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LAWRENCE T. E.
Revolt in the Desert. [Third Impression]. BRIGHT, CLEAN, CRISP COPY
Roy. 8vo., Third Impression, with portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, 15 plates by Kennington, John, Roberts and others, and a large folding map coloured in outline; original tan buckram, gilt back, brown top, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. Published in the same month as the first edition.
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LAWRENCE T. E.
Revolt in the Desert. Introduction by Raleigh Trevelyan. Photographs and T.E. Lawrence and others. Sketches by Edward Bawden. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, plates, sketches in the text and endpaper maps; sand pictorial cloth, covers blocked in black, gilt back, brown top, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Surprisingly , this is only the second English edition, following original publication in 1927. O'Brien A104.
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LAWRENCE T. E.
Revolt in the Desert. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, 15 plates by Kennington, John, Roberts and others, and large folding map (original tissue interleave present), some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original tan buckram, gilt back, brown top, uncut, a very good, bright, crisp copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly browned at backstrip, chafed at head of backstrip and with one short closed tear. Bright, crisp copy of the original edition. This famous abridgement of 'Seven Pillars' predates the larger work by nine years. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. O'Brien A102.
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LAWRENCE T. E.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. [First Trade Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY OF FIRST TRADE EDITION
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, 47 plates by Kennington, Rothenstein, Roberts and others, 6 illustrations in the text and 4 folding maps, endpapers faintly spotted; original decorative brown buckram gilt, gilt back, uncut, brown top, backstrip very lightly sunned else a near fine copy. The first publicly available edition of this literary classic, following private publication in 1926 and the limited edition of 1935. Winston Churchill believed that it 'ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language'. The work also formed the basis of David Lean's multiple Oscar-winning feature film 'Lawrence of Arabia' starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. Enser, p.191; O'Brien A042.
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LAWRENCE T. E.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. [First US Edition]. IN FULL MOROCCO
Roy. 8vo., First US Trade Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 47 plates by Kennington, Rothenstein, Roberts and others, 6 illustrations in the text and 4 folding maps coloured in outline; handsomely bound in red full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, uncut, pictorial gilt from original board preserved and mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The first publicly available US edition of this literary classic, following private publication in 1926 and the limited edition of 1935. Winston Churchill believed that it 'ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language'. The work forms the basis of David Lean's multiple Oscar-winning feature film 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. Enser, p.191; O'Brien A42.
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LAWRENCE T. E.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. Foreword by Wilfred Thesiger. Introduction by Michael Asher. [Maps drawn by Reginald Piggott.] NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
8vo., First Edition thus, with fine portrait frontispiece, numerous plates, 3 full-page maps in the text, and endpaper maps on yellow stock; yellow pictorial cloth, upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt and black, yellow top, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case
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LAWRENCE T. E.
The Home Letters of T.E. Lawrence and his Brothers. [With Allocution by Winston Churchill]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., First Edition, with a sepia-toned portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, 44 sepia-toned plates on 37 and numerous illustrations and plans in the text; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip lightly sunned (but all gilt bright and legible), a very good, clean copy. Collects the letters of TE, WG and FH Lawrence. Includes introduction to the letters of TEL by Churchill (together with a reprinting of his allocution of 1937); foreword to the letters of WGL by Sir Ernest Barker; foreword to the letters of FHL by Rev. E.W. Cox. Scarce. Cohen B145; O'Brien A246; Woods B53.
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LAWRENCE T. E.
The Home Letters of T.E. Lawrence and his Brothers. [With Allocution by Winston Churchill]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with sepia-toned portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, 44 sepia-toned plates on 37 and numerous illustrations and plans in the text; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly browned at backstrip. Collects the letters of TE, WG and FH Lawrence. Includes introduction to the letters of TEL by Churchill (together with a reprinting of his allocution of 1937); foreword to the letters of WGL by Sir Ernest Barker; foreword to the letters of FHL by Rev. E.W. Cox. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Cohen B145; O'Brien A246; Woods B53.
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LAWRENCE T. E.
The Letters of T.E. Lawrence. Edited by David Garnett. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, title in red and black, 15 plates and 4 maps (2 folding and 2 full-page), tiny neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, some very light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original tan buckram, gilt back, red top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, very lightly browned dustwrapper An important contribution to the literature of TEL. Includes a cross-referenced index of recipients and some valuable photographs. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. O'Brien A202 (second state).
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LAWRENCE T. E.
The Letters of T.E. Lawrence. Selected and edited by Malcolm Brown.
8vo., First Edition, small neat signature on front free endpaper; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
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Lawrence, T. E
Revolt in the Desert.
Doran, New York 1927. XVII, 335 p. with frontispiece, 15 plates and 1 folding map. Illustrated cloth with pictorial endpapers. Slight traces of use. Top edge with minor spots. Good and clean copy.
Bookseller reference : 12499
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LAWRENCE] [T. E.
Lawrence of Arabia Memorial. A RARE SURVIVAL
Single folded sheet, printed on three pages; extremities very lightly browned else a very good, clean copy. Leaflet giving the terms of the appeal for funds for the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial. The list of committee members includes Allenby, Herbert Baker, Churchill, Lionel Curtis, Augustus John, Bernard Shaw and Evelyn Wrench. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. O'Brien E068.
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MAC LEAN
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Bookseller reference : PHO-499
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MACMUNN G.
Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917. [Vol. I only]. A CAMBERLEY COPY FROM THE BRACKENBURY BEQUEST
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with 6 large folding panoramas in sepia-toned collotype, 16 full-page maps in red and black and 2 full-page diagrams in the text, and front and rear endpaper maps, most original tissue guards present; original red cloth, gilt back, case a little shaken (but binding entirely sound) else a very good, bright, clean copy. THIS COPY FORMED PART OF THE BRACKENBURY BEQUEST TO THE STAFF COLLEGE, CAMBERLEY. It bears the fine engraved armorial Brackenbury bookplate on front paste-down, the Camberley stamp (cancelled) together with several date stamps on half-title, and 'not to be retained' label on front board. Published in the official series 'History of the Great War', based on official documents by direction of the historical section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. This first (of two) volumes covers the commands of Maxwell and Murray, and deals with the defence of Suez, the advance across Sinai into Southern Palestine and First and Second Gaza. It also includes the campaign against the Senussi, minor operations in the Sudan and against the Sultan of Darfur, and the outbreak of the Arab Revolt (aided by Lawrence). Co-compiler Cyril Falls is the author of the standard WWI bibliography 'War Books' (1930). The separate portfolio of maps is not present with this copy. Scarce in this original edition. Enser, p.250; Falls, p.53.
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Naguib Mahfouz; William Burroughs; Beryl Markham; Lawrence of Arabia; Michael Palin; Alifa Rifaat; William Thackeray
Cairo : Tales of the City
Chronicle Books LLC 1994. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Chronicle Books LLC hardcover
Bookseller reference : G0811804925I3N00 ISBN : 0811804925 9780811804929
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Naguib Mahfouz; William Burroughs; Beryl Markham; Lawrence of Arabia; Michael Palin; Alifa Rifaat; William Thackeray
Cairo : Tales of the City
Chronicle Books LLC 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Chronicle Books LLC hardcover
Bookseller reference : G0811804925I4N00 ISBN : 0811804925 9780811804929
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Naguib Mahfouz; William Burroughs; Beryl Markham; Lawrence of Arabia; Michael Palin; Alifa Rifaat; William Thackeray; John Mille
Cairo Chronicles Abroad
Chronicle Books 1994-03-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Chronicle Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0811804925-2-18646742 ISBN : 0811804925 9780811804929
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Naguib Mahfouz; William Burroughs; Beryl Markham; Lawrence of Arabia; Michael Palin; Alifa Rifaat; William Thackeray; Editor Joh
Cairo Chronicles Abroad
Chronicle Books 1994-03-01. Hardcover. Good. Chronicle Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : SONG0811804925 ISBN : 0811804925 9780811804929
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Pierre BELLEMARE et Marie-Thérèse CUNY
MARQUES PAR la GLOIRE
Un ouvrage de 358 pages, format 145 x 230 mm, illustré, broché couverture couleurs rempliée, publié en 1999, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126722252
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POIVRE D'ARVOR Olivier & Patrick
Lawrence d'Arabie. La Quête du Désert.
Editions Place des Victoires. 2006. In-4. Cartonné sous jaquette. Très nombreuses photographies. 237 p. TBE.
Bookseller reference : 39023
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Taylor, Andrew
God's Fugitive: The Life of Charles Montagu Doughty
Biography of the Arabian explorer. Over twenty illustrations. With Index. Black cloth covers, gilt title on spine. Light browning on page edges.
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THOMAS Lowell
With Lawrence in Arabia. 105th Thousand.
8vo., with a portrait frontispiece and 30 plates, half-title lightly spotted; original pale blue cloth, sides framed in black, backstrip lettered in black, backstrip mildly sunned else a very good, clean, firm copy. With a personal bookplate on front free endpaper
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THOMAS Lowell
With Lawrence in Arabia. Eighteenth Edition [Impression]. REMARKABLY BRIGHT, CRISP COPY
8vo., Eighteenth Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a remarkably bright, clean, crisp, copy. Thomas's account - arguably the best after Lawrence's own - was first published in the UK in 1925, a year after the US edition. O'Brien E013 (recording the twelfth to twenty-fourth editions).
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WILLIAMSON Henry
Genius of Friendship. 'T.E. Lawrence'. [Foreword by Richard Williamson. Introduction by John Gregory.] FINE COPY
8vo., First Edition thus, with a plate; buff printed wrappers, a fine copy. First published in 1941; reissued by the HWS to celebrate the centenary of Lawrence's birth. O'Brien E146 (recording the first edition).
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WILLIAMSON Henry
Genius of Friendship. 'T.E. Lawrence'. [Second Impression]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression; orange cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly sunned at backstrip. Published a month after the first impression. 'The 'Shallonford' error of the first edition remains uncorrected. Gretton 28 (first edition); Matthews A29 (1941b); O'Brien E146 (first edition).
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WILLIAMSON Henry
Genius of Friendship. 'T.E. Lawrence'.. [Second Impression.]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY
8vo., Second Impression; cloth, gilt back, covers a little faded, corner bruised else a very good, clean copy. Published a month after the first edition. 'The 'Shallonford' error of the first edition remains uncorrected. Gretton 28 (first edition); Matthews A29 (1941b)
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