The Golden Reign, The Story of My Friendship with Lawrence of Arabia, with a New Introduction By Malcolm Brown, Newly Illustrated By Vintage Photographs by Smith, Clare Sydney (SIgned By Malcolm Brown) - 2004

Denby Dale: The Fleece Press, 2004. A fine new copy, a superb private press reissue with new material and illustrations of the book first published in 1940. This account tells in a moving manner of the friendship of T.E. Lawrence with the wife of the commander of the RAF station where he was in the late 1920s early 1930s. It shows a rather different aspect to the character of T.E. than the popular image. If you are interested in T.E. and have not read this volume be prepared for a pleasurable read, full of insight into T.E. A significant new introduction by Lawrence scholar Malcolm Brown and many previously unpublished photographs which add considerably to the value of this edition. The edition is limited to 500 copies and includes around 45 photographs printed from vintage prints in high quality, many, as indicated above, have not been published before. Those who know the Fleece Press titles will realise the quality that this volume achieves and how the illustrations greatly add to the story.. Fourth Edition, First Thus. Hardback. Fine. Landscape.