Syria, The Desert and the Sown
- Hardcover
- New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1907
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1907. First US edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. xvi, 340pp. Red textured cloth, gilt title on spine, and upper board blocked in gilt and blind. Color frontispiece by Sargeant. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Folding map in rear. Light wear to the hinges and corners, spine lightly sunned, else this is a very good copy. Pictorial bookplate on the front pastedown.
A chronicle of the travels in 1905 through the region, offering insights into the landscape, culture, and political climate of the time, by the lady dubbed the Female Lawrence of Arabia."
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Details
Title
Syria, The Desert and the Sown
Author
Bell, Gertrude Lowthian
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
E. P. Dutton and Company: New York
Date
1907
Edition
First US edition