SHAW-EDE.
T. E. Lawrence's letters to H. S. Ede, 1927-1935. Foreword and running commentary by H. S. Ede. Pp. 64(last blank); cr. 4to; bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in qr. navy morocco, the spine lettered in gilt between raised bands, cream canvas boards, faintly soiled, fore-corners lightly bruised; t.e.g., others uncut; bottom fore-corner of last few leaves faintly creased; The Golden Cockerel Press, London, 1942. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies on Arnold's mould-made paper. Pertelote 151; O'Brien A234. *The last of the four Golden Cockerel Lawrence titles. Of the 43 letters published here, only six appeared in The Letters of T. E. Lawrence. 'From these letters it is apparent that Lawrence's friendship with Ede was spontaneous and cordial. Mutual interest in topics of art, literature, morals, and life in general, prompted an intimate, revealing, and introspective honesty in their correspondence ... more than in any of his others, Lawrence's culture, taste, and wisdom are revealed in sharp contrast with his surprising idiosyncrasies.' [Pertelote, p. 46]. Item #105902
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