A story set in the fictional country of Ras Al Surra, which is a satire on Arab politics and British bureaucracy. Sultan Nabil, ex-hippy and now bohemian ruler of Zibda, wants to keep the peace but all King Fadl of Ras Al Surra wants is a piece of Nabil's Zibda.
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A story set in the fictional country of Ras Al Surra, which is a satire on Arab politics and British bureaucracy. Sultan Nabil, ex-hippy and now bohemian ruler of Zibda, wants to keep the peace but all King Fadl of Ras Al Surra wants is a piece of Nabil's Zibda.
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Good in Good jacket. GC. Gollancz, 1990. First UK edition-first printing. Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine)with laminated Dj(small nicks on the edges of the laminated cover), both in GC. Ex-library book with stamps and marks. Nice and clean pages with two small marks and tainted/yellow on the outer edges, some marks inside the back cover, some creases on the edge of the pages, mark on the first blank page of the book. The book is in GC but with some shelf wear. Price un-clipped.214pp. First edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: A humorous novel depicting the struggles of a homosexual MI42 operative faced with living in a far flung corner of Arabia. The author has also written Friends and Infidels and the bestselling Sucking Sherbert Lemons.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (top edge with some faint spotting-otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 214 (no inscriptions).
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed by the author on the title page and dated 27/3/95 in Llangunllo. Flatsigned. ISBN: 0575045531 Pages: 0 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page (signature only). 1st UK edition, no numberline (1st printing). Dust jacket has wear to the cap of the spine and nicks at the lower corners. Book has bumped corners. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. The title page is missing. Michael Carson is the pen name of British author Michael Wherly. He is the Writers Inc Prize-winning author of the four (! ) books of the Benson trilogy and The Knight of the Flaming Heart. Uncommon 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.
