London: Orion Publishing Group, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in purple boards with gilt title on the spine. No defects to note on the book or the dust jacket. Jacket is protected in archival jacket cover. Book is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page (no inscription). Another in the Bosch series. 388 pages..
Little, Brown/New York. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author(s). 1st Printing 387 pp. Book/dust jacket condition: Fine/Near Fine. 1st Ed., 1st Printing/First Edition, First Printing. Flat signed by author at title page. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA.
London: Harvill Secker, 2017. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. AS NEW. Winner of the McIlvanney Award Scottish Crime Book Award, 2917. Short List Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Best Historical Fiction.
iUniverse, Inc.. Very Good. 2007. Softcover. 0595415997 . Book is clean and tight. Signed by author to "Bob and Charlene Phil. 4: 13" Just a tiny bit of wear on corners and very light reader's crease. ; 8.80 X 5.80 X 0.60 inches; 170 pages; Signed by Author .
Ex Machina Pub Co, 1994. paperback. Good. Signed by Author. inscribed to the previous owner and signed by the author on the title page; the previous owner wrote their name on the inside of the book; the spine of the book is creased; there is wear on the corners and edges;
New York: Little Brown & Co., 2011. First printing signed by author on title page. Crisp, unread copy. In mylar. . Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boston: houghton mifflin & co, 1971. Hard cover. Good in fair dust jacket. Signed by author. signed by author. 275 p. At the Drop of a Veil: Marianne Alireza-SIGNED BY; AUTHOR-HARDCOVER-Marianne Alireza (Author)-CONDITION GOOD-DJ FAIR-SIGNED BY AUTHOR-COPYRIGHT1971 11TH PRINTING-275 PAGES-PUBLISHED BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO, BOSTON This review is from: At the Drop of a Veil (Hardcover) This book tells the tale of Marianne Alireza, an American college student who married a Saudi citizen in 1943. In 1945, Alireza moved to Jeddah with her husband and infant daughter, and from there witnessed Arabian lifestyle firsthand for 12 years. She describes her experiences as part of the Alireza harem, composed of her mother-in-law, 2 sisters-in-law and their various children, of which Marianne herself eventually had 5. Alireza discusses how the family traveled to the mountains of Ethiopia to escape the summer heat in Jeddah, and how development changed all of their lives. She also details the events that led to the end of her marriage, and how she abducted her children from their school in Switzerland. The details of this book make it invaluable for anyone wanting to learn about living conditions for women in affluent Saudi Arabia in the 1940s and 50s. The story of Alireza's marriage and its demise should also serve as a warning to any Western woman considering marrying a Muslim. Under Islamic law, a Muslim man is usually granted sole custody of his (weaned) children following divorce and a Western woman who is divorced from a Middle Eastern Muslim man stands a very high chance of never being allowed to see her children again. From the man's point of view, his child custody rights are guaranteed by God, and he would be devastated to lose his children. It was exactly this sort of situation which put Marianne in the position where she felt she had no choice but to abduct her children and try to escape back to the States. All marriages these days face a relatively high risk of divorce, but cross-cultural marriages bring added stress and tend to have even higher divorce rates than marriages within a culture. Thus, a Western woman who decides to marry a foreign Muslim man is entering into a situation where there is a 1 in 2 chance of divorce, and if divorce does happen, she has an extremely high chance of losing her children forever. And this is true no matter how happily the marriage starts off, as it happened in Marianne's case. Interestingly, a quick 2001 Web search for Marianne's children turned up a traveler's note stating that all 5 of her children decided to return to Saudi Arabia upon reaching adulthood
New York: Rawson Associates, 1989. 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 323pp.incl.index; HB quarter-bound; blue w/indigo&silver; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/blue&red; slight rub. "What you can do to protect your family and yourself in today's growing water crisis." signed.
Poisoned Pen Press. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. 1590584465 First edition, First Print. Signed by the author on the title page. NOT inscribed, clipped or otherwise marked. Dust jacket in protective cover and shipped in a box. Complete # line 10987654321. F/F
Ex Machina Pub Co, 1994. Soft Cover. Good. Signed and dated by author on title page****Book shows moderate wear/ pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ spine cracked-all pages attached/ corners and spine hinge creased/ several page tips creased
New York: Mulholland Books, 2011. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Fine. Signed by Block on the title page. Near Fine. Wraps creased near the spine, bumped at the corners, protected in plastic. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A later Matthew Scudder novel.
Poisoned Pen Press. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in fine condition. DJ in fine condition. SIGNED by author. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2007.
At the Drop of a Veil: the True Story of a California Girl's Years in an Arabian Harem (Signed)
Alireza, Marianne
At the Drop of a Veil: the True Story of a California Girl's Years in an Arabian Harem (Signed)
Alireza, Marianne
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin Company
Date published: 1971
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the title page in English and Arabic. Book is in Near Fine condition in red cloth boards with a decoration on the front and gold gilt lettering on the spine. Slight shelf wear and slight sunning to head and foot of spine. Pictorial endpapers. The jacket is in Very Good + condition with sunning to the spine and slight shelf wear at head and foot of spine. In protective mylar. Not price-clipped. 275 pp. .
Beaver's Pond Press. As New with no dust jacket. 2015. Hardcover. 1592988814 . 13 oz.; 60 pages; Unread HC no DJ Gift Inscribed/signed by Author & Illustrator. Brothers Blaine and Cullen join refs Rylee and Rosee in game-day adventures that will have you cheering for more stories, victories, and defeats. Sharpen your skates and grab your stick--it's time to play hockey! ''The Official Adventures'' is an early-reader chapter book series featuring Rylee and Rosee, America's lovable, inspirational, funny, real, and down-to-earth referees who will steal young reader's hearts. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator .
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1971. 1st Signed Ed. Edge wear, content excellent. Hardbound. 8vo. 13 Pgs.. Nr Fine. At the Drop of a Veil by Marianne Alireza. Published by Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, MA, 1971. 1st Signed Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Edge wear, content excellent. 275 Pgs. ISBN 039512090X. LCCN 70-14077. The true story of a California girl's years in an Arabian harem. Inscribed by author in English and Arabic. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 9112.
Little Brown & Company. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 1. 2011. Hardback. Fine. First Edition. First Print. Authors signature only, on the title page. Book fifteen in the Harry Bosch series, Authors twent fourth book. An excellent addition to your collection. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.
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