T.E.
Lawrence has long been a collected writer. One reason is the
number and variety of fine-press editions of his works and
letters. Another is his involvement in strongly collected fields
such as English literature between the wars, military history,
and Middle East history and travel.
The list below illustrates the variety
of printed material you might find represented in a large T.E.
Lawrence collection. However, many collectors focus on just one
or two of these categories. Over time, we plan to create links from this
page to more detailed notes on each category.
Revolt in the Desert
has been translated into Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Arabic,
Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian
(twice), Japanese, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian,
Russian, Spanish, and Swedish,
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
has been translated into Arabic, Danish, French (1922 text once,
1926 text three times), German,
Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Iranian, Italian (twice), Japanese
(1922 and 1926 texts), Italian, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese, Romanian, Servo-Croat, Spanish (twice), and
Swedish.
The Mint has been
translated into Danish, French, German, Italian (twice), Spanish, and Swedish.
David Garnett's Letters
of T.E. Lawrence has been translated into French, German,
Italian and Spanish.
Fine press editions - in
Lawrence's lifetime
Subscribers' Seven
Pillars 1926
Bruce Rogers Odyssey
1932 and related correspondence 1933
Fine-press editions -
posthumous
Bruce Rogers 1936
Corvinus Press 1936, 1937
Golden Cockerel Press
1936, 1939, 1940. 1942
Limited Editions Club
1953, 1988
Officina Bodoni, 1959
Whittington Press, 1988
Fleece Press 1985, 1989, 1995,
2003, 2004, 2005
Castle Hill Press 1997,
2000, 2002, 2004
Strawberry Press, 1997
Heavenly Monkey, 2005
Reading Room Press, 2007
et al....
Trade publishers' deluxe
limited editions
Biographies in English
Historical
Analytical
Series
Illustrated
'Controversial'/denigrating
Juvenile
Biographies in other
languages
Books about
Lawrence that have not been translated into English
