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Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Zustand: New. 2021. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

8vo; stiff pictorial wraps, softcover; 288 pages; lightly edge-rubbed else a very good, clean, tight copy.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other . a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other . compelling' CHRISTINA LAMB, SUNDAY TIMESFor more than twenty years Sultan Khan, a bookseller in Kabul, defied the authorities - be they communist or Taliban - to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned by the communists and watched illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. A committed Muslim, Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship. Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist ?sne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict there and the year after she lived with an Afghan family for several months. We learn of proposals and marriages, suppression and abuse of power, crime and punishment. The result is a gripping and moving portrait of a family, and a clear-eyed assessment of a country struggling to free itself from history.'Fascinating . A portrait of people struggling to survive in the most brutal circumstances' DAILY MAIL; goed / heel goed ex.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. The Bookseller of Kabul is startling in its intimacy and its details - a revelation of the plight of Afghan women and a window into the surprising realities of daily life in today's Afghanistan.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 320 pages. 8.25x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 276 pages. In spring 2002, following the fall of the Taliban, Asne Seierstad spent four months living with a bookseller and his family in Kabul. For more than twenty y ears Sultan Khan defied the authorities - be they communist or Taliban - to supp.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. 2005. 1st Ed. (U.S.). Hardcover. Hardback in very good condition. With dustjacket. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 320 pages. 8.25x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 327 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Very Good. 2005. 1st Ed. (U.S.). Hardcover. Hardback in very good condition. With dustjacket. . . . .

1st edn 6th printing signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (top edge a little tanned - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 245 (no other inscriptions).

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart first translated edition of this non-fiction book about the bookseller Shah Muhammad Rais, signed by the author. First translated edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A non-fiction book written about bookseller Shah Muhammad Rais and his family in Kabul, Afghanistan. Written with a novelistic approach, the work focuses on the characters and detailed aspects of their lives and the difficulties they face. Written by Asne Seierstad, a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones. Translated by Ingrid Christophersen, a Norwegian-British retired ski instructor and former member of Great Britain's alpine ski team who has translated several books from Norwegian to English. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. With author's signature to the title page. Fine. signed by author. book.

[London], Unicorn, [2021]. 4to. Original cloth-backed illustrated boards; pp. 336.First edition, first printing. To Heaven's Heights is an eclectic collection of ski stories from world famous authors from Ernest Hemingway to Garrison Keillor, by way of Ian Fleming, A.A Milne, Sylvia Plath and Bill Bryson. Spanning one thousand years and with contributions from over 60 authors, the anthology celebrates skiing as a means of transport, communication, hunting, exploring, and latterly as an Olympic sport and a leisure activity enjoyed by millions around the globe. With writings of accidents and avalanches, magic and mystery, these stories are for children and grown-ups, ski racers and armchair athletes. Proceeds from the book will go to Snow Camp, the UK's National Snowsports charity, giving young inner-city children the opportunity to experience the mountains and in many cases turn their lives around.