Victoria Ocampo. First U.K. edition. London: Victor Gollancz LTD., 1963. Both dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. Unclipped dust jacket with two small tears. Still has original price on inside flap. Translated by David Garnett. With an introduction by Professor A.W. Lawrence.
An uncommon first English-language edition of one of the most perceptive literary portraits of T.E. Lawrence, translated by David Garnett and introduced by Professor A.W. Lawrence, the subject’s younger brother. In his introduction, A.W. Lawrence praised Ocampo’s study as one of the most balanced and insightful examinations ever written of Lawrence of Arabia.
Originally published in French, Victoria Ocampo’s concise biography explores the complexity, contradictions, and enduring mystique surrounding one of the twentieth century’s most fascinating historical figures. Sought after by collectors of Lawrence, Middle Eastern history, and twentieth-century literary biography, this edition is increasingly difficult to locate with its original unclipped dust jacket.
A scarce and highly collectible first U.K. edition for collectors of T.E. Lawrence, Victoria Ocampo, and modern literary history.
