Rosamond Dale Owen — My Perilous Life in Palestine

London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1928. Paperback. A scarce autobiographical account of the author's life in Palestine; a fascinating character, she laid claim to Armageddon. Mrs. Rosamond Dale Owen Oliphant Templeton (1846-1937) was an author, traveller and philosopher. Her grandfather, Robert Dale Owen, had tried to found a utopia unsuccessfully. She married Scottish author and Zionist Laurence Oliphant, who died only a few months after their marriage; she spent many years organising his estate and Utopian plans.Dale Owen, as she is credited on the cover, owned thirteen acres of Tell el-Mutesellim, also known as Tel Megiddo, the site of the ancient city Megiddo with the Greek title Armageddon.With a tipped-in note stating, 'The Entire stock of this work having been acquired by the Author, the present book can only be had from her address,', followed by her address.Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author.A scarce work, with only one edition ever published. In cloth wraps. Externally a trifle worn, with a few stains to the covers and some wear to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .