72pp 10 b/w photographs and three illustrations in the text. Prospectus laid in.
The book is in very good condition except for a small blemish on the top right corner of the front free endpaper which is rough from where a price sticker was removed. See last photo.
Limited edition of 300 copies printed on Mellotex paper and published by Simon Lawrence at his Fleece Press in West Yorkshire. Bound in blue cloth with TES stamped to front. The blue approximates airforce blue in honour of Lawrence.
Edited by Dr Leo John de Freitas, with an introduction by John Sims and notes by A.J. Flavell.
This volume won the Limited Edition Class in the British Books 1995 Design and Production Awards.
Publishers Note accompanying the book:
During the winter of 1934-35 the family of Flight Lieutenant R.G. Sims was brought unexpected together with national hero T.E. Lawrence, who was serving in the RAF shortly before leaving to join private life; it was to be Lawrence's last winter however, as he was killed on his motorbike only a few months later.
Reggie Sims was an unassuming family man of simple pleasures; he developed a close friendship with the reclusive Lawrence, collecting stories told by Lawrence and anecdotes about his exploits. Sims wrote these down in 1936; more recollections were added in the 1960's, and the whole group was printed in a copy-shop edition of very copies in 1973...
Reggie Sims was a good amateur photographer and persuaded Lawrence to sit for him in the family's home. The six rich, dark, thoughtful poses of a national hero are intimate and memorable... They are the last portraits taken of Lawrence, and as such, have added poignancy.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 270 x 160 mm
