LAWRENCE, T.E. | Men in Print, no.489/500 copies, Golden Cockerel Press, 1940

From the Library of Alan Milne

LAWRENCE, T.E.

MEN IN PRINT ESSAYS IN LITERARY CRITICISM, EDITED BY A.W. LAWRENCE, [WALTHAM SAINT LAWRENCE, BERKSHIRE]: THE GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS, 1940

8vo, FIRST EDITION, NO.489/500 COPIES, original blue crushed niger morocco-backed boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt with title and press device, top edge gilt, some very light spotting, spine and outer boards slightly darkened

Pertelote describes this work as "a by-product of Lawrence's study of literature prior to his writing of Seven Pillars of Wisdom and Revolt in the Desert, before his decision against the adoption of a literary career".

LITERATURE:

O'Brien A229; Pertelote 148

PROVENANCE:

C. Howes, bookseller, inserted receipt for Mr David Enders, dated 27 November 1945; Christie's South Kensington, 6 April 2001, lot 10

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