Gertrude Lowthian Bell SYRIA THE DESERT & THE SOWN 1908 Scarce Early Printing Photographs Illustrated Folding Map like Damascus Jerusalem Beirut Antioch Alexandretta Mecca Kadesh Mashennef Lebanon Mons Yunis Arabs Jordan Bokhara
Title: Syria: The Desert & The Sown
Author: Gertrude Lowthian Bell - Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE was an English writer, traveler, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist who explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making due to her knowledge and contacts, built up through extensive travels in Greater Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Arabia. Along with T. E. Lawrence, Bell helped support the Hashemite dynasties in what is today Jordan as well as in Iraq.

Bell played a major role in establishing and helping administer the modern state of Iraq, utilizing her unique perspective from her travels and relations with tribal leaders throughout the Middle East. During her lifetime she was highly esteemed and trusted by British officials and exerted an immense amount of power. She has been described as "one of the few representatives of His Majesty's Government remembered by the Arabs with anything resembling affection".
Publisher: William Heinemann
City: London
Year: 1908
Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 347 pages
Width: 5.75" Height: 9"
Book Details: This antique volume is bound in red cloth with gilt spine lettering and black lettering and design to the front board. The book is profusely illustrated with photographic plates and in-text illustrations, as well as a folding map of Syria.

Bell published her observations of the Middle East in "Syria: The Desert and the Sown" published in 1907. In this book she described, photographed and detailed her trip to Greater Syria's towns and cities like Damascus, Jerusalem, Beirut, Antioch and Alexandretta. Bell's vivid descriptions opened up the Arabian deserts to the western world.
Condition / Notes: This scarce early printing shows well with some typical indications of age and wear including shelfwear and rubbing. The binding and text block are firm. Text and illustrations are clear and crisp through mild age toning.

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