Lawrence: Letters to E.T. Leeds. with a commentary by E.T. Leeds. Edited with an introduction by J.M. Wilson.

by T.E

£700 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

At the time of its publication this was probably the most important volume of writing by Lawrence to have been published since the Home Letters of 1954, and its success provided something of a template for the editor’s extraordinary series of Lawrence books published by his Castle Hill Press. Leeds was an archaeologist in Oxford and an early friend of Lawrence. The correspondence, which consists of some 50 letters is largely continuous from 1909-1935 and is important not only for its continuity but also for the light it sheds on his light-hearted approach to life before the War. Leeds was particularly keen that his friendship with Lawrence not be exploited, and the correspondence was unknown prior to publication.

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