BREMOND, E. Le Hedjaz dans la guerre mondiale. Paris, Payot, 1931. 351 pp. W. 5 double-p. maps. Or. printed wrps. (Spine ends sl. dam./repaired w. mending tape, a bit browned).
Brémond was head of the French military mission to the Hejaz, sent by the French government to assert its presence in the region, working alongside Lawrence in fostering the Arab Revolt. His account is a useful corrective to anglophone Lawrentian bias. - Very rare first edition. - Books from the library of Prof. Dr. A.H. de Groot may contain some annotations in pencil.€ 300