Books by T.E. Lawrence

WOOLLEY, C.L. & LAWRENCE, T.E.: Wilderness of Zin. (Introduction by T.S.N. Moorhead). 3 maps, 37 plates of illus., and a further illus. in text, index, appendices; lxviii+290pp. orig. cream cloth gilt, Third English Edition, 2003. In d.w. cf. O'BRIEN A006. [ Ref: RGW9534] £25
*This edition is the first for over 65 years. It contains in the appendices many background documents, from the archives of the Palestine Exploration Fund, the original publisher in 1915, including letters from T.E. Lawrence, Capt Newcombe, and C.L. Woolley.
ARAB BULLETIN. The Arab Bulletin of the Arab Bureau in Cairo 1916-1918. With a new introduction and explanatory notes by R. Bidwell. 4 vols. 1900pp. orig. black cloth, spine gilt, t.e.g., Archive Editions, 1986. O'BRIEN A10a [ Ref: RGW7926] £595
*The founding of the Arab Bulletin, "a secret magazine of Middle East politics" was inspired by T.E. Lawrence, who edited the first issue and contributed many reports thereafter. It was very secret, about 30 copies only being printed, and it could not be quoted from. This was the first time all 114 journals were published together.
[PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT]: A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under the Command of General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G. July 1917 to October 1918. Frontis. portrait of Allenby, 56 maps; vi+114pp text. folio orig. pictorial wrappers, Third Edition, Facsimile reprint of 1919 edit., 2003. [ Ref: RGW9544] £16
BROOKS, C. & WARREN, R.P.: Modern Rhetoric. Index; xx+880+xxpp. orig. cloth, New York, 3rd edit., Harcourt Brace & World, 1970. O'BRIEN F0150a [ Ref: RGW10836] £18
*Reprints a number of passages from "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" as examples.
DOUGHTY, CHARLES M.: Travels in Arabia Deserta. Introduction by T.E. Lawrence. 2 vols. in one. Frontis. portrait, 8 plates, folding colour map, text illus., glossary and index; l+623, 690pp; foxing on endpapers and fore-edge. 8vo orig. black cloth, spine gilt, worn on extremities, Fourth English Edition, Jonathan Cape, Thin Paper Edition, 1926. Bright copy. O'BRIEN A015 [ Ref: RGW5469] £45
*In 1921, Lawrence arranged for a new edition of "Travels in Arabia Deserta" to be published and contributed an introduction. This publication was to assist Doughty who was living in straitened circumstances. Lawrence had discussed with Hogarth the possibility of reprinting this classic of travel literature as early as 1916, using the Government Press in Cairo.
DOUGHTY, CHARLES M.: Travels in Arabia Deserta. Introduction by T.E. Lawrence. 2 vols. in one. Frontis. portrait, 8 plates, folding colour map, text illus., glossary and index; l+623, 690pp. 8vo orig. black cloth, spine gilt, wear on extremities, Fourth English Edition, Jonathan Cape, Thin Paper Edition, 1930. O'BRIEN A016. [ Ref: RGW8433] £50
*This is a variant binding not recorded by O'Brien, with "Jonathan Cape & The Medici Society Ltd" on the spine, even though it was published solely by Cape.
DOUGHTY, CHARLES M.: Travels in Arabia Deserta. Text Abridged and Arranged by Edward Garnett, General Introduction by T.E. Lawrence. Map. Illus., many full-page by EDY LEGRAND, glossary; xx+453pp. folio pictorial oatmeal cloth, with flap covering fore-edge, 4th American Edition, New York, Limited Editions Club, 1953. Very good copy. O'BRIEN A024 [ Ref: RGW8410] £50
DOUGHTY, CHARLES M.: Travels in Arabia Deserta. Text Abridged and Arranged by Edward Garnett, General Introduction by T.E. Lawrence. Map. Illus., many full-page by EDY LEGRAND, glossary; xx+453pp. folio pictorial oatmeal cloth, 4th American Edition, New York, The Heritage Press, 1953. Very good copy in orig. slipcase (repaired). O'BRIEN A025 [ Ref: RGW5472] £45
*Printed by offset lithography from the Limited Editions Club edition of the same year.
LAWRENCE, T.E.: Seven Pillars of Wisdom. The Complete 1922 Text. (Ed. J. Wilson). Appendixes, maps on endpapers, index; xxvi+870pp. large 8vo (9.5in x 6.5in) orig. cloth, First General Circulation Edition, 2004. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10139] £35
*This text was first published in a limited edition in 1997. In this edition corrections have been made, and an invaluable index added.
The 1922 text is considerably longer than the revised version issued in 1926. It contributes further information to the history of the Arab revolt and records more of Lawrence's personal observations. Both Robert Graves and E.M. Forster preferred this text, finding it more free-flowing and easier to read, than the more concise and polished final book.
LAWRENCE, T.E. (Translator): The Odyssey of Homer. Translated by T.E. Shaw. With an Introduction by Bernard Knox. xxiv+327pp. orig. green cloth gilt, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 1991. Very good copy in d.w. (spine slightly faded) [ Ref: RGW5602] £20
*Well-produced book similar in layout to the first English trade edition, with a scholarly introduction. Apart from a limited edition, this would appear to be the first hardback edition for nearly forty years.
LAWRENCE, T.E.: The Diary of T.E. Lawrence. While travelling in Arabia during 1911. 13 black and white illus.; 96pp. orig. cloth, 1995. In d.w. (split at head of spine) cf. O'BRIEN A194 [ Ref: RGW5629] £25
*Lawrence kept this diary when he went on a journey on foot through Syria during the "off- season" from the dig at Carchemish. It was first published in a limited edition by The Corvinus Press in 1937.
LAWRENCE, T.E.: T.E. Lawrence in War and Peace. An Anthology of the Military Writings of Lawrence of Arabia. (Ed. M. Brown). 16 plates of illus.; 320pp. orig. cloth. 1st edit., 2005. [ Ref: RGW12210] £25
LAWRENCE, T.E.: Seven Pillars of Wisdom. a triumph. (Preface by A.W. Lawrence). Frontis. portrait after Kennington, 44 portraits by Kennington, Roberts, John and others, 9 other illus., 4 maps, appendices, index; 672pp. 4to orig. buckram gilt, spine and part of back cover faded, 6th impression, 1935. O'BRIEN A042 [ Ref: RGW5513] £65
*A beautifully produced book, well-laid out, and containing the reproductions of the marvellous series of portraits by Eric Kennington, Will Roberts, Augustus John and others. All but six of these plates had to be pasted in by hand. This edition was published within two month's of Lawrence's death. There were two previous editions, both privately printed. The total complete copies from those editions were less than two hundred.
LAWRENCE, T.E.: Revolt in the Desert. Frontis. portrait after Augustus John, 15 plates, folding map, index; 446pp. 8vo orig. buckram, spine gilt, worn and marked, uncut edges, 3rd Impression, 1927. See O'BRIEN A102 [ Ref: RGW10870] £20
LAWRENCE, T.E.: Revolt in the Desert. Frontis. portrait after Augustus John, 15 plates, folding map, index; xx+335pp. 8vo orig. brown cloth, First American Edition, George H. Doran, 1927. O'BRIEN A107 [ Ref: RGW5598] £35
LAWRENCE, T.E.: Revolt in the Desert. Frontis. portrait after Augustus John, folding map, index; xvi+335pp. 8vo orig. brown cloth, spine faded, small mark on back cover, Third American Edition, Garden City "Star Series", n.d. O'BRIEN A109 [ Ref: RGW6034] £15
LAWRENCE, T.E.: The Mint. A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross. 206pp. Large 8vo orig. blue cloth, 1st English edit., 1955. In d.w. (slightly marked) O'BRIEN A173 [ Ref: RGW5620] £38
LAWRENCE, T.E.: Oriental Assembly. (Ed. A.W. Lawrence). Frontis., map, 120 photographic plates by T.E. Lawrence; xii+293pp. orig. cloth, Imperial War Museum, Facsimile reprint of 1st edit. (1939), 1991. In d.w. cf. O'BRIEN A221 [ Ref: RGW5649] £35
*A well-produced reprint with an introduction by Malcolm Brown.
LAWRENCE, T.E.: Selected Letters of T.E. Lawrence. Edited by David Garnett. Index; 384pp. orig. cloth, First English edition, Reprint Society, 1941. See O'BRIEN A232. [ Ref: RGW5652] £10
*An abridgement of the Collected Letters of 1938.
[PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT]: A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under the Command of General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G. July 1917 to October 1918. Frontis. portrait of Allenby, 56 maps in black, blue, green and red; vi+114pp text. folio orig. blue cloth-backed printed boards, wear to extremities, some marking on covers, Second Edition, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1919. O'BRIEN A012 [ Ref: RGW5844] £80
*This book contains two unsigned pieces by T.E. Lawrence, and it is one of his earliest published accounts of the Arab revolt. The first edition was published in Cairo in the same year.
LAWRENCE, T.E.: Letters to E.T. Leeds. (Ed. J.M. Wilson) With A Commentary by E.T. Leeds, and with a Memoir of E.T. Leeds by D.B. Harden. Line drawings by RICHARD KENNEDY, photographic illus. by Lawrence taken at Carchemish, some letters reproduced in facsimile; 168pp. quarter buckram printed boards, First Edition, The Whittington Press, 1988. Fine in slipcase. One of 650 copies on Zerkall mould-made paper.O'BRIEN A263 [ Ref: RGW5788] £145
*These fifty letters, to one of Lawrence's closest friends who worked at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, have not been printed before except for four in Garnett's edition. J.M. Wilson regards them as one of the most important pieces of biographical information to have surfaced recently. This is a beautifully produced book from one of England's finest private presses.

Books about T.E. Lawrence

ALDINGTON, RICHARD: Lawrence of Arabia. A Biographical Enquiry. 12 illus., 3 maps, bibliography, 2nd issue of errata slip on p.332, index, ; 448pp. orig. black cloth, 1st English edition, 1955. O'BRIEN E192 [ Ref: RGW5852] £25
*This landmark biography, first printed in France, with the title "Lawrence L'Imposteur" sparked a great controversy for its attempt to debunk "the Lawrence legend". This edition has some changes from the French edition, and there were attempts to prevent its publication. Later biographers, while not necessarily agreeing with Aldington's critical views, were forced to address the issues he raised.
ALDINGTON, RICHARD: Lawrence of Arabia. A Biographical Enquiry. 12 illus., 3 maps, bibliography, 2nd issue of errata slip on p.332, index, ; 448pp. orig. black cloth, 1st English edition, 1955. In frayed d.w. (some small pieces missing) O'BRIEN E192 [ Ref: RGW10418] £30
*This landmark biography, first printed in France, with the title "Lawrence L'Imposteur" sparked a great controversy for its attempt to debunk "the Lawrence legend". This edition has some changes from the French edition, and there were attempts to prevent its publication. Later biographers, while not necessarily agreeing with Aldington's critical views, were forced to address the issues he raised.
ALDINGTON, RICHARD: Lawrence of Arabia. A Biographical Enquiry. Introduction by C. Sykes. 12 illus., 3 maps, bibliography, 2nd issue of errata slip on p.332, index, ; viii+448pp. orig. black cloth, 1st English edition, reprint, 1969. In d.w.O'BRIEN E193 [ Ref: RGW10609] £15
ARMITAGE, F.: The Desert and the Stars. A Portrait of T.E. Lawrence. Frontis. portrait, index; 334pp. orig. cloth, First English Edit., 1956. O'BRIEN E213 [ Ref: RGW5860] £20
ARMITAGE, F.: The Desert and the Stars. A Portrait of T.E. Lawrence. Frontis. portrait, index; 334pp. orig. cloth, First English Edit., 1956. In d.w. (slight fraying) O'BRIEN E213 [ Ref: RGW10362] £26
BLACKMORE, C.: In the Footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia. Illus., some colour, maps; 160pp. small folio orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1986. In d.w. O'BRIEN E406 [ Ref: RGW5493] £28
*The author, a soldier and archaeologist, led an expedition to retrace on camel-back, living like a Bedouin, part of Lawrence's route in the Arab revolt.
BROWN, M.: T.E. Lawrence. 50 colour and black and white illus.; 160pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 2003. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW9897] £13
*"T.E. Lawrence presents a compelling portrait of a very remarkable man."
BROWN, M: Lawrence of Arabia. The Life, the Legend. 195 illus., 54 in colour, index; 208pp. 4to (11in x 10in) orig. cloth, 1st edit., in association with Imperial War Museum, 2005. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW12211] £25
*Published to coincide with the exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, this book is beautifuly produced illustrated with many stunning photographs and paintings from the Museum's own archives and elsewhere.
BROWN, M & CAVE, J.: A Touch of Genius. The Life of T.E. Lawrence. Illus., index; xxii+233pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1988. In d.w. O'BRIEN E417 [ Ref: RGW5899] £35
*Well-written and balanced biography.
BROWNE, O'BRIEN: "The Enimatic Lawrence of Arabia." Article in "Military History" Illus. orig. wrappers, October, 2003. [ Ref: RGW11693] £8
BURBIDGE, WILLIAM F.: The Mysterious A.C.2. A Biographical Sketch of Lawrence of Arabia. Map; 40pp. orig. grey wrappers, some spotting on back cover, small tear at head of spine, 1st edit., John Crowther, Bognor Regis, 1940. O'BRIEN E136 [ Ref: RGW5906] £40
*A scarce item.
CATS AND LANDLADIES' HUSBANDS T.E. Lawrence in Bridlington. Introduced by Richard Knowles, with a note by Phil Clabburn. 12 mounted photographic illus.; 52pp. orig. blue cloth, Shaw's initials impressed on front cover, paper spine label, 1st edit., FLEECE PRESS, Denby Dale, 1995. One of only 400 copies. O'BRIEN E475 [ Ref: RGW5516] £125
*An interesting and beautifully produced book from the Fleece Press.
CLEMENTS, F.: T.E. Lawrence: a reader's guide. Index; 208pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1972. Fine copy in d.w. O'BRIEN E331 [ Ref: RGW5520] £30
*"The first published attempt since Duval to provide a descriptive bibliography" O'Brien p.420
DISBURY, D.G.: T.E. Lawrence of Arabia. A Collector's Booklist. 38 leaves printed from a typescript. 4to orig. wrappers, nick at head of spine, 1st edit., privately printed, Egham, 1972. O'BRIEN E330 [ Ref: RGW5534] £15
*"An ambitious attempt to cover work by and about Lawrence". O'BRIEN p.420
EDEN, M.: The Murder of Lawrence of Arabia. A Novel. viii+272pp. orig. cloth, 1st American edit., New York, 1979. Very good copy in d.w. O'BRIEN E384 [ Ref: RGW5957] £25
GRAVES, ROBERT: Lawrence and the Arabs. Illus., some by Kennington, maps, index; 454pp. orig. cloth, 3rd impression, 1927. O'BRIEN E030 [ Ref: RGW7210] £18
GUILLAUME, R. & A.: An Introduction and Notes T.E Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Translated from the French by Hilary Mandleberg. Bibliography; 274pp. orig. brown buckram, 1st edit., Tabard Press, 1998. In d.w. One of only 525 copies. O'BRIEN A071d [ Ref: RGW5576] £33
*When Reneé and André Guillaume translated "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" into French they provided an introduction and comprehensive notes, which are now translated into English for the first time in this handsome edition.
HUMANITIES RESEARCH CENTER. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. T.E. Lawrence/Fifty Letters: 1920-35. An Exhibition. Illus. and facsimiles; 40pp. oblong folio orig. wrappers, slight damage on covers, 1st edit., University of Texas, 1962. O'BRIEN E265 [ Ref: RGW11705] £30
KELLY, A.: Filming T.E. Lawrence: Korda's Lost Epic. Photographic illus., index; 172pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1997. In d.w. O'BRIEN E486 [ Ref: RGW5621] £25
*Korda purchased the film rights to "Revolt in the Desert". This book records his attempts to film the story, and prints the screenplay by Miles Malleson, Brian Hurst and Duncan Guthrie.

Buchbeschreibung: FILMING T.E. LAWRENCE. Korda's Lost Epic; London/New York, I.B Tauris Publishers 1997: FIRST EDITION IN DUSTJACKET, 21.5 x 13.5cm, black boards, 172pp, 13 b&w photos, acknowledgements, Introduction: "Filming Lawrence, How I Shall Play Lawrence" by Leslie Howard, Lawrence of Arabia: The Screenplay, index, black dj lightly rubbed, else NEW/NEW. ** Authored by Andrew Kelly, Jeffrey Richards and James Pepper. ~The 1962 Sam Speigel-David Lean "Lawrence of Arabia" was only the final, successful attempt to dramatize T.E. Lawrence's are adventures on screen; three decades earlier, in 1934, Britain's then premier film producer, Alexander Korda, had secured the film rights to Lawrence's book, "Revolt in the Desert". So began Korda's 4 year saga of attempts to film Lawrence's life in the face of opposition from the British government. Korda failed in his attempts, but the screenplay for the film was recently re-discovered and is reproduced here, forming the core of this book. It is a fascinating document, giving us a fresh interpretation of the character of T.E. Lawrence, as well as a version of events that is a graphic example of film makers at work under the threat of political censorship, exercised in this case by the British Foreign Office. Leslie Howard was to play the part of Lawrence in this film. Also reproduced here is his illuminating account of how he planned to approach the role.~ [O'Brien E486] ISBN: 1860640486. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 22527

KIERNAN, R.H.: Lawrence of Arabia. 8 plates, 3 maps, appendix; 198pp; lacks endpapers. orig. cloth, spine faded and marking on covers, 1st edit. 1935. O'BRIEN E073 [ Ref: RGW5623] £12
KIERNAN, R.H.: Lawrence of Arabia. 8 plates, 3 maps, appendix; 198pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit. 1935. Very good copy in torn d.w. O'BRIEN E073 [ Ref: RGW10407] £16
KNIGHTLEY, P. & SIMPSON, C.: The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia. Illus., index; x+293pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1969. In d.w. O'BRIEN E302 [ Ref: RGW5633] £25
*An important biography based on articles printed in the Sunday Times. The authors were allowed access to the Lawrence papers in the Bodleian Library. The authors deal at some length with the torture experienced by Lawrence at Deraa, and its possible effects.
KNOWLES, R.: Two Superiors. The Motor-Cycling Friendship of T.E. Lawrence and George Brough. 30 photographic illus.; 140pp. Square 4to (9in x 9in) orig. pale green cloth, with initials T.E.S. impressed on front cover, Fleece Press, 2005. One of 300 copies. [ Ref: RGW11445] £84
*T. E. Lawrence is known for his love of fast motorcycles, which ultimately led to his death He owned seven Brough Superior motorcycles made in Nottingham by George Brough. This book includes the correspondence between the two men, and every photograph of Lawrence and his bikes.
LAWRENCE, A.W. (Ed.): Letters to T.E. Lawrence. Index; 216pp. orig. cloth, 2nd impression, Jonathan Cape, 1962. In slightly faded d.w. See O'BRIEN E251 [ Ref: RGW6085] £40
*This edition has corrections.
LEGG, R.: Lawrence of Dorset. Illus.; 152pp. orig. pictorial cloth, 1st edit., Tiverton, 2005. [ Ref: RGW11683] £15
LIDDELL HART, B.H.: "T.E. Lawrence" In Arabia and After. Frontis. portrait by Augustus John, 17 illus., 9 maps, index; 454pp. orig. cloth, 2nd impression, Jonathan Cape, 1934. O'BRIEN E058 [ Ref: RGW5661] £25
*This is the second of the "authorised" biographies.
LIDDELL HART, B.H.: "T.E. Lawrence" In Arabia and After. Frontis. portrait by Augustus John, 17 illus., 9 maps, index; 454pp. orig. cloth, lettering indistinct on spine, Jonathan Cape, Academy Edition, 1935. See O'BRIEN E058 [ Ref: RGW9906] £18
LOCKMAN, J.N.: Meinertzhagen's Diary Ruse. False Entries on T.E. Lawrence. 4 plates, bibliography and index; [xiv]+114pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., Grand Rapids, 1995. O'BRIEN E479 [ Ref: RGW5665] £20
*Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, an intelligence officer, was a colleague of T.E. Lawrence. In 1959, he published his "Middle East Diary" which contains twelve lengthy entries referring to Lawrence of Arabia. J.N. Lockman, by a mixture of textual analysis and detailed research, shows how entries were fabricated for the published diary.
LOCKMAN, J.N.: Scattered Tracks on the Lawrence Trail. Twelve Essays on T.E. Lawrence. Illus., some colour, maps, bibliography and index; [xiv]+208pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., Falcon Books, Whitmore Lake, Michigan, 1996. In d.w. O'BRIEN E483 [ Ref: RGW5666] £20
*A mixture of original research and analysis of earlier studies.
LOCKMAN, J.N.: Parallel Captures. Lord Jim and Lawrence of Arabia. Appendix of "Lawrence's Alleged Battle Wounds", index; xii+44pp. orig. wrappers, stapled, Falcon Books, Whitmore Lake, 1997. O'BRIEN E491 [ Ref: RGW5667] £5
*A monograph which highlights the parallels between T.E. Lawrence's account of his imprisonment and torture at Deraa in "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", and the capture episode in Conrad's novel "Lord Jim".
MANSFIELD, P.: Lawrence and His Legacy. Illus.; 32pp. folio orig. pictorial wrappers, 1st edit., BBC Time-Life Books, 1973. O'BRIEN E337 [ Ref: RGW7201] £15
*Part of a series on the British Empire.