![]() This is the second American edition the so-called Gift Edition issued for the 1927 Christmas season. This volume is the 130,000-word abridgement of Seven Pillars of Wisdom (in actuality, seven rock formations), his account of his experience of the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918, when he was based in Wadi Rum in Jordan as a member of the British Forces of North Africa. Revolt in the Desert is the only version of Seven Pillars of Wisdom published for the general public in Lawrence’s lifetime. By the time it was released in March 1927, he was at a base in India, remote from the publicity both editions generated yet the limelight sought him out. List of illustrations, publisher's note, glossary. To recover the costs of printing Seven Pillars, Lawrence agreed to a trade edition of a 130,000-word abridgment, Revolt in the Desert. ![]() Folded map present but with two short, closed tears thereto. Lawrence 0 Ratings 2 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 19 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 1927 Publisher Jonathan Cape Language English Previews available in: English This edition doesn't have a description yet. Condition: - Price: US 250. Foxing to range of pages at else, else clean and unmarked. Spine is a bit mottled and then darkened at spine bottom. Bound handsomely in a brick-brown cloth, with black lettering to spine and cover, and a black illustrated likeness of one of his Arab interlocutors to front cover. ![]() A perfectly serviceable reference copy of a stated First American Edition nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. ![]()
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