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LAWRENCE, T. E. (1888-1935). Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935.

Estimate: $200 - $400
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$100

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LAWRENCE, T. E. (1888-1935). Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. 4to. Illustrated. 672 pp. Publisher's full brown buckram, front board and spine stamped in gilt, publisher's unclipped ("$5.00") dust jacket, publisher's slipcase with pictorial label. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 

Condition

Cloth lightly rubbed, some offsetting to endleaves, bookseller's ticket on rp.; jacket toned, edgeworn with some marginal chipping and short tears, creases; slipcase worn, toned, soiled, with several joints splitting. Overall, a very good copy in the uncommon jacket and slipcase.

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Perhaps the most famous book written about North Africa during the early 20th century, Lawrence and his writings were the basis of David Lean's epic film, Lawrence of Arabia (1962).