Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph by T.E. Lawrence | 1935 FIRST EDITION | First Trade Edition | Illustrated Autobiography

This is a FIRST EDITION of T.E. Lawrence's autobiography, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph published in 1935 by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. The now classic film Lawrence of Arabia was based on this book chronicaling Colonel Lawrence's time as a military advisor embedded with the Bedouins during World War I. This is a first trade edition with its original, hard-to-find dust jacket. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO (1888-1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer, who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918) against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities. 

BIXLEY NOTES
• Seven Pillars of Wisdom" A Triumph
• Written by T.E. Lawrence
• Published by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1935
• FIRST EDITION
• Black & White photographs and illustrations throughout
• Linen hardcover with gilt title on the cover and binding
• Original dust jacket
• 672 pages
• Measures 10" x 8"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In very good condition
• Almost no shelf wear on the covers
• Dust jacket is torn and taped with some discoloration
• Pages have yellowed a bit but are otherwise in great shape

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