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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Blood & Oil: A Prince's Memoir of Iran, from the Shah to the Ayatollah. Book.

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Condizione: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Second Printing. Signed by both authors on the half title page. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condizione: New.

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Hard Cover. First Edition. 514 pgs. Signed by both authors. Illustrations. Near Fine hardcover copy in Near Fine Dust Jacket. (727).

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 514 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Modern Library 1999. Paperback.First edition as such. Condition: Very Good. The story of the development of the first oil industry in the middle east, under the former Shah. Truth is stranger than fiction.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Signed by the author, Manucher Farmanfarmaian, a presentation copy. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

Condizione: New. pp. xxxi + 514.

Condizione: New. pp. xxxi + 514 Illus.

Hardcover. Condizione: Sehr gut erhalten. Condizione sovraccoperta: Sehr guter Umschlag. First Edition. 514 p. Size: 960 g. Buch.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo xxv + 514pp., b/w pls., maps, appendix, index, Prince Manucher Farmanfarmaian is a scion of Iran's most aristocratic family. He was the Shah's oil minister and fled Iran when his entire family was banned by Khomeini. Born into his father's harem, with 35 brothers & sisters, one of whom married the head of Iran's Communist Party, another killed by the Shah, He was the principal government negotiator with the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company until its nationalisation by Mossadeq (Farmanfarmaian's cousin) in 1951. Farmanfarmaian and his journalist daughter Roxane have written a memoir which is also a history of modern Iran, told by one of the principal members of the establishment'. Small bump to front board o/w 'as new'.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New octavo xxv + 514pp., b/w pls., maps, appendix, index, Prince Manucher Farmanfarmaian is a scion of Iran's most aristocratic family. He was the Shah's oil minister and fled Iran when his entire family was banned by Khomeini. Born into his father's harem, with 35 brothers & sisters, one of whom married the head of Iran's Communist Party, another killed by the Shah, He was the principal government negotiator with the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company until its nationalisation by Mossadeq (Farmanfarmaian's cousin) in 1951. Farmanfarmaian and his journalist daughter Roxane have written a memoir which is also a history of modern Iran, told by one of the principal members of the establishment'.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - PEN/West Award Finalist'Told with energy, perception and great charm. . . . For anyone who wants to . . . gain insight into the great cultural and political richness of Iran, past, present and future, this book is a marvelous introduction.'--Fred Halliday, Los Angeles TimesIran was the first country in the Middle East to develop an oil industry, and oil has been central to its tumultuous twentieth-century history. A finalist for the PEN/West Award, Blood and Oil tells the epic inside story of the battle for Iranian oil. A prominent member of one of Iran's most powerful aristocratic families--so feared by Khomeini that the entire clan was blacklisted--Prince Manucher Farmanfarmaian was raised in a harem at the heart of Iran's imperial court. With wit and provocative detail, he describes the days when he served as the Shah's oil adviser and pioneered the partnership that resulted in OPEC. Beautifully written and epic in its scope, this scintillating memoir provides a fascinating history of modern Iran.'Distinguished by its political acumen, historical sense, and vividness of description and anecdote. It is also notable for a wry sense of humour. . . . Amid the euphoria about the development of the oilfields of Central Asia and the Transcaucasus, [its] lesson should be kept in mind.' --Anatol Lieven, Financial Times'A book of stunning beauty . . . One of the best accounts of the cultural and political life of modern Iran, it is exquisite and intimate, rendered with art-istry and detail.' --Fouad Ajami.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. PEN/West Award Finalist" Told with energy, perception and great charm. . . . For anyone who wants to . . . gain insight into the great cultural and political richness of Iran, past, present and future, this book is a marvelous introduction." --Fred Halliday, Los Angeles TimesIran was the first country in the Middle East to develop an oil industry, and oil has been central to its tumultuous twentieth-century history. A finalist for the PEN/West Award, Blood and Oil tells the epic inside story of the battle for Iranian oil. A prominent member of one of Iran's most powerful aristocratic families--so feared by Khomeini that the entire clan was blacklisted--Prince Manucher Farmanfarmaian was raised in a harem at the heart of Iran's imperial court. With wit and provocative detail, he describes the days when he served as the Shah's oil adviser and pioneered the partnership that resulted in OPEC. Beautifully written and epic in its scope, this scintillating memoir provides a fascinating history of modern Iran." Distinguished by its political acumen, historical sense, and vividness of description and anecdote. It is also notable for a wry sense of humour. . . . Amid the euphoria about the development of the oilfields of Central Asia and the Transcaucasus, [its] lesson should be kept in mind." --Anatol Lieven, Financial Times"A book of stunning beauty . . . One of the best accounts of the cultural and political life of modern Iran, it is exquisite and intimate, rendered with art-istry and detail." --Fouad Ajami A riveting saga of court intrigue and superpower manipulation, this stunning memoir, beautifully written and epic in scope, tells the dramatic inside story of Caspian oil and the rich, tumultuous history of 20th-century Iran. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. HC/DJ - In NEW/NEW. Inscribed by both authors to Margaret McDermott, late Philanthropist Leader of Dallas. This book is from her private collection, revealing a personal and private inscription to one of Dallas' most inspiring women. Beige boards with one quarter spine spine MINT in MINT, un-clipped jacked. Mapped endpapers. Short 4to. 514pp. --B.R./rm. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in Persian with bilingual title in English and Persian on cover. 574 p., ills. Khu?n va naft: Khâtirât-i yak shâhzâdah-'i Irânî. [= Blood & oil Memoirs of a Persian prince]. A delightful true story of oil and Islamic revolution, told by Iran's ultimate insider. From his Venezuelan terrace garden, the now-exiled Manucher Farmanfarmaian describes the heady days when he served as the Shah's oil adviser, one of the kingpins in the shadowy world of petroleum politics.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. PEN/West Award Finalist" Told with energy, perception and great charm. . . . For anyone who wants to . . . gain insight into the great cultural and political richness of Iran, past, present and future, this book is a marvelous introduction." --Fred Halliday, Los Angeles TimesIran was the first country in the Middle East to develop an oil industry, and oil has been central to its tumultuous twentieth-century history. A finalist for the PEN/West Award, Blood and Oil tells the epic inside story of the battle for Iranian oil. A prominent member of one of Iran's most powerful aristocratic families--so feared by Khomeini that the entire clan was blacklisted--Prince Manucher Farmanfarmaian was raised in a harem at the heart of Iran's imperial court. With wit and provocative detail, he describes the days when he served as the Shah's oil adviser and pioneered the partnership that resulted in OPEC. Beautifully written and epic in its scope, this scintillating memoir provides a fascinating history of modern Iran." Distinguished by its political acumen, historical sense, and vividness of description and anecdote. It is also notable for a wry sense of humour. . . . Amid the euphoria about the development of the oilfields of Central Asia and the Transcaucasus, [its] lesson should be kept in mind." --Anatol Lieven, Financial Times"A book of stunning beauty . . . One of the best accounts of the cultural and political life of modern Iran, it is exquisite and intimate, rendered with art-istry and detail." --Fouad Ajami A riveting saga of court intrigue and superpower manipulation, this stunning memoir, beautifully written and epic in scope, tells the dramatic inside story of Caspian oil and the rich, tumultuous history of 20th-century Iran. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.