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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.
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 Statesman 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] £24
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
[BELL, GERTRUDE] WINSTONE, H.V.F.: Gertrude Bell. Maps, illus, index; 322pp. orig. cloth, 1st edit., J. Cape, 1978. Very good copy in d.w. (small chip at head) [ Ref: RGW14060] £18
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.: AndrŽ 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
BRENT, P.: Far Arabia. Explorers of the Myth. Illus., map, index; 239pp. Paperback Quartet Books, 1979. [ Ref: RGW12019] £6
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.
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.