[ARABIA / TRAVEL] Travels in Arabia Deserta. With an Introduction by T. E. Lawrence. New and definitive edition. 2 volumes set

DOUGHTY, CHARLES M[ONTAGU] (1843-1926), Jonathan Cape, London, 1936. Original publisher’s brown cloth. Titles to spines in gilt. Dust wrappers. 4to. (26 x 20 cm). 2 volumes set: (674 p., 696 p., Doughty’s portrait on the frontispiece, 2 large folding maps (colour map on a folded plate at end of each volume: "A sketch map itinerarium of part of northwestern Arabia and Negd [Najd]"), folding topographic panoramas, many illustrations in text, numbered plates in colour and b/w. Slight browning and light chippings on top and lower of dust jackets. Overall, a very good set. Scarce set in this condition, of this “new and definitive edition”, with an introduction by Lawrence of Arabia (1888-1935). This “first and indispensable work upon the Arabs of the desert -and if it has not always been referred to, or enough read, that has been because it was excessively rare-” (Lawrence), including a detailed travel account of the Middle East and perilous exploration by English poet and writer Doughty an