Lawrence of Arabia by Capt. Liddel Hart & Sir Ronald Storrs

Lawrence of Arabia. (T. E. Lawrence)
London: The Corvinus Press, 1936

Signed limited edition, number 20 of 24 copies, which were printed on Barcham Green “Medway” hand-made paper. 12 copies were printed for Sir Ronald Storrs (13 – 24) and 12 copies for Basil Liddel Hart (1 – 12) and all 24 copies were signed by Ronald Storrs and Liddel Hart (out of a total edition of 128).

This copy is inscribed by Storrs on the front free endpaper:

“R from R
With gratitude
& affection

12 VII 36”

The Corvinus Press was established in 1936 by Viscount Carlow, who had formed a friendship with Lawrence in the early 1930s, They both had an interest in collecting fine press books and printing and had discussed setting up a private press together- a plan that foundered due to Lawrence’s premature death. Lawrence of Arabia prints the speeches by Hart and Storrs given at a luncheon in memory of Lawrence about a month after his death.

Binding is half cloth with paper covered boards, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. This is a very nice copy with the original glassine dust jacket. Copies numbered 1 – 24 are printed on Barcham Green “Medway” hand-made paper this being one of them.

A very collectable copy.

O’Brien E101

Item #1479