New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 1990 W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 1990. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; small stain on textblock fore edge; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. Cream paper over boards with brown cloth overlay on the spine with Bright gilt lettering on the spine. 281 pp 8vo. This book is the comic exploration of an American's everyday exploits in the intriguing places that are so much more than, and so different from, our images of the Middle East. The author, an American, tells the inside story of the region from his vantage point as a student in Egypt, a journalist in Saudi Arabia, a winemaker on Islam's home turf, a tourist in Baghdad and a pilgrim in religious territory. An entertaining and informative account. A clean very presentable copy.

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Seller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 017068
Title: Sandstorms: Days and Nights in Arabia
Author: Peter Theroux
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Book Club Edition
ISBN 10: 0393028410
ISBN 13: 9780393028416
Publisher: W.W. Norton and Company
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1990
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Middle East, Egypt, Student, Journalist, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, humor, expatriate life, expat life, Peter Theroux, Sandstorms, tourist in Arabia,
Bookseller catalogs: Autobiography;

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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.

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About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.