Books Relating to T.E. Lawrence and Associated Material
ADAM, C.F.: The Life of Lord Lloyd. (Foreword by Winston S. Churchill). 8 photographic plates, index; x+318pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1948. O'BRIEN F0004 [ Ref: RGW8294] £24
*In 1916, George Lloyd was sent to the Hedjaz by General Wingate to review the situation, and he was put in charge of Intelligence work at the Front. He did accompany Lawrence on one of his desert raids. Later he became High Commissioner for Egypt.
THE AEROPLANE "On the Tenth Birthday of the R.A.F.", from April issue of Aeroplane. Photographic illus., 459-486 leaves detached and with punch holes in inner margin, 1928 [ Ref: RGW10894] £10
*Includes photographs of flying boats at Calshot.
AHMAD, KAMAL MADHAR: Kurdistan during the First World War. 240pp. orig. cloth, 1997 [ Ref: RGW5473] £45
*Apart from dealing with the political manoeuvring of the Allied Powers, the author also examines the role of Germany and Russia.
AL-ASKARI, JAFAR PASHA: A Soldier's Story from Ottoman Rule to Independent Iraq. The Memoirs of Jafar Pasha Al-Askari (1885-1936), Translated by Mustafa Tariq Al-Askari. Edited by W. Facey & N. F. Safwat. Colour portrait after Kennington, 50 black and white photographic illus., 11 maps, appendices, index; 352pp. orig. cloth 1st English edit., 2003. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW9917] £25
*Jafar Pasha Al-Askari was born in Mosul. He became an officer of the Ottoman empire, trained in both Constantinople and Germany. He was captured by the British when leading a Sanusi force in Cyrenaica in 1916. He was taken to Cairo, where he met T.E. Lawrence. He swore an oath of allegiance to Britain and was appointed commander in chief of the regular Arab forces in the Hedjaz. He was awarded the George Cross, having already won the Iron Cross.
ALANGARI, H.: The Struggle for Power in Arabia. Ibn Saud, Hussein and Great Britain 1914-1924. 31 black and white photographs; 320pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1998. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5474] £35
ALDINGTON, RICHARD: Stepping Heavenward. A Record. Half-title; 126pp. orig. quarter white cloth, yellow paper covered boards, spine gilt, slight soiling, some wear on board edges, uncut, 1st edit., Florence, G. Orioli, 1931. One of 800 copies, on Pescia hand-made paper, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. [ Ref: RGW7885] £34
*No. 7 of G. Orioli's Lungarno series, printed at the Tipografia Giuntina.
ALVAREZ, A.: "Arabia Deserta" in "The New Stateman" Illus. orig. wrappers, 1960. O'BRIEN G0933. [ Ref: RGW11695] £8
*Review of original production of Terence Rattigan's "Ross".
ARABIAN PERSONALITLES OF THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. (intro. by R.L. Bidwell). Map, index; 362pp. orig. cloth, reprint of 1917 edit., Oleander Press, 1986. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0150a [ Ref: RGW5478] £35
*A reprint of biographies of Arab figures and notes on tribes and districts compiled by members of the the Arab Bureau including T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell, Ronald Storrs and Col. Shakespear. The original was published confidentially only for official use.
ARMSTRONG, H.C.: Lord of Arabia Ibn Saud. An Intimate Study of a King. Portrait, maps, index; 306pp. orig. cloth, cloth bleached in parts particularly on spine, 1st edit., 1934. O'BRIEN F0041 [ Ref: RGW5479] £35
BAKER, P.: "Lawrence of Arabia", 2pp article, in "Films and Filming" orig. wrappers, February 1963. O'BRIEN G1070c. [ Ref: RGW10898] £8
*A review of the David Lean film.
BAKER, RANDALL: King Husain and the Kingdom of Hejaz. 30 illus., 8 maps; 257pp. orig. cloth, Cambridge, 1979. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0056b [ Ref: RGW5485] £20
BELL, GERTRUDE: Letters of Gertrude Bell. 2 vols. Illus., folding map; a little spotting. orig. green cloth, spines gilt, spines faded, hinges cracked in one vol., First Edition, 1927. O'BRIEN F0073 [ Ref: RGW5488] £40
*Gertrude Bell also contributed to the Arab Bulletin. Her letters contain a number of references to Lawrence.
BELL, GERTRUDE: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914. (Ed. R. O'Brien) Photographic illus. by Gertrude Bell, map, index; xvi+258pp. orig. blue cloth, spine gilt, First Edition, Syracuse University Press, 2000. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW8334] £30
*It was Gertrude Bell's habit to keep an account of her journeys in small notebooks. On this occasion, she kept an expanded version of her diary of this desert journey, to send to Charles Doughty-Wylie, the married army officer whom she loved.
[BELL, GERTRUDE]. TIBBLE, A.: Gertrude Bell. Illus. by Drake Brookshaw; 96pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit, 1958. In d.w. cf. O'BRIEN F1061 [ Ref: RGW5487] £18
[BELL, GERTRUDE] WINSTONE, H.V.F.: Gertrude Bell. Maps, illus, index; 322pp. orig. cloth, Reprint, J. Cape, 1979. In d.w. cf. O'BRIEN F1154 [ Ref: RGW5878] £18
[BELL, GERTRUDE] WINSTONE, H.V.F.: Gertrude Bell. Maps, illus, index; 322pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., J. Cape, 1978. In d.w. O'BRIEN F1154 [ Ref: RGW10414] £20
BENTLEY, N.: A Choice of Ornaments. Numerous illus., some colour, index; 296pp. orig. cloth, Reader's Union, 1961. O'BRIEN F0085 [ Ref: RGW10826] £5
BIDWELL, R.L. (Ed.): Arabian Personalities of the Early Twentieth Century. Map, index; 362pp. orig. cloth, reprint of 1917 edit., Oleander Press, 1986. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0150a [ Ref: RGW12513] £35
*A reprint of biographies of Arab figures and notes on tribes and districts compiled by members of the the Arab Bureau including T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell, Ronald Storrs and Col. Shakespear. The original was published confidentially only for official use.
BLACK, J.: The Sculpture of Eric Kennington. 97 illus.; 112pp. 290 x 240mm hardback, 2002. [ Ref: RGW10579] £60
BOAK, D.: André Malraux. Frontispiece portrait, index; xiv+268pp. O'BRIEN F0112 orig. cloth, 1st edit., Oxford, 1968. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10438] £18
BOOTH, M.: Dreaming of Samarkand. 308pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1989. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0125a [ Ref: RGW5497] £15
*A novel about the relationship between Lawrence and the poet, James Elroy Flecker.
BRENT, P.: Far Arabia. Explorers of the Myth. Illus., map, index; 239pp. orig. cloth, Reader's Union, 1978. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0141 [ Ref: RGW5502] £8
BRIDGES, T.C. & TILTMAN, H. HESSELL: Heroes of Modern Adventure. 32 illus.; 277pp. orig. cloth, slight staining on covers, Reprint, George G. Harrap, 1932. See O'BRIEN F0145 [ Ref: RGW5503] £12
*Written for boys, there is a chapter on Lawrence of Arabia. It was a copy of the 1934 edition of this book, which Lawrence annotated for John Sims, the 11 year old son of Wing Commander and Mrs Sims, when he visited them at their cottage at Hornsea.
BRODRICK, A.H.: Near to Greatness. A Life of Earl Winterton. 9 photographic plates, index; 272pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1965. In frayed d.w. O'BRIEN F0149. [ Ref: RGW8298] £20
*Includes the chapter "With Lawrence in Arabia".
[BROUGH MOTORCYCLE] McDIARMID, M.: Classic British Bikes. Colour illus.; 80pp. oblong 8vo orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1997. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5505] £12
*Contains an entry on Brough motorcycles and a colour photograph of one of Lawrence of Arabia's SS100s.
BROWNE, E.G.: A Year Amongst the Persians. Impressions as to the Life, Character, and Thought of the People of Persia, Received during Twelve Months' Residence in that Country in the Years 1887-8. Folding map, index; x+594pp. 8vo orig. leather gilt, a.e.g., Facsimile edit. of 1893, Time/Life, 1983. [ Ref: RGW9857] £20
BUCHAN, J.: The King's Grace 1910-1935. Colour Frontispiece, index; 327pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1935. In d.w. (frayed at head of spine) O'BRIEN F0167 [ Ref: RGW10435] £10
BURTON, Sir RICHARD: The Gold Mines of Midian. Illus. orig. cloth, Facsimile reprint of 1878 edit., 1979. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5511] £25
*Reprinted, with "Ruined Cities of Median" from the author's annotated copy.
BURY, G. WYMAN: The Land of Uz. (Intro. by C. Smith) Map; xxviii+410pp. Paperback, Facsimile reprint of first edition, 1911 (1998). [ Ref: RGW7574] £15
BURY, G. WYMAN: Arabia Infelix or the Turks in Yamen. (Intro. by C. Smith) Map, index; xxvi+219pp. Paperback, Facsimile reprint of First Edition, 1915 (1998). [ Ref: RGW7575] £15
*George Wyman Bury [1874-1920] was linked with Leachman and Shakespear by T.E. Lawrence in his introduction to "Arabia Felix", as one of the great young Arabists. His official career was put off course by an unjustified charge of corruption. D.G. Hogarth supported Bury, who contributed to the Arab Bureau. In 1915, he was made political officer to the Red Sea Northern Patrol, and was closely connected with the Arab revolt.
CARTER, LADY VIOLET BONHAM: Winston Churchill As I Knew Him. Illus., index; 496pp. orig. cloth, Reprint Society, 1966. In worn d.w. [ Ref: RGW10878] £5
CASSAR, G.H.: The French and the Dardanelles. 4 maps, appendix, bibliography, index; xviii+276pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1971. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10839] £20
CATE, C.: André Malraux A Biography. Illus., index; 451pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1995. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5515] £20
*A number of references to T.E. Lawrence.
CERAM, C.W.: Narrow Pass, Black Mountain. The Discovery of the Hittite Empire. Illus., index; 284pp. orig. cloth, spine faded, small split in lower joint, Reader's Union, 1957. O'BRIEN F0204 [ Ref: RGW10873] £10
CHARMLEY, J.: Lord Lloyd and the Decline of the British Empire. Illus., index; 294pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1987. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0207h [ Ref: RGW5518] £20
*Lord Lloyd visited Lawrence in Arabia, and shared his misgivings about French ambitions in the region.
CHEESMAN, R.E.: In Unknown Arabia. Foreword by Sir Percy Cox. Frontispiece portrait, 66 photographic illus., folding map, and 2 other maps in text, 8 appendices, index; xx+447pp; a few small ink and embossed library stamps. buff cloth, library binding, spine gilt, "British Political Agency Abu Dhabi" on front cover, 1st edit., 1926. Very good ex- library copy of a scarce book, from British Political Agency, Abu Dhabi and a public library. [ Ref: RGW12507] £120
*Cheesman's journey into the Northern portion of the Great South Desert was notable not only for the visit to the oasis of Jabrin, but also for its account of the region's natural history. Peter Brent comments in 'Far Arabia', "R.E. Cheesman laid the foundations for Thomas's and Philby's jouneys by his explorations along the northern edges of the Rub' al Khali. On a waterless journey of almost a week he had been the first European to cross the lands of the Murra and visit the wells of Jabrin."
COLE, C. (Ed.): Royal Flying Corps Communiques 1915-1916. Numerous photographic illus., index of names; 352pp. orig. cloth, 1990. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5521] £20
*This work reprints the weekly reports, which were made on the air war at the Western Front, providing a wealth of information which is not available elsewhere.
CORANCEZ, LOUIS ALEXANDRE OLIVIER DE: The History of the Wahabis from their Origin until the End of 1809. (trans E. Tablet). xxi+161pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit. in English, 1995. [ Ref: RGW5523] £25
*Originally published anonymously in Paris. Louis Corancez was French consul in Aleppo from 1804-12.
CRONIN, V.: The Last Migration. Map, 343pp. orig. cloth, 1957. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW9866] £5
*The author spent a year amongst the tribes of Southern Persia.
CROW, D. & ICKS, R.J.: Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars and Half-Tracks. 274 black and white illus., index; 160pp. folio black library cloth, 1st edit., 1976. From a school library. [ Ref: RGW7921] £12
CURTIS, L.: Civitas Dei. lvi+774pp. orig. cloth, spine faded and rubbed at head, 2nd revised edit., 1950. In frayed d.w. cf. O'BRIEN F0247a [ Ref: RGW5527] £18
*Lionel Curtis's monumental work on the history of human society and his hopes for its future. It was first published between 1934 and 1937, and a later edition used its English title "Commonwealth of God". Lionel Curtis believed the British Empire was the most developed and enlightened system of government. He was a close friend of T.E. Lawrence, who shared his interest in international affairs.
DARLOW, M. & HODSON, G.: Terence Rattigan. The Man and his Work. Photographic illus., index; 238pp. orig.cloth, 1st edit., 1979. In d.w. cf. O'BRIEN F0249e [ Ref: RGW7902] £15
*Terence Rattigan's play "Ross" about Lawrence opened on 12 May 1960 and ran for 762 performances.
DAVISON, R.H.: Essays in Ottoman and Turkish History 1774-1923. The Impact of the West. 288pp. orig. cloth, 1996 [ Ref: RGW5528] £45
DE L. RUSH, A. (Ed.): Records of the Hashimite Dynasties. 15 vols. 10,000pp. orig. cloth, Archive editions. [ Ref: RGW7929] £3995
*This record of the distinguished family of the Middle East concentrates on the modern period when the convergence of British and Hashimite interests led to the Arab revolt and the establishment of Hashimite rule in Iraq and Jordan.
DE LAMARTINE, ALPHONSE (Trans. and Collected): Narrative of the Residence of Fatalla Sayeghir among the Wandering Arabs of the Great Desert. 216pp. orig. cloth, Facsimile Reprint of 1836 edit., 1996. [ Ref: RGW5532] £20
*Fatalla Sayeghir was assistant to a Napoleonic spy, who undertook a mission in Arabia.
DEVAS, N.: Two Flamboyant Fathers. Illus., index; x+287pp. orig. cloth, Reader's Union, 1968. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0265 [ Ref: RGW10827] £8
DOUGHTY, C.M.: Wanderings in Arabia. Being An Abridgment of "Travels in Arabia Deserta". Frontis., folding map, glossary; xviii+607pp. orig. green cloth, spine gilt, some marking on cloth, reprint, Duckworth, 1926. Inscribed by Daniel Bailey to Malcolm Dennison. [ Ref: RGW5537] £30
*It was this abridgment made by Edward Garnett, first published in 1908, which brought "Arabia Deserta" to a wider audience. Professor Bonney, Doughty's geological tutor, considered it was due to this publication, that the Royal Geographical Society awarded him the Founder's Gold Medal in 1912.
DOUGHTY, C.M.: Wanderings in Arabia. An abridgment of Travels in Arabia Deserta made with the author's sanction by Edward Garnett. Frontis., folding map. glossary; xviii+607pp. orig. cloth, Duckworth, 1939. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW8035] £25
FAIRLEY, B.: Charles M. Doughty. A Critical Study. 256pp. orig. cloth, light wear, 1st edit., J. Cape, 1927. In frayed d.w. [ Ref: RGW5964] £25
[CHARLES DOUGHTY]. TABACHNICK, S.: Charles Doughty. Index; 183pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., Boston 1980. [ Ref: RGW8499] £20
[CHARLES DOUGHTY]. TAYLOR, A.: God's Fugitive. The Life of Charles M. Doughty. Illus., index; 351pp; orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1999. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW8391] £20
EL-SOLH, R. (Ed.): The Sultanate of Oman 1914-1918. 352pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1998. [ Ref: RGW420] £35
ELGOOD, R.: The Arms and Armour of Arabia in the 18th-19th and 20th Centuries. 24 colour and 100 black and white illus.; 148pp. folio orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1994. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0301h [ Ref: RGW5545] £95
*Elgood's approach is to place the artefacts which form the subject of his book into a well-defined social and historical context. This reveals them to be of far greater significance than simply the wonderfully wrought weapons of war which they evidently are. In addition to providing a wealth of technical and military detail, the author is at pains to show the close personal relationship which, in time of peace as well as war, existed between Arabian men and the arms and armour which they carried." C. Spring. British Museum
FAIRBAIRN, G.: Revolutionary Warfare and Communist Strategy. The Threat to South-East Asia. Index; 373pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., Faber & Faber, 1968. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0324b [ Ref: RGW10838] £12
FEDDEN, R.: Syria. 33 photographic illus., index; 287pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1946. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0336 [ Ref: RGW7186] £25
FLAVELL, A.J. & NASH, P.: The Corvinus Press. A History and Bibliography. Illus. including facsimiles; 245pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1994. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0783d [ Ref: RGW5554] £75
*The authors who share an interest in T.E. Lawrence have compiled the first complete listing of the Corvinus Press, set up by Lord Carlow, which produced some fifty books betwenn 1936 and 1944. Lord Carlow was a friend of T.E. Lawrence and became a Trustee of his literary estate. Books by Lawrence which the Corvinus Press published include "Diary MCMXI", "Two Arabic Folk Tales", "Letters from T.E. Shaw to Viscount Carlow" and "Essay on Flecker".
FORSTER, E.M.: Two Cheers for Democracy. xiv+371pp. orig. cloth, some wear, hinges loose, 1st edit., 1951. O'BRIEN F0364 [ Ref: RGW9904] £15
*In the section on "Places", there is an account of Clouds Hill.
FORSTER, E.M.: The Life to Come and Others Stories. xxi+240pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1972. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0363 [ Ref: RGW10430] £10
FORTH, N de ROUEN: A Fighting Colonel of Camel Corps. The Life and Experiences of Lt.-Col. N.B. de Lancey Forth, DSO (& Bar), MC 1879-1933 of The Manchester Regiment and Egyptian Army. Colour frontis. portrait, 44 plates of illus., sketch maps of battle of Khuweilfe, index; 202pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1991. In d.w. O'BRIEN F036b [ Ref: RGW5557] £25
*Colonel de Lancey Forth commanded the 3rd (Anzac) Battalion of the Imperial Camel Corps.
GIBBON-WILLIAMS, A.: William Roberts An English Cubist. 60 colour and 40 black and white illus.; 152pp. 260 x 220mm hardback, 2004. [ Ref: RGW10739] £60
*William Roberts was an avant-garde artist who was a member of the Vorticists group. He produced illustrations for "Seven Pillars of Wisdom".
GLUBB, SIR JOHN BAGOT: The Story of the Arab Legion. 7 maps, illus.; 371pp. orig. cloth, 4th impression, 1956. In frayed d.w. O'BRIEN F0409 [ Ref: RGW10389] £15
GRAVES, R.P.: Robert Graves. The Assault Heroic 1895-1926. Illus., index; 387pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1986. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0427b [ Ref: RGW5570] £15
HARDING, G. LANKESTER: The Antiquities of Jordan. 10 maps and 64 photographic illus., index; 223pp. orig. cloth, 5th impression, 1965. In torn d.w. cf. O'BRIEN F0476. [ Ref: RGW6928] £15
HASSALL, C.: Edward Marsh Patron of the Arts. A Biography. 21 illus., index; xvi+732p. orig. blue cloth, 1st edit., 1959. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0488 [ Ref: RGW5581] £20
*There are numerous references to T.E. Lawrence in this biography of a remarkable man, who was Winston Churchill's personal secretary.
HODGES, J.: The Heart of the Writer. Private and Public Lives of English Writers. index; 446pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1994. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0508b [ Ref: RGW5583] £15
HOGARTH, D.G.: Hejaz Before World War I. (New intro. by R.L. Bidwell) Map; 155pp. orig. cloth, reprint of 1917 edit., Oleander Press, 1978. O'BRIEN F0510b [ Ref: RGW5584] £18
*This book was prepared for the internal use of the Arab Bureau. It was intended to summarise in one volume what was known of the Arab theatre of war
HOLMBOE, K.: Desert Encouter. An Adventurous Journey through Italian Africa. Illus.; 282pp. orig. cloth, spine faded, 1st English edit., 1936. O'BRIEN F0519 [ Ref: RGW9850] £10
HOLROYD, M.: Bernard Shaw. The One-Volume Definitive Biography. Numerous illus., index; 834pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1997. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW3188] £20
*Numerous references to Lawrence of Arabia.
HOLROYD, M.: Augustus John. 2 vols. Numerous black and white illus., appendices, index. orig. cloth, Book Club Associates, 1975. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW11680] £20
*Definitive biography of the artist.
HORNIBLOW, P.: Oil Sand & Politics. Memoirs of Middle East Doctor, Mercenary and Mountaineer. 13 maps, 37 photographic illus.; 301pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit. 2003. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW11440] £25
*Dr Horniblow, whose father was at school with T.E. Lawrence, always wanted to visit the Middle East. His military and medical career took him to many of the Arab states. As a climber, he took part in many Himalayan expeditions.
HOWARTH, D.: The Desert King. A Life of Ibn Saud. Illus., index; 252pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1964. O'BRIEN F0535 [ Ref: RGW5588] £20
INGRAMS, H.: Arabia and the Isles. 41 photographic illus., chiefly taken by the Author, 2 folding maps, index; xvii+367pp. orig. buckram, spine gilt, Reprint, John Murray, 1943. O'BRIEN F0552 [ Ref: RGW7178] £25
INGRAMS, H.: Seven Across the Sahara. From Ash to Accra. Map, photographic illus., index; xvi+231pp. orig. cloth, spine faded, Travel Book Club, 1950. O'BRIEN F0552 [ Ref: RGW10829] £8
JARVIS, Major C.S.: Yesterday and To-day in Sinai. Folding map, 24 plates of photographic illus., appendix of "Car Routes through the Sinai"; viii+312pp. orig. cloth, a little wear, small tears on spine, Reprint, 1938. cf. O'BRIEN F0562 [ Ref: RGW9846] £15
*Major Jarvis was Governor of Sinai.
JARVIS, Major C.S.: Desert and Delta. Map, 21 illus., index; viii+319pp. orig. cloth, covers marked, reprint, 1942. cf. O'BRIEN F0562 [ Ref: RGW5612] £10
JOHN, AUGUSTUS: Autobiography. (Introduction by M. Holroyd). Illus., index; 451pp. orig. cloth, 1st one volume edit., 1975. In d.w. cf. O'BRIEN F0569 [ Ref: RGW10392] £10
KEARTON, CHERRY: The Shifting Sands of Algeria. 79 photographic illus., index; 307pp; a little spotting. Large 8vo orig. red cloth gilt, slight wear on extremities, 1st edit., 1924. [ Ref: RGW9883] £25
KELLY, J.B.: Arabia, The Gulf and the West. Maps, index; 1530pp. Paperback, Basic Books, 1990. [ Ref: RGW8481] £10
*A masterful study of the abandonment of Aden and the oil crisis. This American academic's analysis is incisive and he does not fail to criticise Western governments.
KHATIB, H.: Palestine and Egypt under the Ottomans. Paintings, Books, Photographs, Maps and Manuscripts. 150 colour illus.; 300pp. Large 4to orig. cloth, 2003. [ Ref: RGW9856] £60
KIERNAN, R.H.: Wavell. 7 illus., 6 maps; 221pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1945. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5624] £10
KING, F.: E.M. Forster and His World. 117 photographic illus., index; 128pp. orig. cloth, First English Edition, Thames & Hudson, 1978. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0595a [ Ref: RGW10448] £15
KNIGHTLEY, P.: "The Lost Years of a Desert Legend" in Night and Day, Mail on Sunday Review Illus. orig. wrappers, 4 Jan 1998. [ Ref: RGW5697] £7
*An article concentrating on the Castle Hill edition of the 1922 text of "Seven Pillars of Wisdom".
LACOUTRE, J.: André Malraux. (Trans by A. Sheridan) Illus., index; xiv+510pp. orig. cloth, 1st English edit., A. Deutsch, 1975 In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10439] £15
LEDGER, D.: Shifting Sands. The British in South Arabia 2 maps, 39 photographic illus., index; 232pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1983. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW6091] £30
*An account of the British involvement in Aden and our somewhat inglorious retreat. The colour picture on the endpapers was painted by David Shepherd.
LEWIN, R.: Man of Armour. A Study of Lieut-General Vyvyan Pope and the Development of Armoured Warfare. 6 photographic illus., map, index; 152pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1976. Very good copy in d.w. [ Ref: RGW10460] £10
LIDDELL HART, B.H.: Through the Fog of War. Index; 366pp. orig. cloth, worn, 1st English edit., 1938. cf. O'BRIEN F0654 [ Ref: RGW10876] £20
LORIMER, J.G.: Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman & Central Arabia. 6 vols. including map box. Large folding map, photographic plates; 5,000pp. orig. cloth, Archive editions, Reprint of Original Edition, 1908-1915. [ Ref: RGW7928] £1495
*Considered the most important source on Arabia. The Gazetteer was compiled to provide intelligence to British agents and officials and published by the British Government in India.
MACKENZIE, D.A.: Myths of Babylonia and Assyria. 9 colour plates, ( 8 by E. WALLCOUSINS), folding map, and other black and white plates, index; xl+537pp. orig. cloth, slightly rubbed, Gresham Publishing, n.d. [ Ref: RGW9867] £15
MACMUNN, Lieut-General Sir G. & FALLS, Capt C.: Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917. Maps, photographs in pocket at end, appendices, index; xviii+445pp. orig. red cloth, Imperial War Museum, 1996. cf O'BRIEN F0689 [ Ref: RGW5672] £35
*A reprint of the 1928 Official History of The War.
FALLS, Capt C.: Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from June 1917 to the End of the War. Part I. Illus. sketch maps, folding map in pocket at end, glossary; xiii+394+xivpp. orig. red cloth, Imperial War Museum, 1996. cf O'BRIEN F0689 [ Ref: RGW5673] £35
*A reprint of the 1930 Official History of The War.
FALLS, Capt C.: Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from June 1917 to the End of the War. Part II. Illus. sketch maps, appendices, index; 353pp. orig. red cloth, Imperial War Museum, 1996. cf O'BRIEN F0689 [ Ref: RGW5674] £35
*A reprint of the 1930 Official History of The War.
MacNIVEN. I.S. & MOORE, H.T. (Ed.): Literary Lifelines. The Richard Aldington-Lawrence Durrell Correspondence. 235pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., Faber & Faber, 1981. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0012a [ Ref: RGW5675] £24
*Numerous references to T.E. Lawrence and to Aldington's biography.
MADSEN, A.: Malraux. A Biography. Illus., index; 383pp. orig. cloth, 1st English edit., W.H. Allen, 1977. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0694a [ Ref: RGW10443] £15
MAINS, Lt Col A.A.: Soldier with Railways Illus., map, index; 173pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1994. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10877] £10
*The writer describes trains in India, Burma and the Middle East.
MANNING, FREDERIC: Her Privates We by Private 19022. (Introduction by Edmund Blunden) xii+274pp. orig. cloth, New edition, P. Davies/Reader's Union, 1965. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW6118] £15
*T.E. Lawrence is quoted on the dust-wrapper, "I am sure it is the book of books so far as the British Army is concerned".
MASTERS, A.: Nancy Astor. A Life. Illus., index; 237pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1981. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0712f [ Ref: RGW5682] £10
McGUIRK, R.: The Sanusi's Little War. The Amazing Story of a Forgotten Conflict in the Western Desert, 1916-1917. 50 photographic illus., 10 maps, bibliography, index; xvii+332pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 2007. Fine copy in d.w. [ Ref: RGW12544] £25
*A full account, using original sources, of the military campaign, including the capture and rescue of the the survivors of the HMS Tara. T.E. Lawrence was involved as an Intelligence Officer in Cairo, who took new ciphers to Sollum.
MEYNELL, VIOLA (Ed.): The Best of Friends. Further Letters to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell. 8 plates, index; 308pp;. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1956. In frayed d.w. (slight darkening to the spine) O'BRIEN F0733. [ Ref: RGW7598] £15
*A selection of letters to the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum. who had a wide circle of influential and talented friends. Letters include those from Sassoon, Bernard Shaw and Freya Stark.
MILES, Col. SAMUEL BARRET: The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf. 4pp illus.; 644pp. orig. cloth, reprint of 1919 edit., (1994). In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5685] £45
MINNEY, R.J.: "Puffin" Asquith. A Biography of the Hon. Anthony Asquith. Aesthete, Aristocrat, Prime Minister's Son and Film Maker. Illus., index; 273pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1973. In d.w. Not in O'Brien [ Ref: RGW10823] £10
*Puffin Asquith was involved with a project to make a film about Lawrence of Arabia with a script by Terrence Rattigan.
[MONROE, E.]: "Imp or Imperialist" in "Times Literary Supplement." orig. wrappers, October 1969. O'BRIEN G0933. [ Ref: RGW11696] £5
*Review of "The Secret Lives of Lawrence" amd new edition of Aldington's "Lawrence of Arabia". O'Brien records the title incorrectly.
MONROE, E.: Philby of Arabia. 14 illus., 2 maps, bibliography, index; 332pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1973. Fine in d.w. O'BRIEN F0751 [ Ref: RGW5688] £25
*In 1921, St John Philby became Chief British Representative in the Transjordan after Lawrence had been sent there to sort out the situation. Philby later came to disagree strongly with Lawrence's view of what British policy should be.
MONROE, E.: Philby of Arabia. Foreword by Sir James Craig. 3 maps, bibliography, index; x+320pp. Paperback, 1st Paperback edit., 1998. Mint copy. cf. O'BRIEN F0751 [ Ref: RGW10351] £10
*In 1921, St John Philby became Chief British Representative in the Transjordan after Lawrence had been sent there to sort out the situation. Philby later came to disagree strongly with Lawrence's view of what British policy should be.
MORTON, H.V.: In the Steps of St. Paul. Illus.; xvi+440pp. orig. cloth, marks on covers, 2nd edit., 1936. O'BRIEN F0765 [ Ref: RGW9913] £8
MORTON, H.V.: In the Steps of the Master. Illus.; xii+388pp. orig. cloth, mark on back cover, 5th edit., 1935. O'BRIEN F0766 [ Ref: RGW9914] £8
MORTON, H.V.: Middle East. A Record of Travel in the Countries of Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Turkey and Greece. Illus.; x+326pp. orig. cloth, worn, 3rd edit., 1941. O'BRIEN F0767 [ Ref: RGW9915] £8
MORTON, H.V.: Through Lands of the Bible. Illus.; xii+400pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1938. In frayed d.w. [ Ref: RGW9916] £10
*Lawrence of Arabia is mentioned three times.
MURRAY, H.: Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Asia from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. Vol. I only. 2 folding maps (spotted); xvi+517pp. 8vo, lacking covers, 1st edit., Edinburgh, 1820. [ Ref: RGW9871] £25
SEYYD HOSSEIN NASR. Mecca. The Blessed Medina the Radiant The Holiest Cities of Islam. Colour photographs by Ali Kazuyosho Nomachi; 192pp. 4to orig. cloth, 1st edit., Aperture, 1997. in d.w. [ Ref: RGW9826] £20
NESBIT, ROY CONYERS: The Eyes of the RAF. A History of Photo-Reconnaissance. Over 400 photographic illus., index; viii+335pp. folio orig. cloth, Bramley Books, 1997. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW7957] £20
NICHOLSON, J.: Hejaz Railway. 160 colour and black and white photographic illus., appendix of the stations, bibliography, index; xvi+193pp. folio (256 x 214mm) orig. cloth, 1st edit., 2005. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW11444] £25
*A comprehensive and excellently illustrated history which looks at the motives for building the railway, the problems associated with its construction, as well as T.E. Lawrence's campaign to disrupt it.
O'LEARY, DE LACY: Colloquial Arabic, with Notes on the Vernacular Speech of Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia, and an Appendix on the Local Characteristics of Algerian Dialect. xviii+192pp. orig. cloth, some wear on extremities, 7th edit., n.d. [c.1940] [ Ref: RGW9845] £10
PAGE, B., LEITCH, D. & KNIGHTLEY, P.: Philby. The Spy who Betrayed a Generation. (Introduction by John Le Carre). Illus., index; 296pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1968. In frayed d.w. O'BRIEN F0816 [ Ref: RGW10394] £10
*Kim Philby was the son of the Arabian explorer.
PAINTING, N.: The Real Wolseley: Adderley Park Works 1901-1926. Numerous photographic illus. and diagrams, index; 128pp. folio orig. cloth, 1st edit., Ashbourne, 2002. Mint in d.w. [ Ref: RGW8406] £19
*Wolseley was a pioneering car manufactory, whose vehicles were used to make armoured cars in First World War.
PATCH, BLANCHE: Thirty Years with G.B.S. Frontis., index; 256pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1951. O'BRIEN F0825 [ Ref: RGW5711] £10
*A memoir by Shaw's secretary with references to Lawrence.
PEARSON, H.: G.B.S. Postscript. 2 plates, index; 192pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1951. In frayed d.w. O'BRIEN F0832 [ Ref: RGW5712] £8
PHILBY, H. ST JOHN: Arabian Jubilee. Frontis., 47 photographic plates, appendixes, index; xvi+280pp. orig. black cloth, top of covers affected by damp, small dents on spine, 1st edit., 1952. O'BRIEN F0843 [ Ref: RGW10393] £35
POULTON, R.: Kings and Commoners 1901-1936. Illus., index; 152pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1977. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10824] £5
ROWSE, A.L.: Oxford in the History of the Nation. Colour and black and white illus., index; 256pp. orig. cloth, Book Club Associates, 1975. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10450] £8
SARNER, H.: A Collection of the Works of Robert Graves. With Bibliographic Comments, Corrections and Additions. With Comments by Carl Hahn. Illus.; iv+100pp. orig. wrappers, 1st edit., Brunswick Press, Cathedral Press, 1995. [ Ref: RGW5735] £10
*Drawing on his large collection, Harvey Sarner clarifies and corrects many bibliographic points.
SAUNDERS, H. ST GEORGE: Per Ardua. The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939. Photographic illus., maps, appendices, index; xii+356pp. orig. cloth, Oxford University Press, 1944. [ Ref: RGW10459] £15
SEYMOUR, M.: Robert Graves. Life on the Edge. Illus., bibliography, index; 524pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1982. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5738] £20
*Robert Graves, the First World War poet and writer, wrote one of the authorised biographies of Lawrence. When he was short of money, Lawrence gave to him some of the manuscript of "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" to sell. Lawrence admired his writing, and Graves trusted Lawrence's critical judgment.
SHEEAN, V.: Between the Thunder and the Sun. Index; viii+339pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1943. O'BRIEN F0963 [ Ref: RGW10463] £10
STARK, FREYA: Freya Stark in the Levant. [With a Commentary by Malise Ruthven]. 95 black and white photographs; 120pp. 4to (10.5in x 8.5in) orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1994. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW5751] £12
*This volume contains a selection of her photographs taken in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine, which Dame Freya Stark left to the Middle East centre at Oxford.
STARK, FREYA: Beyond the Euphrates. Autobiography 1928-1933. Illus., index; 342pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1951. In d.w. O'BRIEN F0987 [ Ref: RGW6222] £25
STARK, FREYA: Traveller's Prelude. Illus., index; 346pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1950. [ Ref: RGW6223] £18
STARK, FREYA: Riding to the Tigris. Numerous photographic illus., folding map, index; 114pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1959. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW9869] £20
STARK, FREYA: Freya Stark in Persia. [With a Commentary by Malise Ruthven]. Numerous black and white photographs; 118pp. 4to (10.5in x 8.5in) orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1994. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10353] £12
*A further selection from the archive. Freya Stark first visited Iran in 1930
STARK, FREYA: Freya Stark in Iraq and Kuwait. [With a Commentary by Malise Ruthven]. Numerous black and white photographs; 104pp. 4to (10.5in x 8.5in) orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1994. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10352] £12
*A further selection from the archive. Freya Stark published "Baghdad Sketches" in 1932.
STIRLING, Lt. Col. W.F.: Safety Last. With a Foreword by Siegfried Sassoon and an Epilogue by Lord Kinross. Illus., index; viii+251pp. orig. cloth, 2nd Impression, 1953. O'BRIEN F0998 [ Ref: RGW10357] £20
STORRS, SIR RONALD: Orientations. 21 plates, maps, index; xx+532pp. orig. blue cloth, slight wear, Definitive Edition, 1945. In d.w. O'BRIEN F1004 [ Ref: RGW5757] £18
SUTHERLAND, L.W.: Aces and Kings 29 photographic illus.; xii+276pp. orig. blue cloth, spine faded and slightly marked, J. Hamilton, n.d. Clean copy. cf O'BRIEN F1009 [ Ref: RGW10360] £40
*Chapter 5 is entitled "Our Lawrence".
SYKES, C.: Orde Wingate. Illus. and maps, index; 575pp. orig. cloth, slight wear, 1st edit., 1959. O'BRIEN F1014 [ Ref: RGW5761] £18
TEMPLEWOOD, VISCOUNT. SAMUEL HOARE: Nine Troubled Years. Frontis., index; 448pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1954. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW10835] £10
TEMPLEWOOD, VISCOUNT. SAMUEL HOARE: Empire of the Air. The Advent of the Air Age. 1922-1929. Frontis., index; 319pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1957. In d.w. O'BRIEN F1028 [ Ref: RGW10863] £12
THOMAS, R.H. (Ed.): Arabian Gulf Intelligence. 782pp. orig. cloth, Cambridge, Reprinted from Bombay Government Publication of 1856. [ Ref: RGW8505] £65
*Reprints selections from the Records of the Bombay Government concerning Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and the Islands of the Gulf.
THOMPSON, R. & HOGG, J.: Sketches of Kertch, Its Larger Tumuli, and some other Remains. Plan and 4 lithograph plates, a little spotting; 30pp. wrappers, stitching loose, offprint, from "Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature", 1857. [ Ref: RGW9842] £18
THOUMIN, R.: The First World War. (Trans. M. Kieffer). Maps, index; 544pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit. in English, 1963. In d.w. O'BRIEN F1057 [ Ref: RGW10840] £20
THURTLE, ERNEST: Times Winged Victory. Memories and Comments. Frontis. portrait, index; xii+190pp. orig. black cloth, cloth marked, 1st edit., 1945. O'BRIEN F1060 [ Ref: RGW6930] £20
*Ernest Thurtle was the M.P., who asked questions in the House of Commons about Lawrence's service in the R.A.F. on the North West Frontier, when there were troubles in Afghanistan. Lawrence phoned Thurtle and they arranged to meet at Westminster.
TOURRET, R.: Hedjaz Railway. 229 photographic illus., 143 diagrams of locomotives and railway stock, maps, appendices, bibliography; x+182pp. folio orig. cloth, 1st edit., Abingdon, 1989. Fine copy in d.w. O'BRIEN F1062m [ Ref: RGW5784] £25
TRENCH, R. (Ed.): Gazetteer of Arabian Tribes. 18 vols. 6 Tribal maps; 12,000pp. orig. cloth, Archive editions. [ Ref: RGW7927] £4995
*A remarkable collection of desciptions of some 745 Arabian tribes from British sources, recording territories, tribal associations, and military strength and allegiances. Includes eyewitness accounts of the Hijaz riding into battle in 1917.
WANSELL, G.: Terence Rattigan. Illus., index; 434pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1995. In frayed d.w. [ Ref: RGW5795] £20
*Recent biography of the Author of the play "Ross".
WEMYSS, LADY WESTER: The Life and Letters of Lord Wester Wemyss, G.C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O. Admiral of the Fleet. 8 photographic plates, appendix, index; xii+516pp; a little occasional spotting, orig. blue cloth, slight marking on covers, 1st edit., 1935. O'BRIEN F1119 [ Ref: RGW9890] £50
*Lawrence acknowledges in "Seven Pillars of Wisdom, the great help that Admiral Wemyss provided to the fledgling Arab Revolt. They were both at the Paris peace conference.
WINSTEN, S.: Days with Bernard Shaw. 36 illus., index; 214pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., n.d. [c.1948] In frayed d.w. cf. O'BRIEN F1149 [ Ref: RGW5810] £10
WINTERTON, EARL: Fifty Tumultuous Years. Frontis. portrait; 232pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., 1955. In frayed and chipped d.w. O'BRIEN F1158 [ Ref: RGW6282] £20
*This is the autobiography of Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton. Lawrence and Winterton first met when he was liason officer in Syria at the end of the First World War. When Lawrence wished to press Feisal's case for an independent Arab state, it was Winterton who introduced him to Lord Robert Cecil, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. He used introductions from Winterton to lobby support among politicians and journalists.
WOODSMALL, R.F.: Moslem Women Enter a New World. Photographic illus., folding map, appendix, index; 432pp. orig. cloth gilt, spine faded, wear on extremities, 1st edit., New York, Round Table Press, 1936. [ Ref: RGW9881] £20
WOOLLEY, C. LEONARD: Dead Towns and Living Men. Being Pages from an Antiquary's Notebook. viii+308pp orig. cloth, J. Cape, Life & Letters Series, 1932. Very good copy. O'BRIEN F1170 [ Ref: RGW5816] £20
EID AL YAHYA (Ed.): Travellers in Arabia. British Explorers in Saudi Arabia. Introductory Essays by Leslie McLoughlin, H V F Winstone and the late St John Armitage. 10 maps of routes, over 110 photographic illus. by Bertram Thomas. Captain William Shakespear, T E Lawrence, Wilfred Thesiger, Harry St John Philby, Gertrude Bell, Gerard Leachman, Major A L Holt, Sir George Rendel. Gerald de Gaury and Major R E Cheesman, and watercolours by Lady Blunt; xxiv+132pp. Large 4to (325 x 295mm) orig. cloth, 1st edit., 2006. In d.w. [ Ref: RGW12486] £35
*Beautifully illustrated book based on the Travellers in Arabia Exhibition held at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in September 2004. The work is arranged chronologically by traveller, with their portrait and a brief biography.
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