Author: LAWRENCE, T[HOMAS]. E[DWARD].
Title: Revolt in the Desert
Description: New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. Hardcover. First American trade edition, following the actual first US edition of 250 numbered copies (despite "First printing in America, March 1927" statement). An account of the Arab revolt in 1916-18 against the ruling Ottoman Empire in the Arabian Peninsula from T. E. Lawrence's point of view as a British Army officer. With 16 striking illustrations, including a frontis portrait of the author in Arab costume. Fold-out map of the Levant and Arabian Penisula areas at rear of volume and illustration of a camel caravan on the march to endpapers. Mr. Lawrence is best known as 'Lawrence of Arabia'; and the 1962 David Lean film of the same name was very successful. --- In brown cloth-covered boards with image of man in Arab dress and titling in black, spine with image of three camels and titling, also in black; brown topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- Overall, a well-preserved copy: clean and tightly-bound, though with mildly rounded cover corners and small tears to front gutter area.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xvi, (4), 334, (1, map) pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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