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LAWRENCE, T. E.. Oriental assembly.

New York. E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1940. First American edition.
8vo. xii, [2], 291pp, [1]. With a half-title. Profusely illustrated with monochrome photographs by the author (many previously unpublished), facsimiles of pages of the author's diary, and a line-drawn map. Original publisher's red buckram, lettered in gilt, dustwrapper. Wrapper marked and chipped, two closed tears to head. Internally clean and crisp.
The first American edition of T. E. Lawrence's previously uncollected writings, edited by his brother A. W. Lawrence. The work contains Lawrence's Diary of his 1911 travels through Syria in search antiquities, the suppressed introduction to Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and other unpublished material relating to the Arab Revolt.
O'Brien A225.
£ 125.00 Antiquates Ref: 22192