Le Corbeau, Adrian. THE FOREST GIANT / LE GIGANTESQUE; Fordingbridge, Castle Hill Press: tall 8vo, quarter-cloth with decorated paper sides, approximately 160 pages typeset on Caslon and printed on high-quality 100 g.s.m. acid-free paper, top edge gilt, colored endpapers, head and tail bands, biographical Introduction by Jeremy Wilson. ** One of 552 numbered copies. A rich and charming philosophic monologue on life, death and love, and the various aspects of birth, youth and age that are reflected in these sempiternal mysteries. T.E. Lawrence translated La Gigantesque from the French for Jonathan Cape. The original French text is in parallel with Lawrence's English translation. No proposed publication date. Quarter-goatskin binding and full-goatskin binding with additional facsimiles available. Trade Edition will retail @ £85.00. Click here for details

Lawrence, T.E. The Complete 1922 SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. The "Oxford" Text; Fordingbridge (England), J. and N. Wilson 2004: FIRST EDITION IN DUSTJACKET, 23.4 x 15.5cm (large 8vo), dark blue cloth, gilt, 870pp, "To S.A." (dedicatory poem), Synopsis, Preface: "The Two Texts of Seven Pillars" by Jeremy Wilson [pp. xxi-xxv], References, Introduction, T. E. Lawrence's full 1922 text [pp. 1-813], 18 b&w photos, Appendix I: Nominal Rolls of Armoured Cars and Talbot Battery, Appendix II: A Diary of Place-Names and Dates, Editor's Note, Index by Hazel K. Bell, coloured maps (reproduced from those that Lawrence commissioned for his 1926 Subscribers' Edition) as endpapers, NEW/NEW. * FIRST ONE-VOLUME TRADE EDITION with text revised and typeset to a smaller page format and a detailed index by Hazel Bell. Preparation for this edition included a further comparison of the two source texts by Jeremy and Nicole Wilson, leading to minor amendments and corrections. [New Edition of O'Brien A034a] ISBN: 0954641809 #23748 $89.00 . Click here for cover image

Smith, Clare Sydney. THE GOLDEN REIGN. The Story of My Friendship with "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA"; England, The Fleece Press 2004: FIRST EDITION, (approx.) 205 x 265mm, full cloth, (approx.) 200pp, New Introduction by MALCOLM BROWN, (approx.) 45 b&w photos, NEW/no dustjacket as issued. ** One of an EDITION OF 500 UNNUMBERED COPIES. A limited edition reprint of the First English Edition. ["E" Item / Not in O'Brien] ISBN: 0948375760
FOR PUBLICATION IN APRIL 2004: For firm subscriptions before April 1st the price will be £112.00; after that date it will be raised to £126.00. Postage will be charged at cost. Early subscription is advised, since "Precious Caskets: The Friendship Between T.E. Lawrence & William McCance" (2003) went out of print before publication.

Tabachnick, Stephen E. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA: An Encyclopedia; Westport (CT), Greenwood Press 2004; FIRST EDITION IN DUSTJACKET, hardcover, NEW/NEW. ** Includes over 800 alphabetically arranged entries on topics related to T.E. Lawrence and his illustrious career. ["E" Item/Not in O'Brien] ISBN: 0313305617 List Price: $59.95 Estimated publication date, 4/30/2004 . Click here for cover image

Lawrence, T.E. & Woolley, C. Leonard. THE WILDERNESS OF ZIN; London, Stacey International 2003: FIRST EDITION (thus) IN DUSTJACKET, 21 x 18cm (square 8vo), cream boards, gilt, [lxvii], 290pp, New Preface by Jonathan Tubb (Chairman of the Palestine Exploration Fund), New Introduction by T. Sam N. Moorhead (Keeper of Archives Palestine Exploration Fund), "The Genesis, Conduct and Publication of the Survey (with Bibliography)" by T. Sam N. Moorhead, Introduction to the Second Edition by Sir Frederic Kenyon, facsimile preliminary pages to the First Edition, Prefatory Note to the First Edition by C.M. Watson, Introduction to the First Edition by T.E. Lawrence, 56 Plates (63 b&w photos & 32 Greek inscriptions), 59 figure line drawings, 2 maps (North Eastern Sinai -&- District of Ain Kadeis), index, Publications of the PEF (facsimile from First Edition), Appendices to the Third Edition -- Appendix 1: Map from Chapman and Gibson 1996, Appendix 2: Materials relating to the Wilderness of Zin survey in the Palestine Exploration Fund Archive, Appendix 3: Selected Letters relating to the Wilderness of Zin survey in the Palestine Exploration Fund Archive, Appendix 4: Selected Newspaper Reviews of the 1936 Edition of The Wilderness of Zin, Appendix 5: A Chronological Table relating to the Wilderness of Zin survey, NEW/NEW. ** This Third Edition includes previously unpublished letters and photographs, including several by T.E. Lawrence, and other material relating to the work still housed in the Palestine Exploration Fund's archives. Originally published as "The Annual of the Palestine Exploration Fund for 1914/15" and reprinted in 1936. [Reprint of O'Brien A006] ISBN: 1900988291 Retails @ £22.50

Pirie-Gordon, H. Lt.-Col. (ed.) [Lawrence, T.E.] 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. Compiled from Official Sources; East Sussex (England), The Naval & Military Press 2003: FIRST EDITION (thus), 29 x 20.5cm (4to), pictorial softcover, 169pp [114pp of text with 56 full page each accompanied by a page of explanatory text], frontis (b&w photo portrait of Allenby), glossary, Preface by H. Pirie-Gordon, NEW. ** A facsimile edition of the Second Edition published by His Majesty's Stationary Office in 1919. [Reprint of O'Brien A012] ISBN: 1843425785 #23534 $55.00 Click here for cover image

Lawrence, T.E. CORRESPONDENCE WITH BERNARD AND CHARLOTTE SHAW 1927; Fordingbridge (England), Castle Hill Press 2003: FIRST EDITION IN DUSTJACKET, tall 8vo, green cloth, gilt, 256pp, top edge gilt, Foreword by Jeremy Wilson, 2 plates, index, coloured end-papers, head and tail bands, NEW/NEW. ** Edited by Jeremy and Nicole Wilson. Volume II of the publisher's "T.E. Lawrence Letters" series. One of 702 four-volume sets (600 bound in cloth), numbered in the final volume. ["A" Item/Not in O'Brien] Quarter-goatskin binding and full-goatskin binding with additional facsimiles available. Click here for details

Lawrence, T.E. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. The Complete 1922 Text; Fordingbridge, Castle Hill Press 2003: One Volume Library Edition in dustjacket, brown cloth, approximately 850pp printed on long-life acid-free paper and typeset in 11 point Caslon, top edge stained, head and tail bands, 16pp of b&w photographs, maps, new introduction by Jeremy Wilson, new index by Hazel Bell. ** One of 1,100 numbered copies. T. E. Lawrence's full 1922 text of Seven Pillars, hitherto published only in The Castle Hill Press 1997 large-format edition. A de-luxe issue will be available. Proposed publication is when 700 subscriptions have been received. Trade Edition will retail @ £35.00. Click here for details

Lawrence, T.E. & McCance, William. PRECIOUS CASKETS. the friendship between T.E. Lawrence & William McCance; West Yorkshire (UK), The Fleece Press 2003: This intriguing story of the friendship between the wood-engraver, painter and typographer William McCance and the celebrated T.E. Lawrence falls neatly into two chronological halves. In 1926 Lawrence asked his friend to go round the London binding houses to assess their interest in, and capacity for binding copies of his forthcoming book, which became the legendary "Seven Pillars of Wisdom". McCance willingly did so, and made brief entries in a notebook which survives and has not been seen before, it is included here in its entirety. The friendship, full recounted by Richard Knowles, lay dormant after this until McCance's time as typographer at the Gregynog Press, when he invited Lawrence to become involved with their production of Sir Robert Vansittart's "The Singing Caravan". Lawrence declined but remained interested. McCance's correspondence with Vansittart, unpublished previously, is included, and will be of interest to Gregynog historians and collectors for the light thrown on the book's creation. One wood engraving designed by William McCance and engraved by his wife Agnes Miller Parker, will be printed in the book. There will also be a number of tipped-in photographs and illustrations of some of the finished bindings of "Seven Pillars of Wisdom". Bound in marbled paper made by Enrico Ricciardi, there will be approximately 72 pages and it will be a 270 copy edition. ["E" Item/Not in O'Brien] Retails at £92.00 EDITION SOLD OUT.

Stang, Charles M. (ed.). THE WAKING DREAM OF T.E. LAWRENCE. Essays on His Life, Literature, and Legacy; NY, Palgrave / St. Martin's Press 2002: FIRST EDITION IN DUSTJACKET, 8vo, black boards, 184pp, list of contributors, Introduction: "The Many Ways of T.E. Lawrence" by Charles M. Stang, index, NEW/NEW. ** Since the end of the First World War, the legend of "Lawrence of Arabia" has enjoyed a place in the popular imagination of the West. Behind the legend, however, is a man, Thomas Edward Lawrence, whose life and art reflect the modern consciousness and the war that indelibly marked it. This volume addresses what has been overlooked by the legend and illuminates the legacy of T.E. Lawrence's presence in the 20th century. Contributors explore Lawrence's relation to other major writers, the colonial and postcolonial implications of his link with Arabia, his sexuality, and his status as cultural icon. Contains... Chapter I: "I had had one craving..." by Theoharis Constantine Theoharis, "Does Not Care: Lawrence, Herodotus, and Nietzsche on History" by Charles M. Stang, "T.E. Lawrence and Historical Representation" by James Gelvin, "Reflective Heroes: Self-Integration through Poetry in T.E. Lawrence and Homer's Odysseus" by Maren Cohn, "Lawrence's Odyssey: A 'Prosaic' Approach to Greatness" by Stephanie Nelson & Maren Cohn, "T.E. Lawrence and the Shaws" by Jonathan Hart, and "T.E. Lawrence and the Art of War in the Twenty-First Century" by George W. Gawrych. ["E" Item/Not O'Brien] ISBN 031223757X Retails @ $49.95 NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Orlans, Harold. T.E. LAWRENCE: Biography of a Broken Hero; Jefferson (NC), McFarland 2002: FIRST EDITION, pictorial softcover, 25.3 x 17.8cm, 293pp, b&w frontis photo portrait by Howard Coster, introduction, chronology of Lawrence's life, Prologue: A Rocket Flared and Fell, map (Lawrence's Homes and Sations in Britain), 12 b&w photos & illus., notes, bibliography, index, NEW. ** Lawrence of Arabia is viewed as a man of great talents, performing striking feats of bravery, leadership, and will and also as a masochist, who hated and despised himself. This biography comes closer than any other to explaining why Lawrence forsook public life and a colonel's rank for the life of a private in the Royal Air Force. This balanced study of a man whose character and achievements have been much debated is based on a review of virtually every published and unpublished English source in British and U.S. libraries and archives, including the important archive of Lawrence's letters and papers in the Bodleian Library. Part I discusses Lawrence's life in a conventional chronological sequence. Part II is devoted to enduring themes: his living and spending habits; his relations with family members and friends; and the elements of genius and madness, honesty and evasiveness, vanity and humility, and masochism, in his nature. Laid in is a bookmark INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. ["E" Item/Not in O'Brien] ISBN: 0786413077 Retails @ $39.95 NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Bruce, Anthony. THE LAST CRUSADE. The Palestine Campaign in the First World War; London, John Murray 2002: dustjacket, 8vo, maroon boards, 299pp, preface, 31 b&w photos, 6 maps, notes, bibliography, index. ** Surprisingly, this is the first full account of the First World War in Palestine since the official history published in the 1920s. Yet it was a tough and fast-moving campaign, fought against a formidable enemy in difficult conditions and sometimes stupefying heat. Its highpoints -- T.E. Lawrence's capture of Aqaba with a charge of Arab horsemen, and Allenby's ceremonial victory march through the walled city of Jerusalem with fighters overhead and volleys of machine-gun fire in the streets -- are classic moments in the history of warfare but there is more that is equally gripping: the Battles of Gaza were among the most hard-fought, and the Battle of Megiddo among the most brilliant and decisive, victories of the entire First World War. Anthony Bruce has produced a comprehensive and fascinating military history of the campaign, drawing on a wide range of sources including the words of those who took part. He is also alive to its political aftermath, including the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the Arabs' sense of abandonment following the Balfour Declaration. The implications of these are still with us today. By the author of 'An Illustrated Companion to the First World War' (London, Michael Joseph 1989). References to T.E. Lawrence. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

Hamilton, Jill (Dutchess of Hamilton). FIRST TO DAMASCUS. The Story of the Australian Light Horse and Lawrence of Arabia; East Roseville, New South Wales (Australia), Kangaroo Press 2002: 8vo, pictorial softcover in thick wraps and foldover flyleaves, 230pp, map, 14 b&w photos, bibliography, index. ** In 1918, 12,000 Australian Light Horsemen advanced across the Middle East, covering nearly 450 miles of treacherous desert and mountains. After twelve days the 'Great Ride' climaxed in the taking of the fabled city of Damascus. The Ride was praised by the Allies' Chief of Staff Earl Wavell as 'the greatest exploit in the history of horsed cavalry...'. Few people today have heard of the Great Ride, let alone remember it as the last triumph using massed cavalry. What most people remember is Lawrence of Arabia's version - that it was this romanticised figure who virtually single-handed led the Arab troops to victory and took Damascus in the name and authority of Arab army chief Prince Feisal. The truth is different. Jill Hamilton tells how Damascus was defended by the same Turkish general who had blocked the Australians at Gallipoli in 1915, and how for many of the troops, the taking of Damascus was a 'getting even' for that defeat. She describes the courage, endurance and mateship that made the desert crossing possible, and pays homage to the deep and important bond between horse and rider that enabled so many men and animals to survive. Also includes details of the author's father's experiences as a trooper with the 10th Light Horse, and the role of Lawrence of Arabia in the victory. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: Usually have copies in stock.

Lawrence, T.E. CORRESPONDENCE WITH HENRY WILLIAMSON; Fordingbridge (UK), Castle Hill Press 2000: dj, tall 8vo, brown cloth, 238pp, top edge gilt, Supreme Bookwove (a high-quality acid-free paper), prologue and epilogue by Anne Williamson, foreword by Jeremy Wilson, new. ** One of 702 numbered copies. Quarter-goatskin binding and full-goatskin binding with additional facsimiles available.Trade Edition retails @ £99.00. Available now. Click here for details

Tabachnick, Stephen E. FIERCER THAN TIGERS: The Life and Works of Rex Warner; Michigan State University Press 2002: cloth, 6"x 9", 416 pages, Photos, Notes, Index. ISBN 0-87013-552-x. ** Rex Warner was considered a literary legend in the 1930s and 1940s. His works remain powerful reflections on the turbulent politics of the New Deal and WWII period. As Warner grew increasingly disillusioned with the modern world, his writing interests turned to ancient times via myth retelling, translations, and historical novels. Fiercer Than Tigers explores the composition, reception, and significance of Rex Warner's work, as well as his personal life, his friendships with C. Day Lewis and W.H. Auden, and contemporary Greek writers, his intellectual journeys and political beliefs. His most noteworthy writing includes his translation of Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War, which sold nearly one million copies, his historical novels The Young Caesar, Imperial Caesar, Pericles the Athenian and The Converts, original fiction including The Wild Goose Chase, The Professor, and The Aerodrome, and the translation that contributed to poet George Seferis' winning of the Nobel Prize. Tabachnick's personal acquaintance with Rex Warner, his access to unpublished sources in repositories and private hands across the United States, Greece, and England, and his many interviews with Warner's former friends, colleagues, students and relatives, provide a firm basis for his presentation of the life events that influenced Warner's works. Fiercer Than Tigers offers a straightforward, accurate, and balanced account of the life and career of an unjustly neglected writer while it illuminates the historical period through which he passed. In this meticulously researched and annotated biography, Tabachnick demonstrates that, while Warner was not the leading writer of his generation, he was a representative figure in the split between his classical and Victorian heritage and the pull toward socialism, in his shift from leftist idealism to liberal humanism, in his wide network of friends and almost as wide a network of literary jobs --in fact, that Warner was "one of the last representatives of the old Victorian literary ethos...." Fiercer Than Tigers is thus not only a portrait of the man but a look from the inside at the ways that a whole literary generation, and not just the Auden group, thought, felt, and earned their livings. ~Robert Murray Davis, author of Evelyn Waugh and The Forms of His Time. [There are eleven index entries on T.E. Lawrence. It has been claimed that The Mint influenced Warner's best novel, The Aerodrome and that Warner liked Lawrence's work. Also, there is a lot about C. Day-Lewis, who was Warner's best friend, and whose career was really launched when Lawrence praised his poetry.] Published @ $37.95 NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

Lean, Sandra & Chattington, Barry. DAVID LEAN. An Intimate Portrait; London, Andre Deutsch 2001: 1st in dj, large square 8vo, boards, 240pp., introduction by Sandra Lean, foreword by Omar Sharif, profusely illustrated with b&w and color photos and b&w and color illustrations, index. ** Lean's first taste of directing came with Noel Coward on the wartime classic "In Which We Serve". It was the launch of a monumental directorial career. Fifteen further films followed, from "This Happy Breed" to "A Passage to India", which among them garnered a phenomenal fifty-seven Academy Award nominations, winning twenty-eight. He twice received the award for best director, first for "A Bridge on the River Kwai" and then for a film that is still as popular as it was on its release, "Lawrence of Arabia". In this individual, yet objective account of David Lean's life and work, his wife, Sandra Lean, and Barry Chattington shed light on the many aspects of the director's personality. Filled with the often poignant memories of Sandra Lean it is a fascinating portrait of a flawed yet hugely talented and inspirational director. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: Copies in stock.

Norman, Dr. A. T.E. LAWRENCE. Unravelling the Enigma; West Yorkshire (UK), Central Publishing Ltd. (c.2001): paperback, 227pp, 24 b&w photos & illus., 5 maps. ** From the author's Prologue: "As I stood looking down at the effigy of Thomas Edward Lawrence in the Church of St. Martin's, Wareham, I was struck by the sensitivity captured in the stone face. Something within me connected with this man who had left so many myths behind him when he died dramatically in a motor cycle accident in 1935. I decided to make a journey into the past, and try and find out what feeling may have driven this man to take up the sort of life he did. ...the overriding question in my mind was why, after his heroic exploits in the war, he suddenly chose to shun all though of further advancement and instead decided to live in anonymity and obscurity in the lower ranks of the armed forces. As I became absorbed in his personality, I realised that the only true way to find out about him was not by reading books others had written on him, but by reading first hand what he had written about himself. If I could only approach his own letters, and his writings - Seven Pillars of Wisdom and The Mint - with an open mind, then somewhere within these works would be locked the 'inner man' - the loyal, honourable, justice-seeking Lawrence with all the hurts and traumas which he tried so desperately to hide and which affected his personal life so deeply. There was also one other way in which I might be able to reach the 'inner' Lawrence, and that was to investigate his interaction with the many fascinating friends and acquaintances that he had gathered around him through his short but intense life. I would like to invite all who share an interest in Lawrence now to accompany me on this journey to find 'the inner man." ["E" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

O'Brien, Philip. T.E. LAWRENCE. A Bibliography; New Castle (DE), Oak Knoll Press 2001: 1st in dj, 4to, blue cloth, 894pp, foreword by Edwards Metcalf, preface, Author's note to first edition, Author's note to second edition, abbreviations, index (pp753-894), new. ** Laid in is a bookmark INSCRIBED BY PHILIP O'BRIEN. Originally published in 1988, this is a newly revised and expanded edition. Part 1 contains Section A: T.E. Lawrence Canon: all prefaces, introductions, forewords, contributions to others' works, book reviews, blurbs for dustjackets, prospectuses and translations in one chronology; Section B: contributions to periodicals; Section C: newspaper articles; Section D: books containing reprinted sections of Lawrence's works. Part 2 contains Section E: books about Lawrence (including material related to the film Lawrence of Arabia); Section F: incidental books containing references to Lawrence; Section G: periodical articles about Lawrence including both biographies and book reviews; Section H: newspaper articles about Lawrence; Index: Authors, titles, periodicals, newspapers, and publishers. Philip O'Brien was awarded the 1988 Besterman Medal for the best bibliography published in Great Britain. Every effort has been made to update the 1988 edition. O'Brien has nearly doubled the original number of entries, making this edition an essential reference tool for researchers, librarians, book dealers and collectors. Published @ $95.00 NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Starr, Joan. FROM THE SADDLEBAGS AT WAR; Australian Light Horse Association 2000: 1st, large 8vo, laminated pictorial boards, 150pp, 126 b&w photos & illus., index, as new. ** The Gallipoli and the Desert Campaign of World War I as seen by Troopers of 2nd Light Horse Regiment and the Cameliers who became Troopers of 14th Light Horse Regiment by the author co-wrote Forward: The History of the 2nd/14th Light Horse (Queensland Mounted Regiment) in 1989. In her Introduction Starr wrote: ~The stories which follow are not intended to do more than add a colourful postscript to the record of a proud Regiment. They are the tales of war as Light Horsemen saw it -- and they are the memories that stayed with these mounted soldiers for the rest of their lives.~ Col. Robin Buxton of the 2nd Camel Battalion and 300 men were on loan to T.E. Lawrence. References to T.E. Lawrence. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien]

Lawrence, T.E. LOS SIETE PILARES DE LA SABIDURIA. T.E. Lawrence de Arabia; Barcelona, Optima 2000: dustjacket, 8vo, illustrated paper covered boards, 558pp, illustrated eps, maps. ** A complete edition using the translation of the publishers, Libertarius/Prodhufi, and an Augustus John's painting of TEL on covers and dj. ["A" Item/Not O'Brien]

Stevens, David. THE WATERS OF BABYLON. A Novel of Lawrence After Arabia NY, Simon & Schuster 2000: 1st in dj, 8vo, hardcover, 318pp, afterword, new. ** On page 9 is reproduced a letter from Will Lawrence to T.E. dated 10 Sep. 1915. The author, who wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-nominated Breaker Morant, has written brilliantly imagined and elegantly written novel that speculates on the enigmatic life of the legendary T.E. Lawrence following his retreat from celebrity as Lawrence of Arabia. Following his brief but shining moment in the spotlight of public consciousness, Lawrence attempted a retreat into anonymity, abandoning his celebrity and joining the Royal Air Force - not as a ranking officer, as would have been his due, but as a regular airman, an erk. This much of Lawrence's story David Stevens knows to be fact, because Stevens's father spent time in the RAF with Lawrence (whom he disliked). Using his father's recollections as a springboard, and employing extensive research, Stevens has crafted an amazingly rich and detailed novel about he life Lawrence may very well have led during his years as a soldier, and after. The book is a fascinating, multi layered portrait of a remarkable, complex man who became a legend in his own lifetime -- and who spent the rest of that life trying to escape his own fame. ["E" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Caton, Steven Charles. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA: A Film's Anthropology Berkeley, University of California Press 1999: no dj as issued), 8vo, cloth, 306pp, 25 b&w photos, 1 line figure, notes, bibliography, index. ** "Having read his multilayered critique of Lean's epic masterpiece, we'll now be viewing our old favorite with new insight and appreciation." (L. Robert Morris & Lawrence Raskin, co-authors of Lawrence of Arabia: The 30th Anniversary Pictorial History). Combining ethnography, film criticism, and his extensive knowledge of the Middle East, Steven C. Caton presents an innovative and fascinating examination of the classic film, "Lawrence of Arabia". Caton is interested in why this epic film has been so compelling for so many people for more than three decades. In seeking an answer he draws from situations in his own life, biographies of the film's key participants, and analyses of issues relating to class, gender, colonialism, and cultural differences. The result is a many-prismed book that poses important questions of ethnographic representation and the discourse of power. It will also enrich anyone's view of Lawrence of Arabia, whether for the first or the fifteenth time. Caton's approach is dialectical, and his readings of the film are situated within different historical periods, from the early 1960s to the present. Among the subjects he highlights are travel and colonialism in fieldwork and filmmaking, orientalism in the representation of the Other, and the film's ambiguous handling of masculinity and homosexuality. Caton looks at his own reactions to the film at various stages in his life and offers a thought-provoking account of the film's reception by today's high school and college students. Steven C. Caton is Professor of Modern Arab Society in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University and the author of Peaks of Yemen I Summon: Poetry as Cultural Practice in a North Yemeni Tribe (California 1990). NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Taylor, Andrew. GOD'S FUGITIVE. The Life of Charles Montagu Doughty; London, HarperCollins 1999: dustjacket, 8vo, black boards, 351pp, 21 b&w photos & illus., map (Doughty's Mediterranean Travels May 1871-April 1873), author's note, foreword, color endpaper maps, afterword, notes, bibliography, index. ** Explorer, scholar, scientist, author and poet, Charles Montagu Doughty (1843-1926) was one of the greatest 19th century adventurers, the progenitor of a noble tradition that includes Lawrence of Arabia, to whom he was a mentor. His monumental work 'Travels in Arabia Deserta' was first published in 1888. In 1921, T.E. Lawrence convinced Jonathan Cape to reprint the book and contributed a Foreword to it. Numerous mentions of T.E. Lawrence. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Thom, D.G. PORTRAIT OF A MIND-SUICIDE. A self-relational study of T.E. Lawrence with constant reference to Kierkegaard; Chichester (England) Grumpus Books 1999: 1st (no dj as issued), 8vo, paper covered boards, 194pp, new. ** SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR Described as a psychological study of Lawrence on his own terms and in his own words. The author's view is that no one understood Lawrence better than he himself. The "Prefatory Note" begins: "A work of juvenilia, on which I cut my literary teeth (and not only my teeth). The plan was sound, even though the execution of it betrays all the usual bunglings of a beginner." At the end, the book is dated "1965 - 1972". In other words, it was written after the Lean film, but before John Mack's & Jeremy Wilson's biographies. ["E" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Rooney, David. MILITARY MAVERICKS. Extraordinary Men of Battle; London, Cassell 1999: dustjacket, 8vo, black boards, 251pp, preface, introduction, 10 b&w photos & illus., 13 maps, bibliography, index. ** Twelve insightful stories of military mavericks, from Alexander the Great and Stonewall Jackson, through Guiseppe Garibaldi and Lawrence of Arabia to Second World War stalwarts such as Heinz Guderian and George S. Patton. Each had flaws that would have brought down a lesser man. Each faced strong opposition from their own side, but they still proved their bravery and leadership in battle. Other mavericks include Shaka Zulu, Von Lettow-Vorbeck and Smuts in German East Africa, "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell, Orde Wingate, Otto Skorzeny and Vo Nguyen Giap. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Thom, D.G. (compiler)CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS OF THE SPIRIT. A selection of the author's favourite delicacies; Chichester (England), Grumpus Books 1999: (no dj as issued), 8vo, paper brown covered boards, gilt, 151pp. ** A selection of quotes and short excerpts from the works of Jesus Christ, Kierkegaard, T.E. Lawrence, Nietzsche, Plato, Plutarch, George Bernard Shaw, Socrates, Jonathan Swift, Tolstoy, and others. The title comes from a letter to Edward Garnett (23 Oct. 1922) in which he refers to his poetry books as a "private collection of bonbons: chocolate eclairs of the spirit." TEL: pp.49-54. ["E" Item/Not in O'Brien]

Young, Freddie. SEVENTY LIGHT YEARS. A Life in the Movies; London, Faber & Faber 1999: dustjacket, grey boards, 164pp, foreword by Kevin Brownlow, frontis, prologue, 51 b&w photos, afterword, filmography, index. ** Laid in is a bookmark INSCRIBED BY KEVIN BROWNLOW. The cinematographer responsible for David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia", "Dr. Zhivago", "Ryan's Daughter" (he won oscars for all three), "Lord Jim", "Nicholas and Alexandra" and dozens of others. The rear panel of the dustjacket has Peter O'Toole as "Lawrence of Arabia", dressed in white Arab robes, and waving a flare pistol over his head. ["F" Item/Not In O'Brien] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Asher, Michael. T.E. LAWRENCE. The Uncrowned King of Arabia; London, Viking 1998: dj, 8vo, brown paper covered boards, gilt, 419pp, contemporary b&w and new color photos, notes, bibliography, index, new. ** The latest biography of T.E. Lawrence by a former British soldier. He and his wife presented the successful documentary "In Search of Lawrence" in 1997 for British TV. ["E" Item / Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Brown, Malcolm. THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF 1918. Year of Victory; London, Sidgwick & Jackson in Association with the Imperial War Museum 1998: dustjacket, large 8vo, blue boards, 25 b&w photos & illus., 2 maps, notes & references, bibliography, 2 indices. ** Laid in is a bookmark INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Published on the 80th anniversary of the Armistice. It tells the story of a year which, Malcolm argues, has been unduly neglected in favour of its more famous predecessors. Yet the casualty lists were longer in 1918 and at one time there was a serious fear that Britain might have to evacuate her troops from the continent and that the war would be lost. This is the author's fourth book in the Imperial War Museum series; preceded by The First World War (1991), The Western Front (1993) and The Somme (1996). ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

Capstick, Peter Hathaway. WARRIOR. The Legend of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen; NY, St. Martin's Press 1998: dj, small 8vo, black paper covered boards, gilt, 295pp, b&w photos, 7 maps, bibliography, index. ** Col. Richard Meinertzhagen was one of those rare men whom fate always seems to cast in the dramas that shape history. As a young officer, he served in India and Africa during the glory days of the British Empire, defending the crown's dominions and exploring its darkest reaches. His exploits in the bloody colonial war of turn-of-the-century East Africa earned him a reputation as one of the most fierce and ruthless soldiers in the Empire, yet it was during those years spent roaming the silent places of the Serengeti, hunting its game and learning its secrets, that Meinertzhagen developed a fascination with Africa that would last a lifetime. He was an British intelligence officer in World War I during the early part of the German East African campaign and later under Gen. Allenby in the Middle East. Between the wars he undertook covert missions to Nazi Germany and Russia. In World War II he was an O.S.S. agent. Contains several references to T.E. Lawrence, who met Meinertzhagen during the Arab Revolt and became friends after the war. [O'Brien F0187a] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Clark, Ronald H. BROUGH SUPERIOR. The Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles; Somerset (England), Haynes Publications 1998: 3rd ed. in dj, 8vo, black boards, gilt, 176pp, b&w photos & illustrations, diagrams, tables, 9 appendices, index. ** The standard work on Brough Superior motorcycles. Originally published in 1964. The motorcycle of choice for T.E. Lawrence. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien/See O'Brien F0217c] NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

Crawford, Fred. RICHARD ALDINGTON & LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. A Cautionary Tale; University of Southern Illinois Press 1998: 1st in dj, 320pp, new. ** "Fred Crawford provides the first examination of all parties and points of view embroiled in the controversy generated by Richard Aldington's 1955 biography of Lawrence of Arabia" [O'Brien E494]. Published @ $39.95 NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Guillaume, Renee & Andre AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES. T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom; Surrey (England), The Tabard Press 1998: 1st in dj, 24 x 15.5cm, brown buckram, 274pp, set in 11.5pt Sabon on acid free paper, new. ** One of 500 numbered copies numbered 26 to 525. Translated from the French by Hilary Mandleberg. The Introduction consists of 68 pages, and is a short but useful resume of the military, political and literary background to Seven Pillars. Chapter headings include: Geopolitical Background: Chronicle of the Arab Revolt: Lawrence's Military and Political Work: Lawrence's Literary Work. (followed by 8 plus pages of notes and references) The Notes (or annotations) consist of 174 pages. They need to be read in conjunction with Jonathan Cape, 1935 edition of Seven Pillars (most later Cape editions are also suitable) or any Penguin edition. The Anchor Books, published by Doubleday, follows the same pagination as the Cape 1935 from page 29 onwards and so is also suitable to that extent. The extensive Notes are the result of the authors' close examination of the text, which surprisingly, has not been carried out (or at least published) in this detail before. Because of the density of Lawrence's book there are many facets which may require elucidation. For example there are frequent references, allusions and connotations in the text from literary and classical sources. The information provided gives the reader a fuller understanding of Seven Pillars, a book which Churchill described as one of the 'greatest books ever written in the English language'. About the authors Renée Guillaume graduated at the Sorbonne and for twenty years was a lecturer in English at the University of Orleans. André Guillaume was Professor of British and Irish Civilisations at the Sorbonne. Both have held teaching posts in Britain and have written and translated a number of books and articles on literary and historical subjects. [provided by the Tabard Press] Retail price is £32.50 plus postage from the UK. (Dollar price is subject to currency market fluctuation)... $57.50 {Special Order}

Lawrence, T.E. FOUR LETTERS FROM T.E SHAW TO VISCOUNT CARLOW; no place, Privately Printed by The Strawberry Press 1998: paper wrappers, 24 x 16cm, 12pp. ** Limited to numbered copies printed on Van Gelder's Simili Japon. This edition is set in three types used at the Corvinus Press. [cf. O'Brien A193} Per Paul Nash of The Strawberry Press: "This was printed as a keepsake for a talk I gave to the Private Libraries Association, and most of the copies were given away at the talk. A few were later given to friends and those who'd helped me in my Corvinus Press work, but none was for sale. I promised not to sell any copies when I was granted the right to reprint the letters."

Leclerc, Christophe. AVEC T.E. LAWRENCE EN ARABIE. La Mission militaire francaise au Hedjaz 1916-1920 ; Paris, Editions L'Harmattan 1998: 1st in glossy wrappers, 21.5 x 13.5cm, 174pp, bibliography, index, b&w photos, 2 maps, prefaces by Maurice Lares and Malcolm Brown, new. ** Christophe's master's thesis for the University of Paris at Nanterre in 1990. [O'Brien E444]

Mack, John E. A PRINCE OF OUR DISORDER. The Life of T.E. Lawrence; Harvard University Press 1998 ** A new softcover edition published with a new one page preface written by John... Amazon.com advertises the book @ $18.95 plus S&H

Turner, Adrian. ROBERT BOLT. Scenes From Two Lives: London, Hutchinson 1998: dustjacket, thick 8vo, black boards, gilt, 546pp, b&w photos & illus., 2 appendices, bibliography, notes & sources, index. ** By the author of The Making of David lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1993). Bolt wrote the screenplays for the critically acclaimed movies "A Man for All Seasons", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago". Appendix II: Lawrence of Arabia: An Apologia (pp.505-9) is Bolt's intended introduction to the screenplay of "Lawrence of Arabia" which was never published due to the intervention of Arnold Lawrence and is published here for the first time. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

Wilson, Jeremy. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA; Gloucestershire (England), Sutton Publishing Limited 1998; 1st (thus) in wrappers, 128pp, new. ** Part of a series of Pocket Biographies ISBN: 0-7509-1877-2 . Amazon.com.uk advertises the book @ £3.99 plus S&H

Alangari, Haifa. THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN ARABIA. Ibn Saud, Hussein and Great Britain 1914-1924; Berkshire (England), Ithaca Press/Garnet Publishing 1997: dustjacket, 8vo, maroon cloth, gilt, 291pp, b&w photos, bibliography, index. ** A history of the reshaping of Arabia and consequently the Middle East. Photos by T.E. Lawrence, H. St. John Philby, W. Shakespear, Gertru de Bell, Gerald de Gaury. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien]

Anonymous. TWO ARABIC FOLK TALES Translated by T.E. Lawrence; London, The Strawberry Press 1997: 1st, 19 x 13.5cm, brown paper covered boards, gilt, unpaginated - preface (4pp), text (8pp), appendices (3pp), t.e. trimmed others uncut, four wood-cut illustrations by Paul W. Nash, facsimile of the original Corvinus edition (1937) title-page. ** One of 100 copies on Zerkall mould-made paper numbered 1-94 (with 6 lettered C for copyright purposes). Edited by Paul W. Nash. Published @ £25.00 and now out-of-print.

Engle, Anita THE NILI SPIES; London, Frank Cass 1997: 1st in dj, 21.5 x 13.6cm, green paper covered boards, gilt, 245pp, b&w photos, index, new introduction by Peter Calvocoressi [pp. v-ix], new. ** Originally published by The Hogarth Press in 1959 and reissued in 1989 in a limited softcover edition, this is the story of Sarah Aaronsohn and her family of Zichron Yaacov, who formed a spy ring in the First World War to assist the British in the conquest of Palestine. It has been said that Sarah was the mysterious S.A. to whom Lawrence dedicated his Seven Pillars of Wisdom. The appendix is titled 'The Lawrence-Sarah Myth'. [O'Brien F0310b] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Julien, Jean Loup. LAWRENCE D'ARABIE; (France), Editions Chronique, Bassillac 1997: pictorial hardcover (no dj as issued), 23.8 x 19cm, 128pp, bibliography, index, hundreds of excellent b&w photos and a few color, color maps. ** Part of the Chroniques de l'Histoire series of biographies on 20th century world figures. [O'Brien E492]

Kelly, Andrew (et. al) FILMING T.E. LAWRENCE. Korda's Lost Epic; London/New York, I.B Tauris Publishers 1997: 1st in pictorial dj, 22 x 12.7cm, black paper covered boards, gilt, 172pp, 13 b&w photos, acknowledgements, introduction, "How I Shall Play Lawrence" by Leslie Howard, "Lawrence of Arabia: The Screenplay", index. ** First English Edition. Authored by Andrew Kelly, Jeffrey Richards and James Pepper. The screenplay for this film, in which Leslie Howard was to play the role of Lawrence, was recently re-discovered and is reproduced here, forming the center of this book. [O'Brien E486] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

[Lawrence, T.E.] GUERILLA DANS LE DESERT; Paris, Mille et une nuits (La Petite Collection #180), 1997: softcover, 55pp, postface by Olivier Rolin, illustrations by Laurent Parienty, biography, bibliography, translated by Vercoquin Lenoir. [O'Brien A268]

[Lawrence, T.E.] Graves, Robert. LETTERS TO KEN (1917-1961) FROM ROBERT GRAVES; Cathedral City (Calif.), Brunswick Press 1997: 1st, maroon paper covered boards, 54pp, frontis photo of 'Ken' + 3 photos. ** No. 4 of limited 50 copy edition hand numbered copies edited with comments by Harvey Sarner. Thirty-seven previously unpublished letters from Robert Graves to Kenyon Barrett. One letter (dated 1922) has RG writing of T.E. Lawrence: "About Lawrence being a civilian the man lies: his is a buck private in the R.A.F. at Farnborough." and goes on about Seven Pillars of Wisdom. TEL: pp. i, ii, 33-4, 43-4. [Not in O'Brien]

Lawrence, T.E. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM; Fordingbridge, Castle Hill Press 1997: Three Volumes, 28.9 x 19.6cm, one of 650 copies (of an edition of 750) in quarter cream canvas with grey boards, gilt stamped leather spine label, t.e. grey-green, 2 fold-out coloured maps reproduced from the 1926 Subscribers' SEVEN PILLARS, two volumes of text and one volume of bound in full limp cloth (152pp) reproducing the color portraits from SEVEN PILLARS and duo-tone photographs from the Lawrence collection at the Imperial War Museum, new in slipcase. ** The text has been typeset in Caslon, Lawrence's favourite typeface which he used for the 1926 SEVEN PILLARS, and the page design is similar to the 1926 edition, though the format is relatively taller. Quarter cloth edition SOLD OUT

Legg, Rodney. LAWRENCE IN DORSET; Dorset (UK), Dorset Publishing/Wincanton Press 1997: 2nd revised & enlarged edition, pictorial wraps, 25 x 17.5cm, unpaginated, maps, b&w photos, illustrations and facimiles. ** An interesting look at TE's life in Dorset including the author's views on his fatal motorcycle accident. An expanded version of Legg's Lawrence of Arabia in Dorset (1988). [Revised Edition of E407/Not in O'Brien]

Mousa, Suleiman. CAMEOS. JORDAN, ARAB NATIONALISM, SHARIF HUSSEIN, KING ABDULLAH, T.E. LAWRENCE; Amman (Jordan), Ministry of Culture 1997: 1st, 23.8 x 16.8cm, glossy paper covers, 248pp, new. ** INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. A collection of articles (in English) published in various journals over the years relating to Jordan and the Arab National movement. "T.E. Lawrence and his Arab Contemporaries", "Arab Sources on Lawrence of Arabia: New Evidence" and "Whose Debt? A Reply to Sidney Sugarman's Article On T.E. Lawrence" relate to TE. [O'Brien F0775a] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Poirier, Lucien. T. E. LAWRENCE, STRATEGE; La Tour-d'Aigues (France), Aube (Coll. Monde en cours / Strategie), 1997: softcover, 22 x 14.5cm, 101pp, preface by Gerard Chaliand, bibliography, biography, [O'Brien E489]

Prys-Jones, A.G. A MEMORY OF T.E. LAWRENCE; Buxton (Derbyshire, England), Hermit Press, 1997: small oblong 12mo (12 x 15cm), illustrated paper covered boards, 32pp, cover & text illustrations (wood engravings) by Anthony Christmas, new. ** One of 150 hand numbered copies. Reprint of a memoir which first appeared in the Jesus College Record in 1986. A.G. Prys-Jones, who was at Oxford with T.E. Lawrence, recounts his experiences with Lawrence i.e. their first meeting, Lawrence's unconventional behavior, conversation, another student's negative reaction to Lawrence, Lawrence's eating habits, his bicycle, his strange effect on a Celtic folklorist, how Lawrence and he hired a private history tutor, etc...$105.00 {Special Request}

Southworth, Samuel E. (ed.). GREAT RAIDS IN HISTORY. From Drake to Desert One; NY, Sarpedon 1997: 1st in dj, 8vo, black boards, 338pp, b&w photos & illus., bibliography, index. ** Each chapter examines one of nineteen decisive small-unit actions from over the course of the past four centuries. Some chapter titles include: "Drake at Cadiz", "John Paul Jones Off Britain", "Custer at the Washita", "Lawrence of Arabia at Aqaba", "British Commandos at St. Nazaire", "The Canadians at Dieppe", "Skorzeny at Budapest", "Belgian Paratroopers in the Congo", "The Americans at Son Tay", "Delta Force at Desert One", TEL: pp. dj blurb, 146-57. "Lawrence of Arabia at Aqaba" by Samuel A. Southworth. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

Tabachnick, Stephen E. "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AS ARCHAEOLOGIST" in the "Biblical Archaeology Review"; Wash, D.C., Biblical Archaeology Society, (Vol. 23, No. 6, Sep/Oct 1997: 27.5 x 20cm. TEL: pp.40-7, 70-1 with b&w and color photos and photo of Lawrence in Arab head dress as cover. ["G" Item/Not in O'Brien]

Tabachnick, Stephen E. T.E. LAWRENCE; NY, Twayne Publishers/Simon & Schuster Macmillan 1997: Revised edition in dj, 8vo, maroon cloth, gilt, 171pp, Coster photo portrait as frontis, biography of author, chronology, notes & references, bibliography, index. * A study of Seven Pillars of Wisdom Part of Twayne's English Authors Series (No. 543). Amazon.com advertises the book @ $32.00 plus S&H

Wansell, Geoffrey. TERENCE RATTIGAN. A Biography; NY, St. Martin's Press 1997: 1st in dj, 24.2 x 15.4cm, black paper covered boards, gilt, select bibliography, stage plays, feature films and television scripts, index, new. ** A biography of the creator of Ross: A Dramatic Portrait. [O'Brien F1091e] NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Brownlow, Kevin. DAVID LEAN. A Biography; NY, St. Martin's Press 1996: 1st in pictorial dj, 26 x 17.5cm, dark blue cloth, gilt, 809pp, Introduction, Acknowlegements, Filmography, Bibliography, Source Notes, Index, b&w photo frontis portrait of Lean, b&w photo as eps, numerous b&w and color photos & illustrations, new. Laid in is a bookplate INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Includes three chapters on Lawrence of Arabia. "Into the Furnace" [pp.402-38] and "Old Fashioned Romance" [pp.439-74] and "The Jelly in the Sunlit Pool" [pp.474-91] with numerous b&w and color photos from the movie and behind the scenes. Plus numerous other reference to both T.E. Lawrence and the movie. NOTE: I have copies in stock.

James, Lawrence. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE; NY, St. Martin's Press 1996: dustjacket, black boards, gilt, 704pp, 45 b&w photos & illus., 17 maps, bibliography, notes, index. ** Laid in is a bookmark INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. A definitive survey of the imperial experience from 1600 to the present day. References to T.E. Lawrence. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

Lawrence, T.E. THE HANDBOOK OF THE TURKISH ARMY, 1916 ; TN, The Battery Press/London, Imperial War Museum 1996: 1st (thus), 21.4 x 14cm, red linen lettered & ruled in silver on sp w/Turkish crescent stamped in silver on cover, 235pp, 14 plates (12 photos), appendices, issued without dustjacket, new. A facsimile reprint of the "8th Cairo Edition" February 1916. "Originally prepared by British Intelligence in Cairo under the direction of Philip Graves and T.E. Lawrence. The handbook covers conditions of service, central administration, organization, formations of troops (Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry and Engineers) plus a glossary of military terms and army list. Of particular value is the Order of Battle of the Turkish Army as of February 1916 in English."...$49.95 NOTE: I have copies in stock.

MacMunn, Lt.Gen. Sir George & Capt. Cyril Falls.(ed.). MILITARY OPERATIONS, EGYPT & PALESTINE, VOLUME I; TN, The Battery Press, 1996: 1st thus, hardcover, 469pp, 15 appendices, 20 sketches/maps and 6 photos, new. "Originally published in 1928 by H.M.S.O, this volume covers operations from the outbreak of was with Germany to June 1917 when, after a deadlock following the Second Battle of Gaza, the War Cabinet replaced General Sir Archibald Murray with General Sir E.H.H. Allenby. It is a record of nearly three years of war. There are chapters on the Turkish attacks on the Suez Canal in early 1915, operations against Senussi natives on the western frontier of Egypt and the advances towards Palestine. For those interested in T.E. Lawrence, this is the volume which covers the Arab revolt against Turkey. The Battles of Romani, El Arish, Rafah, and Gaza are covered in detail."...$49.95 NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Marriott, Paul & Yvonne Argent. THE LAST DAYS OF T.E. LAWRENCE. A Leaf in the Wind; UK, The Alpha Press 1996: 1st in dj, 254 x 156mm, hardcover, 208pp, 32pp of plates, new. Laid in is a bookplate INSCRIBED BY PAUL MARRIOTT. Paul Marriott, author of Oxford's Legendary Son: The Young Lawrence of Arabia 1888-1910 (1977) [O'Brien E375] chronicles in detail the last days of TE's life; much of which is told in TE's own words from letters. NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Nevin, Thomas. ERNST JUNGER AND GERMANY. Into the Abyss, 1914-1945; Durham (NC), Duke University Press (c.1996) 1996: 1st in dj, 8vo, brown cloth, gilt, 284pp, b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. ** A biography focusing on the first 50 years of Junger's life. Junger, a World War I veteran, who was wounded seven times and awarded both the Iron Cross and Pour le merite, was a prolific author. His first (and most widely read) book, In Stahlgewittern (1920) [In Storms of Steel], was followed by three other books on the Western Front i.e. Der Kampf als Inneres Erlebnis (1922), Das Waldchen 125 (1925) [Copse 125] and Feuer and Blut (1925). Hitler admired Junger, but Junger rejected him, ridiculed the Nazis, defended the Jews and, because of his closeness to the plotters, narrowly missed execution after the assignation attempt on Hitler in 1944. The author compares some of Junger's writings to T.E. Lawrence's works. ["F" Item/Not in O'Brien] NOTE: I usually have copies in stock.

Wallach, Janet. DESERT QUEEN. The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell. Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia; NY, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 1996: dj, 24.2 x 16cm, black cloth spine w/tan paper covered boards, gilt, 419pp, b&w photos, maps, glossary, endnotes, bibliography, index. ** Numerous mentions of T.E. Lawrence and Abdullah, Allenby, Audah Abu Tayyi, Balfour, the Blunts, Churchill, Clayton, Clemenceau, Cox, Doughty, Faisal, Hogarth, Hussein, Ibn Saud, Kipling, MacMahon, Philby, Picot, Sykes, Lowell Thomas, Gen. Townshend, [Arnold T.] Wilson, Woolley, and most of TE's contemporaries.... NOTE: I have copies in stock.

Weintraub, Stanley. SHAW'S PEOPLE. Victoria to Churchill; Penn State Press 1996: 1st in dj, 23.5 x 15cm, black cloth, 255pp, Preface, Acknowledgments, Index, b&w illustrations, new. Laid in is a bookmark SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Contains a chapter titled "'Lawrence of Arabia' Bernard Shaw's Other Saint Joan" [O'Brien F1110c]