Crossing Mandelbaum Gate, Kai Bird — 1st Edition

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Crossing Mandelbaum Gate, Kai Bird — 1st Edition

Name: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate, Kai Bird — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4647
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Publication: London, Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2010

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [xvii], 424.

Condition Report: Very Good. The publisher's original brown cloth binding remains firm and square, with sharp corners and bright gilt lettering to the spine, showing negligible shelf-wear. Internally, the text block is clean, crisp, and free from any prior ownership inscriptions or markings, with only the faintest suggestion of age-toning to the page margins. The unclipped dust jacket (retaining the £17.99 price) presents well but exhibits some noticeable edge-wear, primarily consisting of minor rubbing and shallow nicks to the extremities of the spine and panel edges, alongside slight sunning to the spine panel. A tight, highly presentable copy.

Catalogue Note: This is a true UK First Edition, first printing. The book features a photographic dust jacket design and includes a section of black-and-white plates within the text block.

In Crossing Mandelbaum Gate, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird delivers a captivating and highly personal memoir of coming of age in the Middle East. Growing up as the son of an American diplomat in Jerusalem, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt during the 1950s and 60s, Bird witnessed firsthand the profound political and cultural upheavals that shaped the modern Arab-Israeli conflict. Blending intimate family history with sweeping historical narrative, Bird offers a unique and nuanced perspective on a region perpetually caught in the crosshairs of history, providing an essential reflection on identity, diplomacy, and the lasting impact of the borders we draw.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Kai Bird

Book Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Autobiography, Biography & Memoirs

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 424

Book Publication Year: 2010

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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