T E Lawrence a C Ross (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Blue cloth binding is well worn. No name or writing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. First Edition. 206 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Gilt. First Trade Edition. A Clean, Unmarked, Solid Example, In A Complete Dust Jacket, Not Price Clipped, Some Browning To Spine And Edges, Book With Spine Gilt Brilliant But Cloth Faded On And Around Spine.…

206 pp, small quarto, top edge tinted, green pencil scribble on half-title, upper board stained, spine faded, else good copy in blue, cloth boards.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. SUBTITLED : ` A Day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922.' Read more about : R.A.F. issue puttee, land-girls, Shepherd's Bush, Barton Street, jankers, pound-note speakers, canteen, batman, and half-mile detour. 191 pages - UNillustrated - of military memoir. Cond : Paper wrapper is grey and white with green lettering. Binding tight. Light general wear. Some toning. No names nor marks. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p.105) : " My fairness is a misfortune. Stiffy hates white faces and fair heads: such fellows are always catching his eye, and then his anger: and he has not the self-control of a rutting camel. We recruits stand together in the ranks with whispered adjurations: and help swing the clumsy ._._._. . " Size: 12mo.…

Large 8vo, 206pp. A very good hardback copy in marked, edgeworn dust jacket. Previous owner's name stamp.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Reprint. THE MINT A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross T. E. Lawrence. Jonathan Cape, London 1955 reprint of the first open edition. 206pp Hardback. This copy is bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and a stylised RAF eagle embossed to the upper board. The text block is unmarked, bright, white, tight and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is a trifle dusty commensurate with a sixty year old book, there is also a small closed tear to the rear panel it has now been covered in clear, removable, protective film. The Mint is a book written by T. E. Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia', and published posthumously. It describes his time in the Royal Air Force, working, despite having held senior rank in the army (Colonel), as an ordinary Aircraftman, under an assumed name, 352087 Ross. The book is notable, despite flaws noted by critics, for its sharp observation, for the insight it gives into Lawrence himself, and for the censorship issues around its publication. Ref H 6.…

[1952]. (Hardcover) Very good in good to very good dust jacket. 384pp. Notes, index. The top corner of the front cover is lightly bumped, the dust jacket has minor edgewear, and is lightly soiled (moreso on the spine. Also known as Lawrence of Arabia. Also known as 352087 A / C Ross. Edited by David Garnett. (Biography, Letters).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes. Clean and Square. Pages are unmarked. Some foxing to FFEP and Back EP by spine. Jacket has some minor wear with slight bumping to top of spine. Has not been price-clipped - has the original British price mark. Some sunning to spine due to the delicacy of the jacket. Otherwise a lovely oversized book of the honest, engaging account of T.E. Lawrence (portrayed by Peter O'Toole in the 1962 David Lean classic 'Lawrence of Arabia'.).…

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 206pp. 1955. First edition. 4to. sized. A very good, clean, tight copy in very good jacket. Original publisher's blue cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. No inscriptions but a previous owner's bookplate is pasted to the front endpaper which has been flat-signed in blue biro. Upper edge dyed blue as it should be. A little spotting to the endpapers and to the fore-edges and a single small stain/soil mark about 1cm in length to the leading fore-edge. The jacket has not been price-clipped; it has some soiling including a few small ink marks to the rear panel and more general dust soiling. It also has some uniform toning to the spine.A very good, clean, tight copy in similar jacket.…

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Covers and contents clean and bright. cloth boards. Previous owner's name and date 1955 on reverse of first free endpaper. Atractive, quality edition. Complete, clean dustjacket protected by removable sleeve. Size: 8" x 10". Hardback.…

1955, 1st printing. (4to) Very good plus in very good dust jacket. 206pp. Dust jacket is lightly soiled. Also known as Lawrence of Arabia. Also known as 352087 A / C Ross. Introduction by A.W. Lawrence. (Military, Military, Royal Air Force).

1927, 1st American printing. (Hardcover) Good to very good, no dust jacket. 335pp. Decorated endpapers, frontispiece, illustrations, index, fold-out map. Previous owner's name. Also known as Lawrence of Arabia. Also known as 352087 A / C Ross. Locale: Arabia; Sahara; Suez; Syria. (Modern Firsts).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 206 pages. light coloured d/j with slight discolouring.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Number 594 of a limited first edition of 2,000 copies, in cream card slipcase. Quarter bound with blue leather spine and blue linen-covered boards. Decorated endpapers. Top edges gilt, fore-edges and lower edges uncut. Head and tail of spine and corners of covers very slightly worn. Some wear to approx. a quarter horizontally of fore-edges of covers, presumably where it has been removed and replaced in the slipcase over time - unusual, given that the book appears unread. Endpapers foxed, pages slightly yellowed but contents generally very clean and clear with tight, firm binding. Card slipcase rather grubby and marked, paper torn at head and tail of spine area, which is spotted, but intact and still solid, so Good overall. Approx. 8 x 10 1/4 inches. Please note this is a heavy book and additional postage will be required.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1 close score (unpaged, 138 hymns) ; 20 cm ; worn and foxed stiff paper wrappers ; Authors and composers: J. R. Jr Baxter; VO Fossett, JB Coates, Lonnie Combs, Wilbur Wilson, BI CLine, Terry Pillow, JA Collier, HOrace Kennedy, JOhn E Hull, J Oscar Grace, Travis Bottoms, PJ Woodard, J Daniel Williams, CH Culbreth, Carl Story, Wsalter Edmiaston, WM DeVaughn, Y Jefford, John Kendall, Lester Williams, OC Boone, OC Pennington, Clarence Todd, Buell Thompson, N Keith Ledsome, Dorothy Waldrop, US Lindsey, HE Upchurch, HA Johnson, Mrs Jo Simpson Chambers, Mrs ME Pearce, Byron Pollard, Thelma M Jordan, Eugene Whitt, Robert Arnold, GT Speer, Ellis Short, SL Wallace, J Lawrence Deavers, Conklin Belknap, Glen Presley, OA Hunt, Eugene Dalton, Pat Baxter, Orgel Mason, Clarence Heidelberg, Burl Carter, Jesse W Baker, RT Black, Gordon Ross, Ezra Knight, Harold Ables, Edwin Jones Roy Orr, W K Buck Compelube, Mrs Wilbur Wilson, Charles L Wright, Sr., Elmer L Ward, Johnnie Gilmore, Mrs. Minnie Bynum, Edna Jean Dixon Coy, Lola Fisher Bordner, RT Griffin, Ed Benson, Luther G Presley, Dwight Brock, Clyde Williams, Marvin P Dalton, John L Shrader, Marion W Easerling, JR Varner, Dewey Belknap, Floyd E Hunter, J Otis Murphree, Henry L Thompson, TO Atkins, MB Hooton, Luther M Hutchins, Daniel T Cockerham, Isaiah Smith, CR Maddox, ME Pearce, ET Isbell, Joe L Arterbury, Thomas C Duckworth, Thurmon E Cofffey, Bruce Thornhill, JA Jim Black, James L Glover, Mrs. OC Boone, CM Webb, Bill Stewart Jr., Albert F Hendrix, Mrs Ellis Short, jr, Mrs J Edwin Powell, Judy Hopper Moody, Otis L Reynolds, C C Clements ; Partial Contents: When the morning light shines in / James Rowe ; JR Baxter Jr--Hear the angels sing again / Hattie Pope ; Albert F Hendrix --The call of the savior / Rupert Cravens ; Rev. & Mrs John E Hull --He's wonderful / JM.Watson --A precious friend / Travis Bottoms --A friend indeed / Walter E Edmiaston ; OA Hunt --Our great king / N Keith Ledsome --He is a wonderful friend / Rupert Cravens ; Ezra H Knight --The journey of no return / Luther G Presley --Sing hallelujah / BI Cline --Steal away and pray / LW & C ; Lester Williams --I'm going home / JA (Jim) Black --We'll live up there / Glen T Presley --May the lord keep you / W Oliver Cooper ; Mrs ME Pearce --Jesus, the only name / BB Edmiaston ; CH Culbreth --Wonderful homecoming day / Horace A Kennedy Glory we'll see / Roy Orr --I know, I know that he is mine / GT Speer --Let Jesus come in to stay / VO Fossett --Jesus is coming again / J.R. Varner --I hold to the life-line / JM Henson ; SL Wallace --He will hold my hand / J Otis Murphree --There'll be no silent voices / US Lindsey --Faith removes mountains / BB Edmiaston ; JA Collier --Victor over our foes / BB Edmiaston ; JA.Collier --Memories of home / Harold B Ables --Mother / Thomas Ramsey ; JB Coats --I want to hear him say well done / GT Speer --Where could I go? / J.B. Coats --Trust in Jesus / Eugene H Whitt --Sing for him / Bill Hopper ; Judy Hopper Moody --Jesus wants you / Mr. & Mrs Ellis Short, Jr --At last I'm on the way / Mrs CM Weatherford ; Burl Carter --God made all things / Johnnie Gilmore --Amazing grace / John Newton & JRK ; John R Kendall Go tell about Jesus / Jesse W Baker Let me sing and testify / Luther G Presley It is later than you think / J. Daniel Williams He's coming, I tell you / Gordon Ross Lord, lead me / JB Coats ; WM DeVaughn A better home / OC Pennington That's why I think about God / JB Coats Turn back to the lord / BB Edmiaston ; Thurman E Coffey I'm saved by love / Luther G Presley Lay up treasures / BB Edmiaston ; Thomas C Duckworth Press along, o weary pilgrim / Thomas R Wilson ; CM Webb I need the lord all the time / BB Edmiaston ; Clyde Williams Be ye ready for his coming / Eugene H Whitt Safe in the fold / W.Hindmon ; Charles L Wright Sr Let me sing love's melody / BB Edmiaston ; Edwin Jones Crown him king / M Hooton ; G. Book. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair+. First Edition. HB. Expurgated version. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped RAF wings crest to fnt. Some fading to edges of boards; very slight wear to edges and corners. Printed at the Alden Press, Oxford. 206 pages. DJ unclipped (price 17s 6d. net) , fairly grubby, with wear & chipping to edges, corners & joints; 1inch vertical tear at bottom of fnt dj joint; 1 inch vertical tear at top fnt edge of dj; about half a dozen other smaller tears; DJ spine considerably tanned; dj has a piece 3 inches wide and up to 1.5 inches deep missing from back top edge of dj adjacent fnt edge. Books tight and generally clean. .…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book Condition — As New: Very slight discolouration along spine due to age, but otherwise pristine condition. Stored wrapped in thick brown paper, the dust jacket is free from blemishes or tears. Blue cloth binding remains mint. Clean exterior block, crisp page edges. Pages remain tightly bound and clean throughout, never thumbed or opened—unread. A rare opportunity for any fans of T. E. Lawrence to own what is likely the most pristine copy available for purchase. Two copies available; price is for a single copy. The Mint by T. E. Lawrence is a powerful and introspective memoir recounting the author's experiences as an ordinary aircraftman (A/C) in the Royal Air Force after the First World War. Written in Lawrence's distinctive, intense prose, the book offers a stark portrayal of military discipline, identity, and disillusionment, contrasting sharply with his fame as "Lawrence of Arabia." A significant literary and historical work, valued by readers interested in war memoirs, modern history, and Lawrence's complex legacy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. A Limited Edition of 2,000 copies, in quarter blue morocco over blue cloth, corners, edges rubbed. Spine, gilt titles. Internally, limitation/half title, [2], [2], 3-206 pp, t.e.g., remainder uncut, blue marbled endpapers. (257*194 mm). (O'Brien, P.M.T.E. Lawrence,; A172/A173). The Mint is a book written by T. E. Lawrence[a] and published posthumously in 1955. It describes his time in the Royal Air Force, working, despite having held senior rank in the army (colonel), as an ordinary aircraftman, under an assumed name, 352087 Ross. The book is notable, despite flaws noted by critics, for its sharp observation, for the insight it gives into Lawrence himself, and for the censorship issues around its publication. …

First Published in 1955 as an unexpurgated text in a limited edition and an expurgated version, which was reprinted once in the same year. This is the first reprint of the unexpurgated text, with minor revisions. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece by Augustus John. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket. Octavo. pp. [1-8] 9-206 [2]. Jacket design by M. Mohan. A book in Very Good condition with pushing to upper tips of both boards and page block, in a Very Good indeed dust-jacket which is not price-clipped (showing £3.50 net). …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A smart first edition of T. E. Lawrence's insightful memoirs of his time as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force. First edition. When, in 1922, T. E. Lawrence enlisted in the ranks of the R.A.F. under the name of John Hulme Ross, he was in a strange mental and physical state as a result of his experiences in war. Upon the discovery of his true identity, he was discharged. Allowed to re-enlist two years later under the name of Shaw, this is an expurgated collection of his notes during his time serving. Written by T. E. Lawrence, a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark. Sunning to the spine and parts of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

1955 Sur, Buenos Aires Traducción de victoria Ocampo. Con notas posteriores. 297 p. 21x14 cm. Enc. rústica. Algo fatigado Para ver o recibir fotografías de los libros puede ir a nuestra web o solicitarlas.

1935, 1st Trade Edition. (4to) Very good, no dust jacket. 672pp. Frontispiece, 4 folding maps (all called for), portraits, appendices. Covers are a little battle-weary, and the front inner hinge is starting to crack. Also known as Lawrence of Arabia. Also known as 352087 A / C Ross. Time Period World War 1. Locale: Arabia. (World War 1, Arab Revolt, History--Middle East).…

First Trade Edition. 4to Foot of spine slightly stained, otherwise a very nice copy in somewhat marked and soiled dust-wrapper.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time enlisted in the Royal Air Force. The first trade edition of this work, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.In 1924, Lawrence enlisted in the British Royal Air Force under the assumed name 352087 Ross, as an ordinary aircraftman. This volume comprises his memoirs during that time, written in a diary he kept to record the lives of enlisted men. The book was left unpublished until after the author's death at his own wish, due to the people mentioned in the writings. The work was edited by Lawrence's brother who ensured that new names were used for certain people.Though noted as flawed by critics, this work is notable for its sharp observation and the insight it gives into Lawrence as a person, and for the censorship issues around its publication. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Smart, with slight fading to spine head and tail. Dust wrapper discoloured to spine and extremities, with marks to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A smart first edition of T. E. Lawrence's insightful memoirs of his time as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force. First edition. When, in 1922, T. E. Lawrence enlisted in the ranks of the R.A.F. under the name of John Hulme Ross, he was in a strange mental and physical state as a result of his experiences in war. Upon the discovery of his true identity, he was discharged. Allowed to re-enlist two years later under the name of Shaw, this is an expurgated collection of his notes during his time serving. Written by T. E. Lawrence, a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the board. Sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Condition: Very Good. Limited. Lawrence's posthumously published account of life in the RAF. This is number 76 of the 2000 bound in quarter leather and contained in a slipcase. The book itself is in fine condition, the slipcase is very good with the very slightly bumping. Size: Quarto. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military & Warfare. Inventory No: 77268.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 114 pages. Articles: Rampageous Reuther - an intimate appraisal of the United Auto Workers' (UAW) Walter Reuther; Heels Among the Heroes - there are too many Peck's bad boys in our occupation forces - article with nice photos of Americans serving in Germany; Stop, Look and Live! - Detroit's successful campaign to reduce auto casualties; Lady Killers - Lady Roller Derby participants - article with great color photos of Gerry Murray, Evalyn Karran and others; Circus Opera - Elephants trumpet and horses galumph when Salmaggi stages Aida; Lethal Lullaby - facts to know if you take sleeping pills; Big Tin God - the saga of Simon Patino of Bolivia and his vast Gold and Tin mining empire; Interesting back page editorial on Britain's Palestine problem. Fiction: The Hard Way Home; A Sense of Echelon; Clock Without Hands; What a Man Wants; Love is Kind of Fragile; Trouble on the Autobahn. Ads include: Studebaker trucks; Listerine; Ethyl; Shell agricultural research; Admiral phonographs; Philco phonographs - with Bing Crosby photo; Life Savers; Buick (nice 2-page photo Ford cars; Anso film; Camel cigarettes with photo of hospital intern and caption "More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette; Gillette razor ad features caricature of footbal player Steve Van-Buren ad); Rare full-page color ad for Wurlitzer Juke Boxes; GE light bulbs - with photo of George Burns and Gracie Allen; Clicquot Club sparkling water; Good Year (color centerfold); Garod radios; Mission Orange beverage; Carole Landis is featured for Dupont; Spertt Portable Sunlamps - with color photos; Dodge cars; Schlitz beer; "The Best Years of Our Lives" movie starring Fredric March and Myrna Loy; RCA Victor phonographs; Oregon tourism - with photos; Lucky Strike cigarette ad on back cover shows farmer holding huge golden leaf. Somewhat above-average external wear. Cover pulling from one staple. A worthy vintage copy. Darling, Gilbert; Pachner, William; Beall, C.C.; Peskin-, David; Forsberg, Howard; Karger, George; Collins, John; Siebel, Frederick; Baumgartner, Warren (illustrator).…

Top edge gilt, others uncut. First Trade Edition. One of 2,000 numbered copies 4to Very slight spotting of end-papers, otherwise a very nice copy in slightly soiled and marked slipcase.

Leather Bound. 1st edition. pp. 206. 4to. Bound in blue buckram, with a gilt-lettered navy pigskin spine, top edge gilt, blue and white marbled endpapers; in a slipcase with titles to both large panels: showing overall rubbing and scuffing. With an introduction by his brother, A. W. Lawrence. Limited edition of 2000 copies, this one marked "Presentation". Previous owner has noted "Presentation copy, formerly Marshall Sisson's; I bought this book from Blackwell's. on 23 October 1985.": claim not verified, but certainly reasonable, as the named architect once built a house for A. W. Lawrence, and also corresponded with Liddell Hart, Lawrence's biographer. (Clements pp. 38-39). This is the first English edition (limited issue - see O'Brien A172), published at approximately the same time (February, 1955) as the first English unlimited edition, and contains the partially expurgated text (by which is meant that 'objectionable' words have been omitted from the text, leaving blank spaces - the words were restored in the 1973 definitive edition). …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. AS NEW book. TEG. Half dark blue morocco, dark blue cloth boards. Slipcase spine top, edges, extrems lightly worn. Gilt TEG bright & shiny, other edges deckled with no trace of soiling or foxing. Pages uncut & unopened. PRISTINE in & out, top to bottom. No trace of any kind of imperfection. Spine top & tips like new, not even a trace of scuffing. Slipcase "upper spine" area outer paper cracked. Slipcase done its job in protecting the book. AS NEW book, s/c has minor wear. Ltd. 1990/2000. …