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T.E. Lawrence: A Biography
by Michael Yardley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0812830792
- ISBN 13
- 9780812830798
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Briarcliff Manor, NY: Stein and Day Publishers, 1987 Stein and Day Publishers, Briarcliff Manor, NY. 1987. Hardcover. Stated First Published in the United States of America in 1987. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to board edges. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($22.95); slight shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; small tear to paper at spine tail. Beige paper over boards with black cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 267 pp 8vo. This biography of the man known as "Lawrence of Arabia" who was the first ever media star created by Lowell Thomas and Dale Carnegie whose result drove T.E. Lawrence into the arms of death to escape it. The ultimate romantic enigma, Thomas Edward Lawrence (or "Lawrence of Arabia") made a career of shifting identities. The illegitimate son of an Anglo-Irish aristocrat. Lawrence became a popular hero for his role in the 1916 Arab rebellion against Turkish rule. Upon his return to England, Lawrence devoted himself to the Arab cause. When his efforts came to naught, Lawrence resigned from the Colonial Office and sought refuge in the ranks of enlisted men, changing his name twice to escape detection, until his untimely death in a 1935 motorcycle crash. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015013
- Title
- T.E. Lawrence: A Biography
- Author
- Michael Yardley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0812830792
- ISBN 13
- 9780812830798
- Publisher
- Stein and Day Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Briarcliff Manor, NY
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War I, Middle East, King Feisal, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Desert, Medieval Castles in the Middle East, Crusader Castles, Archaeologist, Arabist, British Army Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria, Jordan, Royal Air Force, British Tank Corps, Homosexual, Hejaz, Tur
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- Biographies;
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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