Julia Cave T E Lawrence (4 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 Using many sources unavailable to earlier Lawrence biographers, including previously unpublished letters, the authors offer "a portrait not of Lawrence the hero, nor of Lawrence the knave, but of T.E. Lawrence himself, heroism, quirks, and all.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.

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.