GERTRUDE LOWTHIAN BELL - The Arab of Mesopotamia & Asiatic Turkey

Basrah, Government Press. 1917, First Edition ?. Hardcover. Book, Lacks title page and all prelims up to first preface; rest of text complete, one or two pages loose, edges brown, some corners creased, some foxing, cloth worn and detached from text block. Date of publication assumed from preface to be 1917. Pages numbered consecutively through the two books, totalling 202. Preface to the first book "This pamphlet consists of a series of brief essays on subjects relating to Mesopotamia, written, during 1916, by persons with special knowledge of the subjects dealt with.." Preface to second book: "These articles were written at the request of the War Office during June and July, 1917..". Poor/No Jacket.