Description: First Edition Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thick 8vo. 1935. Lawrence, T.E. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company. Publisher's original polished gray/brown buckram lettered and decorated in gilt, upper cover with crossed swords motif in gilt. DUSTJACKET illustrated with pencil sketch style portrait of Lawrence and lettered in red and black. First Trade and First Published Edition for general circulation, the American issue by Doubleday from the English Jonathan Cape setting. Illustrated as the English issue, with the 48 full page illustrations reproduced from the privately printed edition in black and white. Lawrence, in relating the history of his involvement in the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule during the First World War, produced a true literary classic. Winston Churchill said of the book, "[It] ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language." Its fame was further secured by Hollywood: "Lawrence of Arabia," starring Peter O'Toole, was based upon the book. This is a splendid, handsome copy of an enduring masterpiece. A personal narrative of the revolt of Arab armies against the Turks during the First World War, SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM stands as a monument of modern literature and history. Bernard Shaw described the book as one of the greatest of our time. Any earlier printing of SEVEN PILLARS was done either for private distribution, or printed in a very small limitation primarily for copyright purposes. Any of these issues is now very scarce. Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO (16 August 1888 - 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-1918) against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities. Free shipping via USPS for United State purchaser within the continental U.S., International shipping determined using USPS Priority Express, DHL, FedEx, or Parcel Monkey. We are located within City Antiques in Historic Roswell, Georgia at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA. 30076. We would love to have you visit, or email us at sidekerbookseller at gmail.com for specific wants or needs, thanks!
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