BERAUD VILLARS (Jean Marcel Eugène)

Le Colonel Lawrence, ou la recherche de l'absolu

English translation

(see below for American edition)

T. E. Lawrence, or the search for the absolute.

Translated from the French by Peter Dawnay.

London, Sidgwick and Jackson Limited.

First published in this edition 1958 (t.v.)

22.5cm. xii,358,[2]p. Frontis., 3 maps; bibl. (pp. 355-8).

Yellow imitation cloth (<83.brill.Y); black lettering; t.e. blue.

Illus. d.j. printed in black and (predominantly) red, photo. of Lawrence [by Howard Coster] on front.

1st English ed., 1st state (p. vi blank).

Publisher's note (p. vii).

O'Brien: E205

Bodleian Library shelfmark: 24564 e.35

Ref: B0220.uk1

[Second state.]

22.2cm.

1st English ed., 2nd state, with  copyright acknowledgment (p. vi).

O'Brien: E205 note.

Bodleian Library shelfmark: no copy.

Ref: B0220.uk1a

[Another binding state.]

22cm.

Cream imitation cloth (70.l.OY); black lettering redesigned with title and author's name running up spine.

O'Brien: variant not listed.

Bodleian Library shelfmark: no copy

Ref: B0220.ukb

[Another binding state.]

22.1cm.

Blue imitation cloth (182.m.Blue); black lettering.

O'Brien: variant not listed..

Bodleian Library shelfmark: no copy.

Ref: B0220.uk1c

[Another binding state.]

22.2cm.

Dark red imitation cloth (16.d.Red); black lettering.

O'Brien: variant not listed.

Bodleian Library shelfmark: no copy.

Ref: B0220.uk1d

[Second printing]

... Reprinted 1965 (t.v.)

22.3cm.

Blue imitation cloth (182.m.Blue); silver lettering.

Coloured illus. d.j. showing a scene from the film Lawrence of Arabia.

1st English ed., 2nd printing.

p. vi blank.

Redesigned d.j.

O'Brien: E205 note.

Bodleian Library shelfmark: no copy.

Ref: B220.uk1(2)

American edition:

T. E. Lawrence, or the search for the absolute.

Translated from the French by Peter Dawnay.

New York, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc.

First published in this edition 1959 (t.v.)

22.1cm.xii,358,[2]p.Frontis., 3 maps; bibl. (pp. 355-8).

Orange unglazed cloth (35.s.r O); black lettering.

Illus. d.j. printed in black, red and blue, photo. of author on back.

1st American issue of 1st English ed.,

printed in England.

p. vi blank.

Publisher's note (p. vii).

O'Brien: E206 shows acknowledgements on p. [vi], so the copy he describes may be a second state corresponding to the second state of the English edition, above.

Bodleian Library shelfmark: 24564 e.145

Ref: B220.us1

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