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LOT 97:
The letters of Gertrude Bell, two (2) volumes, many photographs, map 1927
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The letters of Gertrude Bell, two (2) volumes, many photographs, map 1927
Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire of her time, who shaped the fate of Iraq after the First World War
which is reflected in letters she wrote from Baghdad. In a period full of upheavals and challenges, Belle traveled around the Middle East, crossed deserts on camels, engaged in archaeological excavations, drew regional maps, spoke the language of the various tribes and spent her life in Baghdad.
Bell died on July 12, 1926, aged 58, after taking an overdose of sleeping pills. She was buried in Baghdad and after her death her stepmother published two volumes called "The Letters of Gertrude Bell" which contained 1,600 letters and 16 diaries describing her travels.
two volumes,
Hardcovers
791 pp. in two volumes
Yellow spots
16*24 cm
Good general condition
