Revolt in the Desert by T.E. Lawrence first edition 1927

LAWRENCE, T. E. Revolt in the Desert.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1927.
 
Octavo, pp. 446, with folding map at rear. Original sand-coloured cloth, gilt lettered spine. Original dust jacket. Very good copy. Some pages uncut. Light foxing to the text block, brown publisher’s stain to the top edge, and a browning patch to the endpapers. Dust jacket present and unclipped; spine toned, with repaired tears at spine ends and corners, a mark to the lower panel, dirt marks to the upper panel, and a crease. Folding map complete and sound. 
 
First edition. With the publisher’s tipped-in order form for Travels in Arabia Deserta at the rear.
A shortened and rewritten version of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, prepared by Lawrence for a general readership. The book presents a narrative account of the Arab Revolt of 1916–18, focusing on Lawrence’s own role as liaison officer and participant, the organisation of guerrilla warfare against Ottoman forces, and the political and military relationships with Arab leaders, particularly Feisal. The text omits much of the philosophical and autobiographical material of the earlier private edition of Seven Pillars, concentrating instead on the campaign narrative. A well-preserved example of Lawrence’s authorised abridgement.