T.E. Lawrence: Letters to E.T. Leeds, with a Commentary By E.T. Leeds., Full Leather Copy with Folder of Proof Plates
by Wilson, J.M. (Ed.) (Signed)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Slipcase
- ISBN 10
- 0904845818
- ISBN 13
- 9780904845815
- Seller
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Andoversford: The Whittington Press, 1988. Book. Illus. by Kennedy, Richard. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An extremely fine, clean copy of this important collection of letters relating to the significant friendship between E.T. Leeds of the Ashmolean Museum Oxford and T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). In full leather with gilt titling to spine and in slipcase as issued, There are line drawings decorating the volume executed by Richard Kennedy, tipped in photograph as frontispiece and other photographs illustrate the work. No. XIX of only copies 80 copies so bound, hand numbered, these were bound in Nigerian Goatskin. Endpapers marbled by Colleen Gryspeerdt, with additional proofs of Richard Kennedy's illustrations presented in a seperate slim volume. 140pp. A highly desirable volume..
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- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 057859
- Title
- T.E. Lawrence: Letters to E.T. Leeds, with a Commentary By E.T. Leeds., Full Leather Copy with Folder of Proof Plates
- Author
- Wilson, J.M. (Ed.) (Signed)
- Illustrator
- Kennedy, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0904845818
- ISBN 13
- 9780904845815
- Publisher
- The Whittington Press
- Place of Publication
- Andoversford
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- TE Lawrence Leeds Fine Printing Letters Private Press Bibliography Archaeology Oxford Whittington Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- T E Lawrence; Private Press;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Rickaro Books Ltd
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
About Rickaro Books Ltd
At Rickaro Books, we have over 30 years experience in bookselling and customer care. We specialise in T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) but also carry a wide range of other titles across the fields of military, local history and first edition fiction. if you are seeking for a particular title, we are happy to assist and are always interested in purchasing good, collectable books.
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- Spine
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- Fine
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