"my reluctant book... must come to a head and be finished with." - A 4 December 1923 autographed letter signed from T. E. Lawrence "of Arabia" to his friend and patron, "Father of the Royal Air Force" and then-Chief of the Air Staff Sir Hugh Trenchard, asking special permission for leave to attend to publication decisions about what would become the famous Subscriber's Edition of Lawrence's magnum opus, Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
1923. Letter. This 4 December 1923 autograph letter signed by T. E. Lawrence is noteworthy in multiple respects, including: for referencing an important meeting about what would become the Subscriber’s issue of Seven Pillars of Wisdom; for being written to Lawrence’s great friend and patron, Hugh Trenchard, the head and..... More
