London: Hutchinson. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. (1961). First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth cover with gilt and black lettering on spine is unworn, light bump upper rear corner. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. There is some very fine speckling on top edge of text block from dust and one small foxed spot on foredge. DJ has tanning along top edge and on portions of flaps exposed to light. Not price clipped. There is light wear along top and a 1/4 inch tear at top edge. DJ in Brodart archival sleeve. Folding map is present and undamaged.; fold out map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages .

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Bookseller: James F. Balsley, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14903
Title: Three Kings in Baghdad: 1921-1958
Author: Gaury, Gerald De
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Hutchinson
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (1961)
Bookseller catalogs: History; Middle East;

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James F. Balsley, Bookseller

All books are warranted to be as described and genuine (unless stated otherwise in the description). Payment by check, US postal money order or cashier's check in USD will be accepted and should be made out to James F. Balsley. Checks may be held until cleared by the bank unless you are known to me. Checks must be drawn on a US bank. Credit cards are accepted through Biblio.com. Books may be returned for any reason within 10 days of receipt for a full refund of the purchase price provided the book is returned in the same condition in which it was shipped. If the return is because the description is inaccurate or other error on my part, I will also refund the postage both ways.

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James F. Balsley, Bookseller

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Williamsburg, Virginia

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My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.

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