Record £50k for rare book

A RARE first edition chronicling the experiences of an Army officer known as Lawrence of Arabia has sold at auction for a record-breaking £50,000.

T.E. Lawrence’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an account of his time as a military adviser to Bedouin forces during the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918.

A spokeswoman for Duke’s Auctioneers, Dorchester, said: “It reached a world auction record of £10,000 more than any previous auction.”