oracle stamboul de lukas michael david (126 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. THE ORACLE OF STAMBOUL is a magical historical novel about an astonishing eight-year-old girl in the last days of the Ottoman Empire. It is 1877, on the shores of the Black Sea, and the omens for the newborn Eleonora Cohen are hardly promising. Not only does her mother die in childbirth, but her village is being attacked by the Tsar's Royal Cavalry. However, despite this bad beginning, a sour stepmother and a traumatic journey in the hold of a ship, young Eleonora grows into a remarkably clever but very engaging child. And when a heartbreaking tragedy leaves her marooned in Istanbul, where spies and boarded-up harems and sudden death are as much a part of life as delicious spices, Paris fashions and rosewater, it is Eleonora's extraordinary courage and character which lead her straight to the Sultan's court, and to her salvation. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: 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.

Hardback. Condición: 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.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9.

Softcover. Condición: Bon. Légères traces d'usure sur la couverture. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Condición: Very Good. 2011. 306 pages. Signed by the author. Green pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Flat signed by Author. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condición: Gut. Deutsche Erstausgabe. 364 (4) Seiten. 18 cm. Sehr guter Zustand. Klappentexte des Schutzumschlags eingeklebt. Mängelstrich auf dem Fußschnitt. Eine schillernde Stadt voller exotischer Gerüche und unbekannter Klänge. Ein Weltreich kurz vor dem Zerfall. Ein Herrscher, der keinen Ausweg mehr sieht. Und ein junges Mädchen, das die Menschen verzaubert und dazu berufen scheint, den Lauf der Weltgeschichte zu verändern. Es ist der Spätsommer 1877. In Constanta am Schwarzen Meer schwebt ein Schwarm Wiedehopfe über dem Haus von Yakob Cohen und seiner Frau Leah. Er kündigt die Geburt eines besonderen Mädchens an, Eleonora. Noch ehe sie das achte Lebensjahr erreicht, lernt sie Lesen und kennt sieben Sprachen. Als ihr Vater geschäftlich nach Istanbul reisen muß, folgt ihm Eleonora als blinder Passagier. Am Bosporus entdeckt sie eine neue Welt der Farbenpracht und geheimnisvollen Eleganz. Doch selbst hier bleiben ihre außergewöhnlichen Gaben nicht lange unentdeckt. Bald schon erfährt auch der Palast des Sultans vom Wunderkind. Abdülhamid II. ist sofort von Eleonora verzaubert und macht sie zu seiner persönlichen Beraterin. Unversehens liegen Wohl und Wehe des Osmanischen Reiches in den Händen einer Achtjährigen. - Michael David Lukas wurde 1979 in Berkeley/Kalifornien geboren, lebte längere Zeit in der Türkei, Israel und Tunesien. Seine Erzählungen und Reisereportagen erscheinen in Slate, National Geographic und anderen Magazinen. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 388 Roter Pappband mit Karten auf den Vorsätzen.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Minor bumping to edges Scratched cover Slight marks to edge of pages. No.1 BESTSELLERS - great prices, friendly customer service â" all orders are dispatched next working day.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Harper (2011). First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A clean, tight copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. Defect-free.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof. Card covers, pp.288. Uncorrected proof copy. This seems to have been a reviewers or critics copy as the rear 3 blank endpapers are taken up by handwritten notes about the book by someone called " Ann " , who has also written a couple of pithy brief comments on the title page as if they were intended for the blurb section on the dustwrapper perhaps. Authors first book. Fine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condición: NEW. First edition. Title page signed by author.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. HarperCollins Publishers, 2011. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line, signed and inscribed by author at the Title page; decorative endpapers, deckled fore-edge; dustjacket faintly rubbed/bumped, corners/spine ends very lightly rubbed/bumped, bottom spine end lightly rubbed; cover very faintly rubbed/bumped, faintly soiled, corners/edges/spine ends faintly rubbed/bumped, spine ends very lightly bumped; edges faintly rubbed/bumped, very lightly sunned; interior very faintly age-toned throughout, signed and inscribed by author at the Title page; binding tight; dustjacket, cover, edges and interior intact and clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply for International or Expedited orders. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. New book, signed by author on the title page. Set in the late nineteenth century, the novel follows a remarkable girl, Eleonora Cohen, born in Czarist Russia and forced to flee to the Ottoman Empire. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a very good binding, no marks or notations. Signed.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Harper, New York, 2011. A fine, signed collectible first edition copy of this well-regarded debut novel. First Edition, First printing as indicated by "First Edition" and full number line (beginning with 1) printed on copyright page. A fine, signed hardcover copy, brown covered boards with sharp corners, tan covered spine with gold lettering. Book is square and solid, spine is tight. Not ex-library, no previous owner markings, book plates, or remainder marks. Unread. Author signature only on full-title page in black ink. Included is a letter indicating that this book was the February 2011 selection of the Book Passage Bookstore (Corte Madera, CA) signed First Editions Club. Bright, unclipped dust jacket ($24.99 price intact) covered in Brodart Quik-Fold polyester acid-free dust jacket protector. Shipped in well-padded box.

Condición: New. Advanced reader's edition from uncorrected proofs.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR Fine/fine. Signed by Author(s).

Uncorrected proof copy first edition, octavo, light card covers, 288pp, nr fine.

Condición: FINE. First printing. The author's first novel, described as 'magical historical fiction' - the story of an 8 year old savant, an orphan, who becomes an advisor to the Sultan himself, a story opening in 1877 in the last years of the Turkish empire, SIGNED on the title page. 294 pp. Map endpapers. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. New York: Harper [2011]. First Edition. First Printing. Hardbound. NEW, in dust jacket. Very fine/very fine in all respects. A pristine unread copy. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Comes with protective mylar covering. Smoke-free shop. 0.0. Signed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condición: Very Good. Wraps have only light wear, spine unbent. Pages are clean, text is unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine, unread UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - "A magical historical novel about an astonishing eight year old girl in the last days of the Ottoman Empire. It is 1877, on the shores of the Black Sea, and the omens for the newborn Eleanora Cohen are hardly promising. Not only does her mother die in childbirth, but her village is being attacked by the Tsar's Royal Cavalry. However, despite this bad beginning, a sour stepmother and a traumatic journey in the hold of a ship, young Eleanora grows into a remarkably clever but very engaging child. And when a heartbreaking tragedy leaves her marooned in Istanbul, where spies and boarded-up harems and sudden death are as much a part of life as delicious spices, Paris fashions and rosewater, it is Eleanora's extraordinary courage and character which lead her straight to the Sultan¿s court, and to her salvation" - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Condición: FINE. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's first novel, described as 'magical historical fiction' - the story of an 8 year old savant, an orphan, who becomes an advisor to the Sultan himself, a story opening in 1877 in the last years of the Turkish empire, SIGNED on the title page and dated October 19, 2010 before publication. Includes several pages of questions and answers from the author on "the story behind the book." 300 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers with self flaps, in a gold foil lined folding purple slipcase (some creasing to one end of the slipcase). An uncommon and attractive advance issue.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn & soiled in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. Brand new 1st Edition/1st Printing hardcover *SIGNED* by the author without inscription on the title page. "A stunning debut! Reading The Oracle of Stamboul is like biting into a perfect piece of pistachio-flaked baklava. The prose effortlessly conjures the saffron-scented mansions and light-dappled alleyways of Istanbul in the twilight of the Ottoman Empire, but what will make you devour this book whole is the charming and irresistible young protagonist as she becomes embroiled in the fall of an empire and unravels the mysteries of her past. Lukas has managed to create an instant classic that feels as if it should be retroactively slipped into the great libraries of the Old World." Will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condición: F. Estado de la sobrecubierta: F. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED - Octavo. Dark brown boards quarterbound in a light brown backstrip with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Neither this book nor its dust jacket have any discernable flaws. Map endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 294 pages. Dust Jacket - is clean, bright, and sharp. First Editions Club letter from Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA tucked into the front endpapers introduces the novel. Signed by the Author.

Signed First Edition. Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket.