Robert Graves - Lawrence and the Arabs - First Edition

GRAVES, Robert (1895–1985), [KENNINGTON, Eric, illustrations, PERRY, Herry, Maps].

Lawrence and the Arabs.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1927.

FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.454. Publisher's orange cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket with printed price of 7s. 6d. net. Order form for Travels in Arabia Deserta tipped in at p.448. Illustrated with twenty-eight maps and plates. 

Internally fine, some toning/dustiness to edges, offset toning to endpapers. Cloth shows very well with just some very light mottling, slight crumple to top corner of rear board. Wrapper toned with the Cape urn to spine very faded, rubbed to folds, some chipping, closed tears and slight loss to extremities. An attractive copy, scarce in the jacket. Very good.