Gertrude Bell / Susan Goodman
1985, First Edition. Leamington Spa : Berg. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 122 pages; Physical description: vi, 122p. : illus. , map, ports. ; 21cm. Summary: During her lifetime the name of Gertrude Bell evoked rich images of the exotic and mysterious Arab world. But her fame faded and now she is remembered only as a friend and colleague of T. E. Lawrence. She was an intrepid traveller, journeying alone through the deserts of the Middle East or scaling testing peaks in the Swiss Alps. Later, as a British political officer in Baghdad, where she died and is buried, she was able to play a considerable role in determining the future of Mesopotamia, later to be called Iraq. Subjects: Bell, Gertrude, 1868-1926. Colonial administration - Great Britain - Middle East - Biography. Series: Berg women's series. Item #200173
ISBN: 0907582869
Price: €16.95