2015. Hardcover. 1592988814 . 13 oz.; 60 pages; Unread HC no DJ Gift Inscribed/signed by Author & Illustrator. Brothers Blaine and Cullen join refs Rylee and Rosee in game-day adventures that will have you cheering for more stories, victories, and defeats. Sharpen your skates and grab your stick--it's time to play hockey! ''The Official Adventures'' is an early-reader chapter book series featuring Rylee and Rosee, America's lovable, inspirational, funny, real, and down-to-earth referees who will steal young reader's hearts. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1971. 1st Signed Ed. Edge wear, content excellent. Hardbound. 8vo. 13 Pgs.. Nr Fine. At the Drop of a Veil by Marianne Alireza. Published by Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, MA, 1971. 1st Signed Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Edge wear, content excellent. 275 Pgs. ISBN 039512090X. LCCN 70-14077. The true story of a California girl's years in an Arabian harem. Inscribed by author in English and Arabic. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 9112.

Little Brown & Company. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 1. 2011. Hardback. Fine. First Edition. First Print. Authors signature only, on the title page. Book fifteen in the Harry Bosch series, Authors twent fourth book. An excellent addition to your collection. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.

New York, NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'For Judith Sandoval, many, many thanks' by author on title page. Stated 1st edition, no numberline (1st printing). Dust jacket as new except for a tiny nick at one corner. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 544 p. Audience: General/trade. Book has some faint discoloration to the front of the pageblock. An exploration of the American experience of race. Malcomson is an editor at The New York Times Magazine, an adviser to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the author of 'Generation's End: A Personal Memoir of American Power After 9/11' and 'Empire's Edge'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

Signed by the author on the title page. Stated First Edition. First Printing with complete number line. Unclipped jacket, not a remainder. Appears unread, nearly new.

London, UK: Orion, 2011. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 388 pages. In Near Fine condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is purple and black with gilt and white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, has a white circular "Signed by author" sticker adhesively attached to the front cover and a price sticker from The Poisoned Pen adhesively attached to the back cover over the original ISBN. Signed flat by Michael Connelly on the title page. Shelved . 1385796. Special Collections.

London: Bloomsbury, 1988. VG+/VG+. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND DATED (22.12.88), without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs and maps. The account by the author, the official chronicler, of the sea voyage by eight sailing ships from England to Australia following the course of the the First Convict Fleet of 1787. The photographs include two of Ronnie Biggs, one of the Great Train Robbers, celebrating his birthday in Rio de Janeiro. Some light spotting to edges; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

Boston:: Little Brown,, (2011.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A Matthew Scudder novel, set in New York City during Scudder's first year of sobriety as a member of AA. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 319 pp.

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Signature only A First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks..

London: Harvill Secker, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Fine/Very Fine. The Book is very fine, square, tight and unread. It is unmarked with clean pages free of inscriptions or marks and has been signed, located and dated (Harrogate 21st July '17) by the author directly on to the title page. The Dust Jacket is very fine, unfaded, unclipped (£12.99) and is free of rips, tears or marks. First Edition, First Printing - Signed by the author. All our books are covered with a clear, removable, chemically inert, protective wrapper before being securely bubble wrapped and dispatched in strong corrugated cardboard boxes.

Houghton Mifflin, 1971. HBDJ,1971, 1st edition, 5th printing, embossed red Cloth Cover with Gold Gilt & design on Spine, minor rub & wear DJ, Tiny chips tears Creases extremites DJ, small corner piece from DJ, NF/VG, AS-IS, Interior Nice tight Clean Minor Wear & some creases wear to about 5 pgs corner & along edge in back of bk , 275 pgs. Signed by Author. Hard Cover.

Little, Brown and Company, 2011-11-28. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good in Very good dust jacket. First Edition. some pen on first free page. author signed title page.

New York, U.S.A.: Mulholland Books, 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. An Outstanding Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. Author'S Signature Only. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy..

New York: Mulhollond Books, 2011. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Signed by Lawrence Block on the Title page. Author's Signature only. A First edition, First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks..

[London]: Orion Books. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1409134288 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with cocked spine and soiled page edges in Fine dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Michael Connelly directly on the title page; Detective Harry Bosch is back in a new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.The Drop is the story of a missing girl and the LAPD detective who is obsessed with finding her.The case draws Bosch into a complex web of sex trafficking, Hollywood power, and government corruption. As he digs deeper, Bosch discovers that the girl is not the only one in danger. Someone wants him gone.; A Harry Bosch Novel; 8vo; 388 pages; Signed by Author .

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. Certificate of Authenticity laid in. By the Yankee Quill Award-winning author of "Fifty-nine in '84" and "The Summer of Beer and Whiskey". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

London, UK: Orion, 2011. First British Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. In his first case since he left the LAPDs Open Unsolved Unit for the prestigious Homicide Special squad, Harry Bosch is called out to investigate a murder that may have chilling consequences for national security. A doctor with access to a dangerous radioactive substance is found murdered in the trunk of his car. Retracing his steps, Harry learns that a large quantity of radioactive cesium was stolen shortly before the doctors death. With the cesium in unknown hands, Harry fears the murder could be part of a terrorist plot to poison a major American city. Soon, Bosch is in a race against time, not only against the culprits, but also against the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI (in the form of Harrys one-time lover Rachel Walling), who are convinced that this case is too important for the likes of the LAPD. It is Boschs job to prove all of them wrong. New, unread, first British edition, first printing, in pristine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} M100

New York: Howard-McCann, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Cloth, gently bumped at spine tips and corners; in VG dust jacket with some light creasing and chipping along the edges. From the library of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and inscribed to him: "For Douglas Fairbanks -- who played a part in this decision -- Fred Freed." Fairbanks (1909-2000) was an iconic American actor from Hollywood’s Golden Era (his credits include “Gunga Din”), and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II. He is mentioned on page 92 of this political history, where it is revealed that a paper he wrote while a lieutenant attached to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, on the problem of defeating Japan, was influential to Eugene Dooman, and that it became the preface to the Potsdam Declaration.

First limited edition first printing of the seventeenth novel in the Matt Scudder series. SIGNED and Numbered by the author. Number 45 of 100 copies. No dustjacket as issued. In fine unread condition.

New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, 2011. First Edition, First Printing, Limited Edition #10/100. Hardcover. Octavo, 2 Volumes. In Near Fine condition, both Volumes wrapped in publisher's paper coverings. Both Volumes have navy blue leather spines with gilted lettering and designs covered with paper coverings. Both Volumes signed flat by Lawrence Block on publisher's tipped in limitation pages, limited editions both #10/100. CONTENTS: Vol. 1, "A Drop of the Hard Stuff", 319 pages - Vol. 2, "The Night and the Music", 237 pages. JW consignment. Shelved []. 1384789. Special Collections.

New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, 2011-2021. First Edition, First Printing, Limited Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 4 Volumes. In Near Fine condition, all Volumes wrapped in publisher's paper covering. Navy blue spines with gilted lettering and designs, all spines covered in paper coverings. All Volumes are signed flat by Michael Connelly on publisher's tipped in limitation page. Limited editions, Volumes 1 and 2 #10/100, Volume 3 #10/200, and Volume 4 #10/60. CONTENTS: Vol. 1, "The Drop", published 2011, limited edition #10/100 - Vol. 2, "The Late Show", published 2017, limited edition #10/100 - Vol. 3, "The Burning Room", published 2014, limited edition #10/200 - Vol. 4, "The Dark Hours", published 2021, limited edition #10/60. JW consignment. Shelved []. 1384787. Special Collections.