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A TURNING WHEEL
by Shaplen, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394417526
- ISBN 13
- 9780394417523
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York First edition. Review copy, with material laid in. Thirty years of the Asian revolution by a correspondent for The New Yorker. With a bookplate inscribed by Shaplen to U.S. Ambassador Philip C. Habib affixed to the front flyleaf. A renowned career diplomat, Habib (1920-92) was an authority on Southeast Asia, President Ronald Reagan's personal representative to the Middle East, and a special envoy to some of the world's most dangerous flash points. In 1982, Habib was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Some light dust spotting to the top edge, with just a hint of rubbing to the dust jacket; otherwise a very good copy. Inscribed by Author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 977365320
- Title
- A TURNING WHEEL
- Author
- Shaplen, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394417526
- ISBN 13
- 9780394417523
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- General, Southeast Asia, Foreign Policy, The New Yorker, Robert Shaplen, U.s. Ambassador, Philip C. Habib, Signed Copy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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