N.P.: Privately Printed [at the Corvinus or Westminster Press for Harley Granville-Barker], 1939. LIMITED FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. One of only 50 copies printed after which the type was distributed. Small 4to, in the original gray paper wrappers, the upper cover lettered in black. 24 pp. A very fine copy, as pristine, of this rarely encountered publication. VERY RARE FIRST EDITION, ONLY 50 COPIES WERE PRINTED PRIOR TO THE TYPE BEING DISPERSED. These eight letters from T. E. Lawrence [of Arabia] were printed for Harley Granville-Barker at the Westminster Press. Granville-Barker provides a brief introduction. We are aware of no other copies currently on the market and only five copies have gone through public auction houses in the last 35 years.
Of the eight letters included only one had been previously published, having appeared in David Garnett's collection.

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Bookseller: Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29935
Title: EIGHT LETTERS FROM T. E. L.
Author: [Lawrence T. E.]
Book Condition: Used
Publisher: Privately Printed [at the Corvinus or Westminster Press for Harley Granville-Barker]
Place of Publication: N.P.
Date Published: 1939
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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