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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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