The Desert and the Sown by Gertrude Bell

Scarce first edition, the US issue of Gertrude Bell's first travel book published under her name, after her anonymous Persian sketches Safar Nameh (1894). Original cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover ornamented in blind pp.xvi, 347, colour-printed frontispiece after a watercolour by John Singer Sargent (who knew Gertrude Bell very well and painted a famous portrait of her), numerous illustrations after photos in the text, large folding map lower cover with a few minor restorations, cloth only a little darkened in places, the initial 35 pages with light indenture to fore-edge, otherwise a very good copy. A continuación, le mostramos una lista de copias similares de Syria. Map included.Lamentablemente este ejemplar en específico ya no está disponible. The book also served as the basis for the 2016 Werner Herzog film Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, and Robert Pattinson. An inspiring portrait of a woman who overcame the barriers of her generation, as well as a piece of history that offers insight into current events in the Middle East, The Desert and the Sown is fascinating reading for travelers, explorers, and citizens of the world. But it's Bell's impressions and conversations with contacts and confidantes of varied cultures that will hold you captive. One hundred sixty extraordinary photos illustrate camel caravans ruins of castles and monasteries local markets and bazaars Damascus with its gardens, domes, and minarets and more.

With an eye for vivid detail, 'the female Lawrence of Arabia' offers intriguing images from her often dangerous 'wild travel' through regions never seen by another foreign woman. A magnificent account of personal discovery and political history, this intriguing narrative traces Bell's 1905 sojourn through Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. The Desert and the Sown is considered to be one of her masterpieces. A skilled archeologist, historian, and linguist, Bell traveled the world and wrote compelling, perceptive accounts of her daring journeys. One of the first women to graduate from Oxford, she traveled to Persia and became passionately drawn to the Arab people, the language, and their architecture. Born to transcend the social constraints of Victorian England, Gertrude Bell left the comforts of her privileged life for the unconventional - but thrilling - world of the Middle East.

The Desert and the Sown by Gertrude Bell