It is an account of the experiences of one remarkable British officer's war from his own perspective, a war of lightning raids, of blown up railway tracks and trains, ambuscade and-towards the end-of open battle as the defeated Ottoman Turkish Army were harried as they retreated northwards. REVOLT IN THE DESERT is not a work of literature, or even a history of the campaign. Lawrence's renowned work about his experiences with King Feisal's Arab army as it fought its campaign to Damascus, THE SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, has become a classic of twentieth century English literature. FROM THE PUBLISHER - An epic account of the Great War in the Middle East. Thus, we present this as a very early issue of the third American edition. Most of our other copies are similarly bound, but in smooth brown cloth, with no blind-stamped rectangle. We have seen many different copies of this edition of this title, and this particular copy is bound as O'Brien describes, and is thus an early, or possibly, first printing of the third edition. However, it appears that the earliest issues were bound in what O'Brien describes as 'rough cloth binding', with a blind stamped rectangle on the front board. O'Brien A190 identifies this as the third American edition, and notes that 'There are many printings of this edition and no effective means of determining priority of issue' (p.

A smaller format edition of the 1927 Doran 1st American edition.

Illustrations by Augustus John and others. The uncommon dust jacket (similar to that encasing the first American edition) is present, although it is torn and creased, and now in about fair condition. The folding map is present and in near fine condition. Slight discolouration to the top left of the front board, light general shelf wear., tiny tear to the bottom of the rear hinge very good. Bound in brown woven cloth with vignette stamped on front board. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Hardcover.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.

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