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Price: US$22.16 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1936 Reprint HB Cape; good in good uncilpped dust jacket
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, SHROP, United Kingdom
T.E. Lawrence. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Jonathan Cape, 1936.
Price: US$25.77 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Seventh Impression, 672pp, lacks dust wrapper, previous owners name to free front end paper. Boards are rubbedespecially to top and bottom of spine and there is a splash mark to rear. Page edges are uncut. In good order internally with no tears to fold out maps, excellent illustrations, just some slight spotting. Very heavy book, please inquire for postage outside the UK.
Seller: Red-books ( Member of P.B.F.A. ), Hanley Swan, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.65 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 255, b/w frontis, 5 b/w plates, 2 maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, spine slightly dulled, gt. Spotting to edge of text block, foxing/spotting to title page Owner's name to half-title. Good. First edition.
Seller: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, United Kingdom
T.E. Lawrence. Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a triumph. Jonathan Cape, London, 1936.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Small 4 to in brown buckram. Lacking the dust jacket, but a near fine 7th impression, remarkably well preserved.
Seller: Montreal Books, Westmount, QC, Canada
Lawrence, T. E.. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Jonathan Cape, 1936.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [From the library of Benjamin B. King.] Bound in publisher's brown cloth. 1936 printing. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Some foxing. Edges sunned. Contemporary signature of King on front end page, else unmarked. "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. After World War 2 broke out in Europe in September 1939, he joined the British Royal Air Force as a 'penguin' who could not fly because of eyesight problems. He was assigned to Coastal Command at the airbase in Wick in the very north of Scotland, which provided defense for Britain in the North Sea, engaging the Germany Navy and Air Force. After his stint at Wick, Ben was transferred to the vital but vulnerable British base at Gibraltar off the coast of Spain, where the British monitored German and Italian military operations in the Western Mediterranean. While in Gibraltar, one of his tasks was to listen to Luftwaffe radio communications and track the movement of German and Italian airplanes. After Gibraltar, Ben was called back to Britain and assigned to the secret British code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park in England, which played a critical role in the Allies' war effort by monitoring and decoding German military communications and ultimately breaking the German Enigma code." - Obit. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
T.E. Lawrence. Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a triumph. Jonathan Cape, London, 1936.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Small 4 to in brown buckram. Lacking the dust jacket, but a near fine 7th impression, remarkably well preserved.
Seller: RPBooks, Champlain, NY, U.S.A.
T.E. Lawrence. Seven Pillars of Wisdom a Triumph. Jonathan Cape, London, 1936.
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jonathan Cape, London, 1936. Hard cover, brown boards, gilt titles. Book condition : Very good. Very clean text, Superb illustrations, fold out maps in very good condition. Roughcut pages. Binding exposed front. Spine faded. Heavy book may incur extra postage. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #S13890.
Seller: Westwood Books, Cramlington, United Kingdom
T.E. Lawrence. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Published by Jonathan Cape, 1936, 1936.
Price: US$102.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Nice copy of this classic .
Seller: Vancouver Books, VANCOUVER, BC, Canada
Price: US$104.50 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Illustrated with 6 photographs and two maps. 8vo, publisher's original blue cloth lettered on the spine in gilt. 252, index pp. A slightly worn copy, with mellowing to the spine panel, the corners lightly bumped. FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT BIOGRAPHY. Vyvyan Richards and T.E. Lawrence were good friends from early college days. They planned at one point to open a printing house together and to specialize in good books printed beautifully. T.E.L. died before the two could realize their early dream. Vyvyan Richards went on to print a number of books including one on the first pages of Caxton's printings done in the 15th century. The book is especially important as it provides a view into Lawrence's efforts and accomplishments as well as his personality and discipline and was written by one of his closest friends and colleagues.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$119.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Rips to Jacket and small dampstain on inside cover spine seam as pictured and some minor moisture warp to top edge.overall very good condition. bookplate from previous owner. a nice very early edition to add to the collection.
Seller: Vancouver Books, VANCOUVER, BC, Canada
Price: US$128.83 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dark blue boards,gilt lettering to spine,lightly shelf-worn,top page edge sdyed blue,other edges tanned & spotted,small piece missing bottom left corner of bep,contents clean and bright.
Seller: eclecticbooks, BOLTON, United Kingdom
LAWRENCE, T.E.. SEVEN PILLARS of WISDOM. JONATHAN CAPE, London, 1936.
Price: US$158.00 + shipping
Description: STATED SEVENTH IMPRESSION OF THE FIRST EDITION, AUGUST 1936. BROWN BUCKRAM WITH GOLD GILT LETTERING ON SPINE. VERY SOLID AND SUPER CLEAN, NO MARKINGS. 672 pp. FRONTIS AND 52 OTHER ILLUS. 4 FOLD OUT MAPS. DECKLE PAGES. D/J HAS A 1 INCH TEAR AT TOP , A 6 INCH BY 2 1/2 INCH CELLO TAPE ON FRONT AND 2 MINISCULE CLOSE TEARS , LESS THAN 1/8 OF AN INCH ON BACK. BLACK LETTERING ON SPINE AND FRONT OF D/J. STATES COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED ON D/J. SCARCE FIRST EDITION IN FULL D/J. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS.
Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada
Price: US$177.78 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION 8vo. blue cloth hardback, gilt, in price-clipped dust jacket. 255pp., Indexed., illustrated with b/w plates and two maps. Modern bookplate to front pastedown. Small patch of light soiling to ffep. Occasional light foxing, somewhat heavier to prelims and foredge. Light soiling to rear cover of dust jacket. A few tiny chips to edges and one closed tear to base of front cover. Overall a VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 6/2) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$180.29 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition second impression hardback, 1936, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket slightly rubbed (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; slight toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Price: US$193.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: . 1936 2nd imp of 1st edition, with unclipped dustjacket in very good condition, neat name to end paper, light age toning to prelim, frontis & title page, contents clean & bright, feind foxing to page block, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981
Seller: GREENSLEEVES BOOKS, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Pp. [4], 5-255. Frontis. photograph of T. E. Lawrence by Howard Coster. Contains several black & white photographs on glossy stock. Two maps. Index. Bound in navy cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Just a hint of cocked spine. In the dust jacket that shows slight edge-wear; price of 8s. 6d intact on the front flap. First printing of the first edition. Richards was an Oxford school chum of Lawrence; his recollections and views cast Lawrence as a great leader and thinker, rather than the romantic crusader adopted by the public - a view enhanced following his death the year prior to the publication of this book. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve. O'BRIEN, E097.
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 254 pages. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Illustrations in black & white throughout. Light toning throughout. Previous owner's pencil marks have been erased, light marks remain in some spots. Original dust jacket with small chips, tears to edges, now protected in a plastic cover. Tight binding, sharp corners, a nice copy. Record # 751457
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Lawrence, T. E.. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. Jonathan Cape, London and at Toronto, 1936.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First trade edition, seventh printing. Frontispiece bust of the author, 4 folded maps and 47 plates. 672 pp. 1 vols. 4to. O'Brien A042 (note) Brown buckram, spine titled in gilt, upper board without ornament. Fine copy in very good plus dust jacket (some soiling, short tears to top of back panel without loss) Frontispiece bust of the author, 4 folded maps and 47 plates. 672 pp. 1 vols. 4to
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original publisher’s brown cloth. Titles to spines in gilt. Dust wrappers. 4to. (26 x 20 cm). 2 volumes set: (674 p., 696 p., Doughty’s portrait on the frontispiece, 2 large folding maps (colour map on a folded plate at end of each volume: "A sketch map itinerarium of part of northwestern Arabia and Negd [Najd]"), folding topographic panoramas, many illustrations in text, numbered plates in colour and b/w. Slight browning and light chippings on top and lower of dust jackets. Overall, a very good set. Scarce set in this condition, of this “new and definitive edition”, with an introduction by Lawrence of Arabia (1888-1935). This “first and indispensable work upon the Arabs of the desert -and if it has not always been referred to, or enough read, that has been because it was excessively rare-” (Lawrence), including a detailed travel account of the Middle East and perilous exploration by English poet and writer Doughty and spent some time living with the Bedouins during the 1870s. The book was published first in 1888, then an abridged version was arranged and introduced in 1908 by editor Edward William Garnett (1868-1937). According to Richard Burton, Doughty spent ten long years -a decade in these days being equivalent to a generation- in systematically frittering away the interest of his subject; and at last, after printing delays innumerable, he comes before the world with these two large volumes [.] In July 1884, the R. G. S. of London printed (Proceedings, pp. 382-399) Doughty’s “Travels in North-Western Arabia ”, a mere abstract instead of detailed geographical and topographical descriptions as it should have been; full of misprints and mistakes, with a perverted sketch map of which the traveler complained loudly and publicly. Doughty began his adventurous and perilous exploration on November 13, 1876, and left Arabia in the autumn of 1878. His account has brilliant descriptions of Islamic and pre-Islamic Arab culture and geography such as inscriptions, epitaphs, coins, customs, trade in the peninsula, tribes, daily life, six thousand Muslim pilgrims traveling across "wild waste earth" by camel caravan to Mecca in the autumn of 1876 and return of the Haj, nomad life in the desert, Bedouins, etc. in these voluminous books. This book was “a bible of its kind” for Thomas Edward Lawrence. He was an avid admirer of Doughty and his writing, as shown in his introduction. Lawrence had been instrumental in having the work reprinted, with his name ensuring that Arabia Deserta reached a wider audience. Cape and his business partner Wren Howard (1893–1968) set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation for high-quality design and production and a fine list of English-language authors, fostered by the firm's editor and reader Edward Garnett. Cape's list of writers ranged from poets including Robert Frost and C. Day Lewis to children's authors such as Roald Dahl, Hugh Lofting, and Arthur Ransome, to James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, to heavyweight fiction by James Joyce and T. E. Lawrence. The firm's first publication was widely regarded as a gamble: Cape published a new two-volume edition, at the high price of nine guineas, of C. M. Doughty's Travels in Arabia Deserta. The book, first published in 1888 with no success, had been out of print for 30 years. The Cape edition sold out and had to be reprinted several times. Among those who admired it was T. E. Lawrence, who became friendly with Cape, and wrote an introduction to the firm's 1926 single-volume edition of the book. Jonathan Cape Ltd became Lawrence's publisher, issuing Revolt in the Desert (1927), Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1935), and The Mint (1955). Sources: Burton, Richard F., "Review of Charles M. Doughty, Travels in Arabia Deserta" (1888), Academy, Vol. XXXIV (28 July), pp. 47-8., Wikipedia., "Charles Doughty's Travels in Arabia Deserta republished", The National, 26 August 2013.
Seller: Khalkedon Rare Books, IOBA, Istanbul, Turkey
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Description: New and definitive edition, first impression, in a handsome binding. Travels in Arabia Deserta, "an unrivalled encyclopaedia of knowledge about all aspects of nineteenth-century and earlier Arabia" (ODNB), was first published in 1886. T. E. Lawrence was instrumental in having the book republished in 1921, with a new introduction and preface by himself and Doughty, both included here. This edition was published in a format matching that of the 1935 Seven Pillars of Wisdom. O'Brien A017. Two volumes, large octavo. Attractively bound in recent reddish-brown morocco, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, raised bands, roll to boards gilt, marbled endpaers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Half-tone portrait frontispiece of Doughty, 8 plates (2 folding), 2 large folding coloured maps showing Doughty's routes, illustrations to text; title pages printed in red and black. An excellent copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom