Crusader Castles. I. The Thesis; II. The Letters.

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First edition, number 9 of 1,000 copies, of "the first of the Golden Cockerel volumes of Lawrence's 'literary remains' to be published after his death" (O'Brien). Volume 1 reproduces the thesis Lawrence wrote as an undergraduate at Oxford University in 1910, having gathered much of the material on a solitary walking trek in the Near East in the summer of 1909. Volume 2 contains his letters on military architecture, accompanied by his drawings and photographs, written to his mother during his travels and research in England, Wales, France, Syria, and Palestine. Bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press 112; O'Brien A188 & A189. 2 vols, quarto. Half-tone photographic frontispiece in vol. 2, many further illustrations including half-tones, maps, and charts. Vol. 1 with publisher's loosely inserted rear pocket containing 2 folding maps. Title pages printed in red. Original red half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spines lettered in gilt, light brown buckram sides, sides and corners ruled in blind, top edges gilt, fore and bottom edges uncut. Housed in a custom brown cloth slipcase. Spines bright, contents fresh, vol. I cloth edges with toning and occasional wear. A very good set. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 180249

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