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Kenneth Evans : Oasis of Fear

Roy Publishers, Inc., New York, 1968

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CI4 - A first edition (no additional printings) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling on the edges and corners, chipping and rubbing on some sides mostly on the back right side, some scattered light smudges and a few light water soiled patches on the back, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book cocked, some bumped corners, some light smudges on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 7.5"x5", 191 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. When Randy Rutledge, former officer at the Long Range Desert Group, accepted work in Cairo he renewed several wartime acquaintances, among them the notorious Sheikh Hamed. Raoul Dastari, mysteriously disappeared in the Cairo police suspected Randy. Lead back through a series of events- a cabaret dancer in the back streets of Cairo; Zarah, a beautiful girl imprisoned in the House of Mussaid at Matruh; a voice at midnight in the city of the dead- Randy eventually reached the Villa Alsirat in the remote south of the Libyan desert which comma during the war comma had been to him a haven of Shangri-La. Now it had become a stronghold of violence and terror comma in this exciting story of drama and suspense comma Cairo style.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

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