A River in the Sky: A Novel (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)

William Morrow, New York, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. acknowledgements. Map illustrated end page showing Palestine, as part of the Ottoman Empire, 1910; and, the rear end page showing a map of Jerusalem 1910. 1/4 black coloured back strip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 dark pink coloured boards self embossed facsimile author's signature to the lower edge of the front panel Illustrated dustwrapper gilt and silver coloured titles to the front panel and yellow and white coloured titles to the back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear panel. In 1910 Amelia Peabody and her husband, Emerson, have been banned from going to the beloved Egypt. They are relaxing at their English home when the British Secret Service wishes for them to follow a fellow archaeologist, Major George Morley, to the land of Palestine, a province of the corrupt and crumbling Ottoman Empire. The Secret Service is convinced that Morley is a German spy and the drums of war are on the horizon. Minor rubbing of the back strip edges and book corners. A little ruffling of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. There is a removable sticker to the front panel stating "Signed First Edition". Limited Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [117], 2 - 350, [4] pages,. Deckled Front Edge (rough cut). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Palestine; 1900-1920; Archaeology. ISBN: 0060591781. ISBN/EAN: 9780060591786. Inventory No: 0290514. . 9780060591786