Friends by T E Lawrence (8 results)

First Edition. Tall octavo, light-brown cloth, spine embossed with gilt lettering and publisher's logo, 596 pp., frontispiece, eight black-and-white plates. Spine ends slightly bumped, cover a little worn and marked, spotting on edges of text block, tail edge of text block unevenly trimmed, foxing on endpapers, foxing on last few leaves, small red "Slatter & Rose" sticker on inside-right corner of front cover, inscription on first leaf; otherwise a very good copy. Fifth impression of first edition. The life and character of T. E. Lawrence as seen through the eyes of friends and family, including Bernard Shaw, E. M. Forster, Robert Graves, Lord Allenby, Sheikh Hamoudi and Jonathan Cape, edited by Lawrence's younger brother. Also in this fascinating volume is a list of the books and music owned by Lawrence that were found at Clouds Hill, his home in Dorset, following his death. O'Brien, E107. Inscribed on the front free endpaper is the following: "To Dick from Frederick. Jan. 1942.".

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. New Abridged Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt, lower edge uncut (a little rubbed & bumped) in dustwrapper (rubbed & frayed)); pp. 320 (last blank). A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd in 1954, here is the new and abridge, 4th hardback printing of T.E.LAWRENCE by his friends edited by A.W.Lawrence. Maroon cloth binding, gilt spine lettering, 319 pages, the book is in near fine condition with the signature of a previous owner written in blue ink to the top of the front free end paper and some very minor light browning throughout. The price-clipped dust jacket is in very good condition with some finger marking to the covers. A superb book.

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt, lower edge uncut (a trifle rubbed, very occasional spots/marks, faint imprint of old pencil inscrip. to FFE, else clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 596 (last blank), with 8 illustrations. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ , 1937 on Title & Copyright pg, STATED 1ST EDITION, VG+ /VG-, scuffing rub SOIL to DJ TINY CHIPS DJ SPINE & EXTREMITIES , INTERIOR SOME FOX PGS, Octavo, Bound in the original maroon cloth which is clean and unfaded and in the elusive d/w that has some scuff and minor wear to dj. An important source of contemporary information., GOLD GILT lettering + cartouche on spine., The first edition of 1937 including the catalogue of the Clouds Hill library STARTS PG 476. Bound in the original maroon cloth which is clean and unfaded and in the elusive d/w that has some marking and minor wear to head of spine. An important source of contemporary information. 595pg. PURPLE TOPSTAIN ,PREFACE, Published soon after Lawrence's death, a volume assembled by his brother, with contributions by people from all walks of life, including Leonard Woolley, Lord Allenby, B. H. Liddell Hart, Winston Churchill, Bernard Shaw, E. M. Forster, Robert Graves, David & Edward Garnett & many mor.

First Edition, first issue. Photographic portrait frontispiece, and a number of other photographs and drawings throughout. 8vo, publisher's original wine-coloured cloth lettered in gilt on spine. 595 pp. Essentially, a fine copy of the book, very well preserved, the cloth and gilt and textblock all in fine order with only very minimal evidence of age or use. FIRST EDITION AND A PLEASING COPY. A portrait of Lawrence by those who knew him well, including Ernest Dowson, Loenard Woolley, Ronald Storrs, B.H. Liddell Hart, Eric Kennington, Vyvyan Richards, George Brough, David Garnett, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Winston Churchill, William Rothenstein, Robert Graves, and numerous others.

First Edition. Pp. 596(last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 7 plates; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edges dark red; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges chipped and split, the backstrip browned, with a small damp stain near head; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the upper free endpaper faintly soiled, tiny ink stain p. 11, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Jonathan Cape, London, 1937. First U.K. edition. O'Brien E107; Woods B29 [Churchill content]. *Includes contributions by Leonard Woolley, Lord Allenby, B. H. Liddell Hart, Winston Churchill, Bernard Shaw, E. M. Forster, Robert Graves, David & Edward Garnett, and others; plus a list of the books and gramophone records at Clouds Hill.

Condition: Good. London, Jonathan Cape, 1935. 4:o. 672 pp.+ 3 facimiles,+ 48 plates, of which 4 in colour,+ 4 folding maps. With tissue guards to the colour plates. Full blue morocco, gilt spine with raised bands and red label, double crossed swords in compartments, blind stamped boards with the swords on front, top edge gilt. Limited editon of 750 numbered copies, of which this is nr 59, issued a day before the trade edition. Inserted is the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial pamphlet. (4) pp. O?Brien A041. This edition published at July 29, 1935 and the trade edition at July 30. This limited edition contains three extra facsimiles, not present in the trade edition, and four plates in colour, black and white in the other. This copy has also the frontispice portrait, which O?Brian does not mention to the limited edition. This is the third edition, but the first public. The book was first printed for friends in 1922 and to subscribers in 1926. Hardcover / Hardback.