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Lady Bell, Editor. The Letters Of Gertrude Bell Volume 1. Boni And Liveright P\, Ny, 1927.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Ex-Library Edition. Pages To 1876 To1917 In Vol 1. 15 Chapters. No Markings; Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; Slight Warping; 16 Full Page Illustrations Including Frontispiece "Gertrude At The Age Of Five, With Her Father". Dark Blue Hard Covers With Lettering On Spine. Some Fading, Rubbing, Slight Discoloration On Cover Areas. Moderate Shelf Wear. Prefatory Note And Introduction In Front. Content Titles Include: Childhood, Oxford, London; Round The World, Dauphine, Etc. Jerusalem And The First Desert Journeys; Switzerland, Syria, England; Round The World Of The Second Time; London, Asia Minor; The Journey To Hayil; War Work At Boulogne, London And Cairo; Delhi And Basrah, Etc. Very Rare Vintage Copy.
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume 1, first American edition; volume 2, :eighth impression." Spine lettering faded; light foxing.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 Volumes, slipcase, mild age wear.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), often called "The Queen of the Desert," was a traveller. a spy, and an archaeologist, who,like T.E. Lawrence, was instrumental in the formation of the modern Middle East - in particular what is now the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. She died in somewhat mysterious circumstances; her letters were edited by her stepmother and published a year after her death, These are Very Good (Plus) copies of a Later Printing (Eighth Impression) of the First American Edition. Large octavos with a blue cloth binding, beveled edges. Clean text; xiii, 402 pages, with map in rear; and vii, 791 pages, with index, fold-out map. Illustrated. Some light spotting to the edges, and evidence of fade along the margins - the spine is now more of a gray, with gilt lettering that has faded but is still quite readable. Bookplates on the front paste-downs, No dustjackets Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Lady Bell. The letters of Gertrude Bell 2 Vols. Boni and Liveright, 1927.
Price: US$125.01 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in blue bevelled boards with spines faded and trace of wear at tips. Nice, bright set.
Seller: Kerkhoff Books DIV KSI, Warsaw, IN, U.S.A.
Bell, Lady. The Letters of Gertrude Bell. Boni and Liveright, New York, 1927.
Price: US$150.15 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: much information about bell's involvement in the war in the middle east. associated with t e lawrence. appreciation of her war work and beyond by major general sir percy cox and by H> E> sir henry dobbs. with emphasis on iraq.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Lady Bell. The Letters of Gertrude Bell. Boni and Liveright, 1927.
Price: US$255.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES New York: Boni and Liveright. No publication date stated. Two volume hardcover set, in blue cloth, no dust jackets. Light foxing and tanning. Engraved frontispieces, black and white illustrations. Fold out map, Vol. II. Cover cloth worn, light fray in places, some scratches and spot stains. Spines sunned and rubbed. Sm 4to. 791pp total.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.