The House of the Prophet - 1st Edition/1st Printing
first edition Hardcover
1980 · Boston
by Auchincloss, Louis
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395290848 . An unblemished first Printing of the First Edition housed in an equally impressive dust-jacket; The House of the Prophet is the story of a family's struggle to survive in a time of turmoil. The Auchinclosses are Sephardi Jews who are forced to flee their home in Spain in the years following the Spanish Inquisition. They end up in Egypt, where they live in close quarters with members of the Muslim faith. The Auchinclosses must learn to cooperate and work together to survive in a hostile environment.; 8vo; 275 pages . (Inventory #: 58539)