Lawrence of Arabia, Revolt in the Desert 1st/1st 1927
"Revolt in the Desert", by T. E. Lawrence, New York, George H. Doran Company, 1927, stated "First Printing in America, March 1927", illustrations including the 16” long folding map. The frontispiece portrait of Lawrence, by Augustus Edwin John; seven of the fifteen portraits in the book are by Eric Henry Kennington and were commissioned directly by Lawrence. In addition to the frontispiece, John did the portraits of Hogarth and of King Feisal.
CONTENTS:
Introduction; Publisher's Note; Foreword;
Storrs Goes to Jiddah;
Riding Up To Feisal; Feisal and His Levies;
Checks Around Yenbo; Feisal Strikes North; Tactics and Politics;
Settings Out For Syria; The Veritable Desert;
Feasts of The Tribes; Nomads and Nomad Life;
Fighting To The Sea; Akaba, Suez, Allenby;
Reforming Ourselves; Pricking The Enemy; Mines in the Railway;
Victory & Loot; Making Up Our Minds; Across the Line Again; Services and Sermons;
Racing to the Bridge; To Catch A Train; Return to the World;
Fighting For Tafileh; Winter Shuts Us Down; The Siege of Maan;
Dawnay Attacks Shahm; Transport and Supply; Buxton and The I.C.C.; Washing Our Linen;
In The Advance Guard; We Cut The Main Lines; Fighting Up and Down; Royal Air Force Help;
The Turks Crumple Up; Joining the British;
Entry in Damascus; Jerry-Cabinet-Making; Index; Sketch Map.
Augustus Edwin John, (1878-1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a short time around 1910, he was an important exponent of Post-Impressionism in the United Kingdom. He was celebrated first for his brilliant figure drawings, and then for a new technique of oil sketching. His work was favorably compared in London with that of Gauguin and Matisse. By the 1920s John was Britain's leading portrait painter.
Eric Henri Kennington (1888-1960) was an English sculptor, artist and illustrator, and an official war artist participating in both World Wars. He also regarded himself chiefly as a sculptor, creating a number of memorials, including one to his friend T.E. Lawrence. He produced the illustrations for Lawrence's "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". He was one of the six pallbearers at Lawrence's funeral in 1935. Kennington also created many pastel portraits and lithographs.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------- $12.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original decorated cloth; pictorial endpapers [tiny spot of the front ep inside cover], inscription on half-title page is dated 'April 1927'; 6.1/2" x 9.1/4", 335 pages + illustrations including the 16” long folding map [the map has small edge damages: see photo]. Very good condition.
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"Revolt in the Desert", by T. E. Lawrence, New York, George H. Doran Company, 1927, stated "First Printing in America, March 1927", illustrations including the 16” long folding map. The frontispiece portrait of Lawrence, by Augustus Edwin John; seven of the fifteen portraits in the book are by Eric Henry Kennington and were commissioned directly by Lawrence. In addition to the frontispiece, John did the portraits of Hogarth and of King Feisal.
CONTENTS:
Introduction; Publisher's Note; Foreword;
Storrs Goes to Jiddah;
Riding Up To Feisal; Feisal and His Levies;
Checks Around Yenbo; Feisal Strikes North; Tactics and Politics;
Settings Out For Syria; The Veritable Desert;
Feasts of The Tribes; Nomads and Nomad Life;
Fighting To The Sea; Akaba, Suez, Allenby;
Reforming Ourselves; Pricking The Enemy; Mines in the Railway;
Victory & Loot; Making Up Our Minds; Across the Line Again; Services and Sermons;
Racing to the Bridge; To Catch A Train; Return to the World;
Fighting For Tafileh; Winter Shuts Us Down; The Siege of Maan;
Dawnay Attacks Shahm; Transport and Supply; Buxton and The I.C.C.; Washing Our Linen;
In The Advance Guard; We Cut The Main Lines; Fighting Up and Down; Royal Air Force Help;
The Turks Crumple Up; Joining the British;
Entry in Damascus; Jerry-Cabinet-Making; Index; Sketch Map.
Augustus Edwin John, (1878-1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a short time around 1910, he was an important exponent of Post-Impressionism in the United Kingdom. He was celebrated first for his brilliant figure drawings, and then for a new technique of oil sketching. His work was favorably compared in London with that of Gauguin and Matisse. By the 1920s John was Britain's leading portrait painter.
Eric Henri Kennington (1888-1960) was an English sculptor, artist and illustrator, and an official war artist participating in both World Wars. He also regarded himself chiefly as a sculptor, creating a number of memorials, including one to his friend T.E. Lawrence. He produced the illustrations for Lawrence's "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". He was one of the six pallbearers at Lawrence's funeral in 1935. Kennington also created many pastel portraits and lithographs.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------- $12.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original decorated cloth; pictorial endpapers [tiny spot of the front ep inside cover], inscription on half-title page is dated 'April 1927'; 6.1/2" x 9.1/4", 335 pages + illustrations including the 16” long folding map [the map has small edge damages: see photo]. Very good condition.
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