'T E Lawrence' in Arabia and After
1937 edition in dustwrapper
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Printing Details
Reprint. Hardback in dustwrapper. 19 × 12.5cm, 191pp. Illustrated with maps and photographs.
This copy carries eight signatures to the ffep, seven of which are schoolteachers from Wolverhampton, the eighth unidentified. The signatures include a headmaster (C C J Brown) and teachers: Barbara M Page, Alice A Lamb, Violet O S Weaver, Edith Moore, Lorna M Pring, and Arthur R Parkes).
T.E. Shaw, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, was one of the most romantic, heroic, and enigmatic figures of his day. The subject of myth and hagiography, he was equally accomplished in several fields—as archaeologist, diplomat, writer, and soldier—and he worked throughout World War I and after in the Middle East in efforts to promote independent Arab states. His autobiography Seven Pillars of Wisdom is one of the greatest works of its kind. The esteemed military historian B.H. Liddell Hart wrote this study of Lawrence in order to pierce the clouds of legend. He discussed Lawrence's Oxford days, his experiences as an intelligence officer in Egypt, and in particular the tactics of guerrilla warfare he practiced so effectively against the large Turkish armies during World War I. Liddell Hart was one of the few to give Lawrence his full justice as both a man and a brilliant soldier.
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The book is in very good condition but with foxing to the title page and occasionally to the text, remaining in strong readable condition. The dustwrapper is chipped along the top edge and has surface marking but is now within a protective sleeve.
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