Lawrence of Arabia, A Biographical Enquiry, by Aldington, Richard - 1955

Chicago, Henry Regnery, 1955. Hard Cover. 448 p., Illus.; 21.5 cm. Aldington, asked to do a bit of hero-worship, wrote the first examination of the conflicts in Lawrence's character, revealing the sexual masochism for the first time. His examination of the text of The Seven Pillars pointed out flaws as no one else had. All books afterward sprang from this candid biography. Stock#30012. Vg/ dj good, worn.

London, UK: Collins. G/P. 1955. ........ Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., 448 pp., Cracked with owner's stamps on front and rear end papers, frontis pulling away and light staining along seams of title-page; dj torn and taped .

London, Collins, 1955.. 448pp. 8vo. Original boards in red dustwrapper, bookplate on half-title, ink name on flyleaf, a very good copy .. First edition. Introductory letter to Alister Kershaw; list of sources, bibliography and index. Aldington's controversial study caused a furore by its attack on Lawrence as an `impudent mythomaniac'.

London: Collins. 1955. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Price-clipped DJ is edgeworn and rubbed. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 448 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Chicago. Good in Good dust jacket; Cloth; Henry Regnery Co; 1955; First Edition. Dust jacket good, chipping & creasing to edges, price has been cut out. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Good, corners bumped, small white to boards. First edition, black and white illustrations thru out. 448 pages with list of sources, bibliographs, and index. " A modern Hamlet? or a fake?" ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

London: Collins. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 448 pages; Contents clean and secure in original black cloth binding with bright gilt lettering at spine in dustjacket with shallow chipping along edges and split at front flap fold. With an Introductory Letter to Alister Kershaw. This biography, published twenty years after Lawrence's death, caused a storm because it revealed Lawrence's illegitimacy and his tendency towards self-aggrandisement. The friends of Lawrence, of whom there were many, rallied to his defence and were more than eager to express their anger. The Introductory Letter here is to Alister Kershaw, the friend who was the one who suggested this biography. Aldington lived another seven years after the book appeared, but they were plagued by the loss of his reputation and the decline of his health. Towards the end, Kershaw bought a house at Sury-en-Vaux, France (near Sancerre), for him to live in and where he died in 1962. Not marked as… Read More

London: Pelican Publishing, 1971. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The infamous biography that first began to question the legendary figure that T E Lawrence had become. A good paperback some minor browning. 504pp. O'Brien E197.

London: Collins, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in original black cloth. A good copy of this controversial and condemnatory biography of T.E. Lawrence which caused a great stir at the time of its publication. 448pp. O'Brien E192..

London: Collins, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardback. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in original black cloth with a d/w that has some minor wear. A good copy of this controversial and condemnatory biography of T.E. Lawrence which caused a great stir at the time of its publication. 448pp. O'Brien E192..

London: Collins, 1955. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Previous owner's name and "March 1956" written on front free endpaper. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. As a result of the printing process 6 pages have some excess paper at the bottom corners because of the way the pages were cut. These could be easily trimmed. Dust jacket has some small chips/tears. Frontis is a black and white photographic illustration of Lawrence of Arabia. Contains 12 photographic illustrations, including the frontis and 3 maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 447 pp.