Description

This is 1938 edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph by T. E. Lawrence, issued under the vintage series The Programmed Classics by Doubleday. The Programmed Classics was a mid-20th-century decorative and collectible hardcover book series featuring uniform green bindings, textured finishes with gilt lettering encompassing renowned world literature.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom encompasses an account of the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War alongside general Middle Eastern and military history, politics, adventure and drama. It is also a memoir of the soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia. Lawrence was a fascinating and controversial figure whose talent as a vivid and imaginative writer shines through on every page of this, his masterpiece.