Shy Bird by Charles Eilers (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book is in very good condition but it is missing the plates. 150pp with colour and b/w illustrations. The plates are missing in this book hence the low price.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Limited Edition. A fine new copy of this elegant production from the Fleece Press contains full details of the elusive US copyright edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Illustrated throughout with images of key documents and details of the personalities involved in the production and photographs of the various bindings. The only researched account of the American 1926 "Seven Pillars" A book not to be missed by the bibliophile and T. E. collector alike. A fine new copy of this private press volume. Some seven Fleece Press books on T.E. Lawrence have been published since 1985, here is an eighth. For bibliophiles and collectors TE's interest in fine printing and the story of the making of his magnum opus, "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" are fascinating. In the run-up to publication of Seven Pillars in Britain in 1926, Lawrence felt the urgent need to avoid being pirated in the USA and so arranged to have the text printed there in an edition of just 22 copies, in order to register the book for copyright protection. Two books were sent to the Library of Congress and copies nominally offered on the publisher's list - to deter purchase- at just $20,000 each. In fact 28 were made 6 sets of sheets sent to Lawrence to create very special copies bound in the UK - none of them sold at the time - Eilers tells the complex and intriguing story of the publication, whilst also throwing light on the individuals involved and tracing the history of each surviving copy. An impressive, well written and beautifully researched volume complemented by 42 illustrations. 180pp. Limited to just 250 copies (225 for sale). Bound in quarter cloth and paper over boards replicating the original US binding. Limited numbers of the standard edition now in stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Solander Box. First Limited Edition. This is one of the 20 Special copies with an original leaf, printed by Manning Pike and Herbert Hodgson, from the elusive 1925 Second State Prospectus to the 1926 Seven Pillars, All contained in a matched solander(clamshell) box.The scholarly volume with full details of the elusive US copyright edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. It is illustrated throughout with the fascinating people involved in the production and images of the various bindings. A book not to be missed by the bibliophile and T E collector. Here is a fine copy of this private press volume and opportunity to own a page from the 1925 prospectus. Some seven Fleece Press books on T.E. Lawrence have been published since 1985, here is an eighth. For bibliophiles and collectors his interest in fine printing and the story of the making of his magnum opus, Seven Pillars of Wisdom are of continuing interest. In the run-up to publication of Seven Pillars in Britain in 1926, Lawrence felt the urgent need to avoid being pirated in the USA and so arranged to have the text printed there in an edition of just 22 copies, in order to register the book for copyright protection. Two books were sent to the Library of Congress and copies nominally offered on the publisher's list - to deter purchase- at just $20,000 each. In fact 28 were made - none of them sold - and this new book tells the complex and intriguing story of the publication, whilst also throwing light on the individuals involved and tracing the history of each surviving copy. This is an impressive, well written and beautifully researched volume by Charles Eilers, his work complemented by 42 illustrations. 180pp.Standard edition limited to just 250 copies (225 for sale) with these special 20 copies, limited by the number of pages in the prospectus. Volume bound in quarter cloth and paper over boards replicating the original US binding. Twenty copies (only 17 for sale) in a solander box include the original page from the 1925 Second State Prospectus for the English subscribers' edition as here. This edition sold out pre-publication and is now rarely seen. Signed Bookmark.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. The U.S. Copyright Edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, one of 215 standard copies, 8vo. (280x200x20mm), half imitation vellum over blue paper sides, 42 illustrations including facsimiles of Lawrence's ms & letters, plus photographs of earlier bindings of 7 Pillars, mint.…

One of a LIMITED EDITION of 250 copies of which 225 were for sale. Publisher's quarter cloth with blue paper over boards, replicating the original US binding. Large Octavo. pp. 160. A book in Fine condition.

First Edition. Colour portrait frontispiece, colour and black-and-white plates, some tipped in, and illustrations One of 275 copies, being one of 255 standard copies. Set in William on Munken Pure. Printed in red and black Large 8vo Fine copy, as new Not in Rogerson Half imitation vellum, blue Strathmore Grandee sides, spine with leather label lettered in gilt.…