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The Home Letters of T.E. Lawrence and His Brothers
by LAWRENCE, T.E. [Thomas Edward]; [M.R. Lawrence, ed]; Winston Churchill (introd)
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New York: Macmillan, 1954. First American Edition. First printing (from British sheets). First state, with title page a cancel, in the original Blackwell dustwrapper and with the Blackwell imprint in gilt at base of spine. Octavo. Blue cloth hardcover; dustjacket; xvi,731pp; illus. Light bumps to board corners; spine crown slightly pushed, still a tight, Near Fine copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (with £3.3s. net at base of front flap, as issued), slightly discolored at margins and with some staining to spine panel, about VG.
A selection of mostly pre-War letters, selected and edited by Lawrence's brother M.R. Lawrence; includes also letters written by brothers Frank and Will, both of whom died in WW1. Winston Churchill's "Allocution" appears as a foreword; it was originally written in 1936 as a speech at Oxford High School. O'BRIEN A247.
A selection of mostly pre-War letters, selected and edited by Lawrence's brother M.R. Lawrence; includes also letters written by brothers Frank and Will, both of whom died in WW1. Winston Churchill's "Allocution" appears as a foreword; it was originally written in 1936 as a speech at Oxford High School. O'BRIEN A247.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59934
- Title
- The Home Letters of T.E. Lawrence and His Brothers
- Author
- LAWRENCE, T.E. [Thomas Edward]; [M.R. Lawrence, ed]; Winston Churchill (introd)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain; WW1;
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