B00085AT0S No DJ, spotting and foxing to endpapers, front hinge cracked slightly, light rubbing and bumping to corners and edges, previous owner's signature on FFEP dated 1943. This is the 1938 De Luxe Edition from the Garden City Publishing Company. 'CL' on copyright page. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British soldier T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), while serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks of 1916 to 1918.