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| Book Title | Dubai |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Author | Robin Moore |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Published | 1977 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Condition | Good |
| Condition Notes | Vintage paperback showing moderate age and reading wear. The front cover has rubbing, surface soiling, several creases and noticeable edge and corner wear, including a long diagonal crease near the upper right. Spine and cover edges show additional handling wear. Despite the cosmetic wear, the cover remains intact and presents well for a nearly 50-year-old paperback. |
| Condition | Good |
In the rapidly changing Middle East of the 1970s, former U.S. Army officer James Fitzroy Lodd has found a new home in Dubai—and a dangerous new career. Protected by Dubai’s ruler, Lodd operates from the Ten Tola Bar while pursuing schemes involving gold smuggling, enormous petroleum fortunes and international financial maneuvering.
His ambitions eventually place him against powerful oil interests and draw him into a volatile world of government officials, financiers, intelligence operations and political intrigue stretching from Dubai and Tehran to Washington and New York. Robin Moore combines adventure, romance and suspense with the oil politics and extraordinary wealth transforming the Persian Gulf.
EugeneBookStore Summary
A particularly good fit for the Historical Fiction / Thriller crossover inventory. Dubai captures the Gulf during the oil-boom era and mixes international politics, espionage, money and adventure in the style of large-scale 1970s thrillers.
Robin Moore is also notable as the author of The French Connection and The Green Berets, which gives this title additional name recognition. This older Bantam edition has considerable vintage character and is much less commonly encountered than Moore’s best-known books.
Collector Notes
This is the 1977 Bantam Books First Thus paperback edition, ISBN 9780553100990, following the 1976 Doubleday first hardcover edition. The Bantam edition contains 504 pages and retains its original $1.95 cover price. Goodreads identifies this edition as “First Thus,” while bibliographic records confirm Bantam’s 1977 publication and 504-page pagination.
