Revolt in the Desert
by Lawrence, T.E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- GOOD
- Seller
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Bethel, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
NYGeorge H. Doran Company, 1927. (1st American edition). Hardbound. GOOD. Tight, lightly age tanned pages with occasional fingerprint shadows, light soil to dusty-rose cloth covers with black lettering and pictures, age fading to spine, square. Deckle edges side and bottom; matched to color cover on top edge. Softening of spine ends and light rubbing to cover hinges and corners. No dust jacket. 335 indexed pages with 15 full-page, black and white illustrations, mostly portraits. Illustrated endpapers. Rear fold-out map as new. Lawrence's abridged and far more accessible edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom - of his role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18 2.0
Synopsis
The abrdiged version of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, which is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British soldier T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), while serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks of 1916 to 1918.
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- Bookseller
- Rainy Day Paperback Exchange
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5-NH001
- Title
- Revolt in the Desert
- Author
- Lawrence, T.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD
- Edition
- (1st American edition)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- NYGeorge H. Doran Company
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY / Military / World War I;
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