The Consul's File - 1st Us Edition/1st Printing
first edition 1/4 Cloth
1977 · Boston
by Theroux, Paul
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1977. First US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0395253993 . A first American Edition/First Printing in Fine condition and housed in an equal dust-jacket; This novel tells the story of a French consul in Cairo in the 1940s. The consul is in charge of issuing visas to Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, and he is also in charge of smuggling refugees out of the country. The novel is based on the author's own experiences as a consul.; 8vo; 209 pages . (Inventory #: 58243)