Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, special publisher's copy extra-illustrated with four colour plates and two facsimiles from the 1926 subscriber's edition, plates and maps, typed letter signed by the publisher Jonathan Cape to A.H. Spencer affixed to front endpapers, further pencil note by Spencer on endpapers, notes in ballpoint by Colonel P.L. Bradfer-Lawrence loosely inserted, together with "Lawrence of Arabia Memorial" leaflet, original brown buckram cloth, uncut, dust-jacket, creased and torn, 4to, 1935.

⁂ One of a small number of publisher's extra-illustrated presentation copies of the 'ordinary edition' of "seven pillars", unrecorded by o'brien.

In his letter to the former owner A.H. Spencer written in the year of publication Cape records that "when printing the illustrations in colour for the limited (five guinea) edition of seven pillars, we printed rather more than we actually required for the 750 copies. This enabled us to select the very best prints to include in the volumes. Going through those which are surplus I have been able to make up a certain number of sets which are I think, as good, or nearly as good, as the coloured prints in the five guinea edition. I have bound up one or two copies of the ordinary edition and included these coloured plates and also two facsimiles. These one or two copies, which are not for sale, we propose to present to friends who have shown exceptional interest in the book and its fortunes. It is a great pleasure to send you a copy, which I think you will be glad to have as a souvenir of a great bookselling and publishing collection..."