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Travels in Arabia Deserta.
by LAWRENCE, T. E. (intro.); DOUGHTY, Charles M
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape,, 1936. New and definitive edition, first impression, in a handsome binding. Travels in Arabia Deserta, "an unrivalled encyclopaedia of knowledge about all aspects of nineteenth-century and earlier Arabia" (ODNB), was first published in 1886. T. E. Lawrence was instrumental in having the book republished in 1921, with a new introduction and preface by himself and Doughty, both included here. This edition was published in a format matching that of the 1935 Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Two volumes, large octavo. Attractively bound in recent reddish-brown morocco, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, raised bands, roll to boards gilt, marbled endpaers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Half-tone portrait frontispiece of Doughty, 8 plates (2 folding), 2 large folding coloured maps showing Doughty's routes, illustrations to text; title pages printed in red and black. An excellent copy. O'Brien A017.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160868
- Title
- Travels in Arabia Deserta.
- Author
- LAWRENCE, T. E. (intro.); DOUGHTY, Charles M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Jonathan Cape,
- Date Published
- 1936
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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