Hardcover. NY/London, Pitman Publishing, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light tan cloth, 332 pages. This volume charts the life of Harry St John Philby. For the most part of his career he was at odds with the British Government over broken promises to the Arabs, but it was out of admiration for the Arab king, Ibn Saud, that he chose to earn his living in Arabia.Bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise clean.