ALDINGTON (Edward Godfree ['Richard'])
Lawrence of Arabia
English Editions:
(see below for American editions and translations)
 Lawrence of Arabia, a biographical enquiry.
London, Collins, 1955.
21.3cm. 448p. Frontis., 9 plates; maps in text, bibl. (pp. 421-5), index.
Black glazed cloth; gilt lettering.
Illus. d.j. printed in black and (predominantly) red, photo. [by Howard Coster] of
Lawrence's head on back.
1st English ed.
Errata slip (p. 332) appears in three variants:
- For "Violet" in line 4 read "Nancy" / The letter referred to in the
6th line of page 332 was written not / to Lady Violet Astor but to Lady (Nancy) Astor.
- [text of two further variants not recorded]
For promotion materials, see COLLINS.
O'Brien: E192
Bodleian shelfmark: 26961 e.339
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[Reprinted:] ... second impression January 1955 (t.v.).
21.4cm.
1st English ed., 2nd. printing.
5-line errata slip (p. 332).
O'Brien: E192 notes.
Bodleian shelfmark: M92.F03310
Ref: A0140.uk1(2)
 Lawrence of Arabia.
N.p., A Four Square Book.
(A four square book, 3 [spine].)
... This Four Square Book edition, with added material, published in 1957 (p. 2).
18.5cm.416p.Maps in text, bibl. (pp. 414-16).
Coloured illus. wrappers.Port. of Lawrence against desert background, signed Oliver
Brabbins on front and back wrapper.
2nd English ed.
London.
New Postscript containing material by G. F. Breese (pp. 383-4).
O'Brien: E195
Bodleian shelfmark: no copy held
Ref: A0140.uk2
[2nd printing] ... Reprinted in May, 1958 (t.v.)
18.1cm.
2nd English ed., 2nd printing.
O'Brien: E195 notes.
Bodleian shelfmark: M92.H00452
Ref: A0140.uk2(2)
 [3rd printing]... Reprinted September, 1960
(t.v.)
18cm.
Redesigned illus. wrappers printed in black, brown and green. 'Question mark' design,
signed 'Mortelmans' on front.
2nd English ed., 3rd printing.
O'Brien: E195 notes.
Bodleian shelfmark: M92.H00453
Ref: A0140.uk2(3)
 Lawrence of Arabia, a biographical enquiry.
Introduction by Christopher Sykes (pp. 2-10).
London, Collins, 1969.
This edition 1969 (t.v.)
21.6cm.[8],448p.Frontis., 9 plates; maps in text, bibl. (pp. 421-5), index.
Black glazed cloth; bronze lettering.
Illus. d.j. printed in black and (predominantly) red, photo of Lawrence's head [by
H.Coster] on back.
1st English ed., reprinted with a new introduction and a Postscript containing material
by G. F. Breese (pp. 389-90).
O'Brien: E193
Bodleian shelfmark: 26961 e.772
Ref: A0140.uk1(3+)
 Lawrence of Arabia, a biographical enquiry.
Introduction by Christopher Sykes (pp. 13-23).
Harmondsworth, Penguin Books.
Published in Pelican Books 1971 (t.v.)
(Pelican biographies [p. 1].)
18cm.504,[8]p. 4 plates; maps in text, bibl. (pp. 479-82),
index.
Coloured illus. wrappers.Port. (head of Lawrence, detail from oil by Augustus John, on
front).
3rd English ed.
SBN 14 021263 9 (wrapper).
Postscript containing material by G. F. Breese (pp. 442-3).
Publisher's advts (pp. 505-12).
O'Brien: E197
Bodleian shelfmark: not located
Ref: A0140.uk3
American editions:
Lawrence of Arabia, a biographical enquiry.
Chicago, Henry Regnery Company, 1955.
First published in the United States in 1955 (t.v.)
21.5cm.pp. 3-448 [+ 9 unpaginated illus. leaves out of sequence]. Illus. (photos.),
facs., maps in text, bibl. (pp. 421-5), index.
Dark blue glazed cloth (179.deep B); gilt lettering.
Illus. d.j. printed in black and orange, photos. of Lawrence on front and back.
1st American ed., a facsimile of the 1st English ed; plates now printed on
text sheets without change to pagination.
O'Brien: E198
Bodleian shelfmark: 24564 e.137
Ref: A0140.us1
Lawrence of Arabia, a biographical enquiry.
Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1976.
[Not examined.]
2nd American ed.
Facsimile of 1st English ed.
O'Brien: E199
Bodleian shelfmark: no copy held.
Ref: A0140.us2
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