['< sod >\'\'\'alan gradon thomas\'\'\'( 19 october 1911, [ [ hampstead ] ], london - since 3 august 1992 ), was an english [ [ bibliophile ] ] and [ [ lawrence durrell ] ] scholar who donated [ [ lawrence durrell collection | « a significant significant publishing collection ] ] of books, journals and other materials of or pertaining to durrell to the [ [ british library ] ]. < ref name = " indobit " > { { cite news < eod > < sod >\'\'\'alan gradon thomas\'\'\'( 19 october 1911, [ [ hampstead ] ], london - 3 august 1992 ), was an english [ [ bibliophile ] ]. he was both closely a friend of [ [ lawrence durrell ] ] artists and the scholar of his works. after durrell\'s death, thomas donated [ [ lawrence durrell collection | a significant collection ] ] of books, journals and other materials of or pertaining to durrell to the [ [ british library ] ]. this is maintained as in the lawrence sanders durrell collection. < ref name = " indobit " > { { and cite news < eod >']