A Fresh Station, T.E. Lawrence Writing and Riding at Cranwell

Horbury and San Diego: Rickaro Books / Churchill Book Collector, 2019. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in blue quarter cloth with silver facsimile initial "TES" to front board and silver title to spine. A limited edition of just one hundred and fifty copies, each hand numbered. 36pp with 5 plates in b/w.. An essay written following the discovery of a 1925 letter written by Lawrence to Captain Raymond Goslett that was found tipped into copy number 50 of the UK limited issue of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Analysing the letter in depth, this work seeks to give us insight into the enigmatic figure who became known as Lawrence of Arabia, as well as providing an insight into two of his friends. he title is taken from Lawrence's own reference in the letter to Cranwell as ".a fresh station, where I have no leisure after the day's work." Of an edition of 150 hand-numbered copies, 149 are bound thus by the Fine Book Bindery in quarter cloth featuring navy spine and blue-grey boards evoking RAF colours, the spine printed in silver, the front cover bearing the initials Lawrence was wont to use at the time. The illustrated contents are printed by The Logan Press on 150 gm Logan Book Wove paper and include a full facsimile of Lawrence's letter, as well as images of Lawrence, Goslett, and Makins..