A Touch of Genius: The Life of T. E. Lawrence

Verlag: New York: Paragon House, 1989

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Printed in the U.S.A. [Date from the copyright page.] Stated First American Edition. First Printing. Frontispiece, Preface, Sources, Illustrations, Maps, Select Bibliography, Index; xxii, 233 pages. The original dark-blue cloth is excellent, with corners square and gilt lettering on the spine clear. The interior is fresh and bright; however, there are some respectful pale pencil marks on a number of pages by my philosopher-father. The original dust jacket, with price intact ($22.95), shows just a touch of wear with a tiny tear at the corner of the front panel. [Please see my five images of the actual book.] "Lawrence, replying in 1933 to Liddell Hart, at that time writing a biography of him, [said] 'Probably my upbringing and adventures---and way of thinking---have bereft me of class. Only the leisured classes make me acutely uncomfortable. I cannot play or pass time.' But he then added a cautionary word, of which we, also his biographers, should take due note. 'Lots of people go about saying that they alone understand me. They do not know how little they see, each of them separately. My name is Legion.' If we have brought into focus just some of the more important aspects of the personality and achievements of T. E. Lawrence we shall be well content." (From the Introduction) As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking; international sales sent via global priority, also with tracking.…

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Titel
A Touch of Genius: The Life of T. E. Lawrence
Autor
Brown, Malcolm; Julia Cave. [T. E. Lawrence]
Verlag
New York: Paragon House
Erscheinungsjahr
1989
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1st Edition
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The books listed here are, indeed, from my father's library, representing the depth and varied interests of a modern scholar's mind. Dr. Henry LeRoy Finch, professor emeritus of philosophy and a published author, trained in the classics (graduating top in his class at Yale), and went on to develop an appreciation for modern thinkers. It took over half-a-century to amass this collection of primarily-scholarly books with a broad range of subjects from Philosophy and Religion (with an emphasis on the interrelationships and intricacies of Eastern and Western Thinking) to scientific influences played out over the entire history of humankind, touching necessarily on Art, Anthropology, Archaeology, Literature, History of various Cultures, Psychology, Physics, and Spiritual Thought, including Theosophy and Mysticism. Many are esoteric philosophical works, out-of-print and unavailable elsewhere. A great number cover the interconnections of so many subjects as to defy classification. His was a working library: each volume was read and familiar, its whereabouts on a shelf always known, even when "double-parked." Though many of the books are esoteric, others will appeal to the general reader, often making an abstruse subject more approachable. (There are a hundred books on Einstein alone!) In addition, there are numerous paperbacks--classics, scholarly, first-published editions, several versions of the same book (in different translations), handy for packing along in a back pocket. Each of the volumes from the collection has a bookplate tipped in at the front and may have pencil marginalia--sparse or profuse. I have tried to reflect this in all the listings, but feel free to call and discuss further details of a book's condition. As it will take a long time to write up all the descriptions, some of you may wish to call and ask about a particular book you have been seeking. Meanwhile, I'll try to keep an eye on the "Wants" list. Thank you for visiting this page. I hope my father's books will eventually find happy homes; it was one of his last wishes.…

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Philosophy, Religion, Judaica, Christianity, Eastern Studies, Science, Mathematics, Literature, Psychology, Mysticism