Author: Edward Atiyah
Title: The Thin Line
Description: London, Peter Davies, 1951. First edition. Cloth. An excellent and scarce first edition of this thrilling novel by Edwards Atiyah, the first novel by an Arab author to be published in the United Kingdom. The first edition of this thrilling novel by Edward Atiyah, later re issued as Murder, My Love. The plot focuses around the character of Peter Mason, a well-known journalist and director of a news agency. One day, his best friend's wife lures him into having an affair with her; suddenly, his life is turned upside down, and he finds himself on the other side of a murder, leading him to live a dual existence. A highly absorbing and convincing story. Not the least remarkable fact about this book is that it was the first novel by an Arab author to be published in the UK. With the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with only minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: novels crime arab first editions crime None
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Title: The Thin Line
Description: London, Peter Davies, 1951. First edition. Cloth. An excellent and scarce first edition of this thrilling novel by Edwards Atiyah, the first novel by an Arab author to be published in the United Kingdom. The first edition of this thrilling novel by Edward Atiyah, later re issued as Murder, My Love. The plot focuses around the character of Peter Mason, a well-known journalist and director of a news agency. One day, his best friend's wife lures him into having an affair with her; suddenly, his life is turned upside down, and he finds himself on the other side of a murder, leading him to live a dual existence. A highly absorbing and convincing story. Not the least remarkable fact about this book is that it was the first novel by an Arab author to be published in the UK. With the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with only minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: novels crime arab first editions crime None
Price: GBP 48.00 = appr. US$ 68.54 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 770A22
- Book number: 770A22
See more books from our catalog: Modern Fiction