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The dearest friend : a selection from the letters of Richard Aldington to John Cournos
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
mssHM 40701-40735
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Manuscripts
mssHM 43233-43241
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478568
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Manuscripts
This collection of 7 letters consists of 3 letters by Aldington, 2 letters by Rubinstein and 1 letter by Liddell Hart; all of the letters are typewritten or carbon copies. The letters pertain to Aldington's soon to be published T.E. Lawrence biography, Lawrence of Arabia: a Biographical Inquiry. The book contained numerous controversial facts and assertions by Aldington never previously included in a Lawrence biography. Both Aldington and Liddell Hart wrote to Rubinstein to request his legal assistance: one to ensure publication and the other to stop publication of the biography; the book was eventually published in 1955.
mssHM 83559-83565