LAWRENCE, T. E. - LIDDELL HART, Basil Henry, & Sir Ronald Storrs.

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Lawrence of Arabia. Signed limited edition, number 95 out of 128 copies printed for Liddell Hart and signed by himself and Ronald Storrs. Loosely inserted is a compliments slip from Viscount Carlow, who founded the Corvinus Press in 1936.Carlow had formed a friendship with Lawrence in the early 1930s, which was largely based on a shared interest in book-collecting, fine printing, and languages. They had even discussed setting up a private press - a plan that foundered due to Lawrence's premature death. Lawrence of Arabia prints the speeches by Liddell Hart and Storrs given at a luncheon in memory of Lawrence, about a month after his death; that by Liddell Hart is entitled "Lawrence: The Artist in War and Literature" and that by Storrs, "Lawrence: Himself".The edition comprised 24 copies on Medway paper specially printed for Liddell Hart and Storrs, 25 copies on Boswell paper, 6 copies on Winchmore Blue paper, and 70 further copies on Medway paper. There were also 3 copies kept for the printer. All 128 copies in the edition were signed.

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