A General Introduction by T E Lawrence (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mapsplates, Illustrations In Text (illustrator). Reprint. Xxi, 453 Pp. Beige Cloth Stamped In Brown, Illustrated Endpapers. Reprint Of The Limited Editions Club Issue. Fine In Lightly Used Dust Jacket, Some Browning, In Slipcase With Some Wear And Browning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Hardcover. 8vo. Boni & Liveright, New York. 623 pgs + 690 pgs + folding map. No Date. Thin paper edition. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Travels in Arabia Deserta, originally published in 1888, is a two-volume set which describes English poet Charles Doughty's extensive travels through the Arabian deserts and the discoveries he made there. The work became well-regarded for its beautiful prose as well as its extensiveness, which made it a benchmark of ambitious travel writing in the early 20th century. Written in the style of the King James Bible, the text is extravagant and creative. In the 1920's, it was discovered by British Army Officer T. E. Lawrence, who spurred the book's republication, this time with an introduction from Lawrence. The Lawrence introduction , as well as accounts of Doughty's treks to Mecca, Ammon and Moab, the Mountain of Edom, Arabia, the Passage of the Harra, Teyma, and more. He also describes nomad life in the desert and ancient stories, peoples, and myths connected with his travels. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.