Sugar Street – Naguib Mahfouz
NF/NF

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz in a  new archival wrap. “First Edition in the United States of America” stated, 1992 Doubleday. First Printing with full number line, 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, and “January 1992” printed above it on the copyright page.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, some smudges on the lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, moderate edge wear, and one bumped corner. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with moderate to heavy surface wear, mild edge wear and the retail price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

Near the end of his life, an ill family patriarch surveys his family–son Kamal, in love with a prostitute; and his grandchildren, among them a communist activist, a Muslim fundamentalist, and a politician–as they face middle age.

Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.