The Wilderness of Zin.
by LAWRENCE, T. E., & C. Leonard Woolley
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape,, 1936. First trade edition, first impression, originally published in 1914 by the Palestine Exploration Fund. "During January and February 1914, Lawrence and Woolley, in the company of a British Army surveying detachment led by Capt. Newcombe, under the guise of an archaeological survey, mapped the Negev region of the Sinai Peninsula, then under Turkish suzerainty. The British sought updated maps for the war they felt was coming. To complete the fiction of the archaeological work, Woolley and Lawrence wrote The Wilderness of Zin, the first of Lawrence's works to appear in book form [when it came out originally in 1914]" (O'Brien). Octavo. Original red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, top edge red. With dust jacket. With 40 plates, 2 maps, line drawings in the text. Foxing and toning to endpapers; jacket lightly soiled, spine toned with minor damp staining to foot, nicks and short tears to extremities, not price clipped: a very good copy in like jacket. O'Brien A006.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 166435
- Title
- The Wilderness of Zin.
- Author
- LAWRENCE, T. E., & C. Leonard Woolley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Jonathan Cape,
- Date Published
- 1936
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
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