The House of the Prophet - 1st Edition/1st Printing
first edition Cloth
1980 · Boston
by Auchincloss, Louis
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0395290848 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a like dust-jacket; The House of the Prophet is a historical novel set in nineteenth century Cairo. The novel tells the story of the love affair between the Englishman, Tait, and the Egyptian, Aya. Tait is a member of the British Royal Engineers who is stationed in Cairo during the reign of Muhammad Ali Pasha. Aya is the daughter of the Sheikh of al-Azhar, the most prestigious mosque in Egypt. The novel is based on the true story of Tait and Aya.; 8vo; 275 pages . (Inventory #: 58118)