Dickson, Harold Richard Patrick.

first edition, 8vo (232 x 152mm.), half-title, photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous photographic and other plates, some coloured, illustrations in text, 6 folding genealogies and 9 folding maps and plans loose as issused in pocket at end, errata slip, publisher's orange cloth, flat spine lettered in gilt, some light spotting, binding slightly rubbed

Miss D.M. Lawrence, ownership inscription and inscription by the author

Reviewed by H.St.J.B. Philby, 'An Encyclopaedia of the Desert Arab', The Geographical Journal, Vol. 115, No. 4/6 (Apr.-Jun., 1950), pp. 231-233

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

inscribed by the author, "to Miss D.M. Lawrence with every good wish from H.R.P. Dickson, Kuwait, 2 April 1951".

Lt.-Colonel Dickson (1881-1959) was a British colonial administrator in the Middle East from the 1920s until the 1940s. "There are few Europeans, if indeed any, who know the Arab as well as Dickson... [an] immense and valuable labour of love, which is admirably illustrated by some excellent photographs and many first-class drawings and coloured plates. These, with the plans, sketches and maps in the cover pocket, will repay careful study. Colonel Dickson is to be congratulated on an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of The Arab of the Desert." (H.St.J.B. Philby)