Two Superiors, the motorcycling friendship of George Brough and T E Lawrence

Richard Knowles

Fleece Press 2005

T. E. Lawrence is known for his passion for motorcycling. This volume tells the story of the relationship with both his motorcycles, motorcycling and with the eponymous maker George Brough. It traces his early motorcycle experience and details the seven Brough Superiors that he owned and the eighth on order at the time of his death. Contains quotes from both TE's and Brough's letters and the text of the chapter from The Mint, on Speed. approx .140pp and illustrated with photographs. An edition limited to 300 copies and produced to the high standard expected of Fleece Press books. This went out of print within a few days of publication.

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Le Morte D'Arthur

Thomas Malory
Printed by William Caxton in 1485. Facsimile edition the Scolar Press, 1985

With an Introduction by Paul Needham. This is a superb facsimle of this monument to fifteenth century printing and publishing. Caxton's Malory is a text pre-eminent in literary interest and standing. The original is surviving in only two copies, one of which is incomplete at the Rylands Library, Manchester. This facsimile reproduces the other copy in the Pierpoint Morgan Library, New York. The facsimile is one of only 50 numbered fine copies bound in full leather at the Eddington Bindery.

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T. E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Jonathan Cape, London, 1935. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe.

A truly splendid full cream vellum binding of a fine copy of the first trade edition of this legendary volume, 1935. Set beneath a perspex cover is an excellent copy of the Augustus John drawing taken from the All Souls copy signed to J.W. Wright by TE. With black leather title label to spine with oriental cusps to head and tail, teg. Binding signed Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Altogether in a black cloth slipcase, an exceptional copy.

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Major General J.G. Le Marchant, Rules and Regulations for the Sword Excercise of the Cavalry, Adjutant General's Office, 1st December 1796, Egerton's Military Library, London.

First original edition of Le Marchant's famous sword exercise book, complete with all folding plates, the foot exercise ones signed by Cornet Carey of the 16th Light Dragoons, Le Marchant's brother-in-law. Re-bound in full maroon leather with black title label to spine. Spine with five raised bands, some browning to paper as might be expected but in good, sound condition throughout. 29 plates as required, xiipp. + 98pp. + 2pp. advertisement of Thomas Egerton's military publications. Interestingly Egerton went on to publish Jane Austen's later novels due to the interest of her brother. By the way the sword illustrated with the volume is a contemporary 1796 pattern Light Cavalry sabre by Osborn with etched gilt pre-1801 Royal Arms on the blade.

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