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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
by Lawrence, T.E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Skyway, Washington, United States
Item Price
€28.01€22.41
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1938. De Luxe Edition, stated. This is illustrated edition, small quarto in size. Full cloth binding, rubbed at corners, blind-stamped with swords on front, with gilt decorative spine. Lacking dj. Prior owner's name and ink-stamp on front flyleaf, with shadow as from bookplate removal on the verso. 672pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
Synopsis
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British soldier T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), while serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks of 1916 to 1918.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Turn-The-Page Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072822
- Title
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
- Author
- Lawrence, T.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 4to - over 9" - 12" Ta
- Keywords
- Literature Middle east Arabia Campaign Egypt
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Turn-The-Page Books
Biblio member since 2004
Skyway, Washington
About Turn-The-Page Books
Customer service is our top priority! Susan is an ALA member librarian and lifelong book collector and enthusiast. Peter has happily spent over 30 years in the used book business. Books are well packaged to prevent damage in transit.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
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