The Letters Of Gertrude Bell in 2 Volumes

Benn, Ernest Ltd. London, 1927. Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London, 1927. In-8o.XIII-16 illustr. 402 pp.map, 24 ilustr. VII-405-791 pp. folded map complete in 2 vols. Half leather binding with marbled boards. Contents clean and unmarked with index.

Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE (14 July 1868 - 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, 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.