Revolt in the Desert
George H. Doran, 1927.
First US edition, large paper issue, number 19 of 250 copies. 4to. Finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey in full tan morocco with gilt lettering and decoration in the form of stylised classical pillars to spine and boards. All edges gilt. Eleven full page colour plates and a further eight tipped in black and white plates by Eric Kennington, W. Roberts, Augustus John and others. Fold out map to rear. A fine copy.
Lawrence's abridgement of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. The costs for production of the 1926 Seven Pillars of Wisdom had ballooned to such an extent that Lawrence was contemplating selling either his library or some of his property to clear the debt. Eventually he settled on the publication of this abridgement, undertaken in 1926 by Lawrence himself with the help of some of his fellow servicemen, an earlier attempt by Edward Garnett having been set aside. Published in March 1927 in Great Britain and America, in both limited and general issues, three impressions were soon sold out and two more quickly added. The profits from this publication made the fortunes of the Cape publishing house.
Stock ID: 45570
£1,750.00
