The Shah's last ride : the story of the exile, misadventures and death of the Emperor / William Shawcross
1989, First Edition. London : Chatto & Windus. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Light tanning to page margins. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 463 pages; 463 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Summary: On 16 January 1979, with riots raging around him, the Shah flew out of Teheran for the last time, a sick and disillusioned man. For the rest of his life he was to be shunted from country to country in search of a refuge, an international pariah shunned by the world leaders who had previously fawned upon him. William Shawcross chronicles the bizarre and tragic process of the Shah from exile to death. 463 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Subjects: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah of Iran 1919-1980. Iran - Kings and rulers - Biography. Iran - History - Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979. Item #224409
Price: €12.95