LAWRENCE, T. E. (1888-1935). Secret Despatches from Arabia. Edited by A. W. Lawrence. [Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire:] The Golden Cockerel Press, 1939.
Sale 759 - Selections from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner
Oct 8, 2020
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Lot Description
LAWRENCE, T. E. (1888-1935). Secret Despatches from Arabia. Edited by A. W. Lawrence. [Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire:] The Golden Cockerel Press, 1939.
4to. (Dampstaining to lower blank fore-corner in first few quires.) Original publisher’s quarter niger, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, top edge gilt, others uncut (upper cover dampstained at bottom, some toning to cloth at edges).
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 235 of 970 copies, of an edition of 1000. O’Brien A226.
[With:] LAWRENCE, T. E. The Mint. London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. 4to. Original publisher’s quarter morocco, top edge gilt, others uncut; publisher’s board slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 772 of 2,000 copies. — WOOLLEY, Leonard; and T. E. LAWRENCE. The Wilderness of Zin. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1936. 4to. Original cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
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