Cave Lawrence (11 results)

Hardcover. xxii, 233p., preface, note on the sources, spelling of Aravic names, introduction, selected bibliography, index, illustrated with photos, very good first US edition in cloth and unclipped dj.

(1989). First U.S. edition, first printing. Fine, in blue cloth with gilt spine titling; in a mildly age-toned illustrated dust jacket. Small quarto. 233 pages, including index. Illustrated. Using many sources unavailable to earlier Lawrence biographers, including previously unpublished letters, the authors offer "a portrait not of Lawrence the hero, nor of Lawrence the knave, but of T.E. Lawrence himself, heroism, quirks, and all.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Printed in the U.S.A. [Date from the copyright page.] Stated First American Edition. First Printing. Frontispiece, Preface, Sources, Illustrations, Maps, Select Bibliography, Index; xxii, 233 pages. The original dark-blue cloth is excellent, with corners square and gilt lettering on the spine clear. The interior is fresh and bright; however, there are some respectful pale pencil marks on a number of pages by my philosopher-father. The original dust jacket, with price intact ($22.95), shows just a touch of wear with a tiny tear at the corner of the front panel. [Please see my five images of the actual book.] "Lawrence, replying in 1933 to Liddell Hart, at that time writing a biography of him, [said] 'Probably my upbringing and adventures---and way of thinking---have bereft me of class. Only the leisured classes make me acutely uncomfortable. I cannot play or pass time.' But he then added a cautionary word, of which we, also his biographers, should take due note. 'Lots of people go about saying that they alone understand me. They do not know how little they see, each of them separately. My name is Legion.' If we have brought into focus just some of the more important aspects of the personality and achievements of T. E. Lawrence we shall be well content." (From the Introduction) As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking; international sales sent via global priority, also with tracking.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Line Drawings (illustrator). Chronica Botanica Volume 14, Number 3. Copyright Date: 1953 Sm Quarto, Autumn 1953, PP.91-160, Papers From A Symposium With An Introductory Essay On Generic Synopses And Modern Taxonomy By Theodore Just.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A good to fair paperback copy with some page end spotting and marks. Please see photos.

Condition: Near Fine. Academic offprint (softcover). 4to (29cm by 24cm), title, pp63-67. 4pp plates. Original printed blue card wrappers. Slight rubbing of the covers, else this copy is in very good condition. Presentation copy from Lawrence E Tanner, initialled by him on the front cover "Bil from L E T, 9/1/36".

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 306 pages. 9.02x5.98x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo HB. pp; 162, viii (Catalogue). Blank between text and catalogue excised. Patterned endpapers. Top edge untrimmed. Very Good in bottle-green cloth, lettered gilt to spine, and black to upper board. Some light bumping to the corners and light scuffing to the spine-ends. A scarce title, with Worldcat giving only 4 copies worldwide.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 306 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.81 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. With black and white photographs throughout. 4to, bound in the publisher's original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and in the pictorially decorated dustjacket. xxii, 233 pp. A pristine and very fine copy. FIRST EDITION WITH REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPHS. "Recognized as an exceptional figure in his own lifetime, T.E. Lawrence never ceased to arouse intense interest, and controversy, after his death in 1935.Drawing on a wealth of material, much of it made available here for the first time, A Touch of Genius presents an authentic portrait of the real T.E. Lawrence.What emerges is a credible but still very remarkable Lawrence as opposed to an incredible 'Lawrence of Arabia.'"- Publisher.

First edition of the author's social and historical account of Algeria before and after the French conquest and occupation, focusing on its people and ancient culture, amidst the Scramble for Africa. This book is scarce in first edition; a second edition was published in the same year. Lawrence Trent Cave (1824-1899) was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society who, in 1853, went on a tour of Algeria relying on the hospitality of French officers. Cave was in active service with the 45th and 54th regiments in the 1840s. Cave published the book during the French Invasion Scare of 1859- 1860 in the hopes of subverting his British audience's "national prejudices" (preface) and, therefore "aimed at strict impartiality" (ibid.). Cave advocates for Algeria as a safe and widely appealing destination for British travellers. Octavo. With 3 folding maps; 2 pp. publisher's advertisements at end. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge uncut. Spine cocked, foot with very minor loss and repair, endpapers cockled, edges foxed and toned, a few short tears and small hole on p. 63 (not affecting text). A very good copy.