Mint T E by Lawrence: First Edition (7 results)
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Language: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1955
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- First Edition
Seller: Salusbury Books, GLASGOW, United KingdomSalusbury Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. *** BOOK in very good clean and tight condition. Very discreet previous owner's name on flyleaf. Blue boards with gilt title on spine and blind stamped eagle on upper board. Quality production with cream paper, lots of white space and decent size font. **…*DUST JACKET is complete but a bit grubby; small tear at the back and price clipped. Now Trimsleeve protected. *** CONTENTS: After WWI, T E Lawrence (Of Arabia) enlisted in the RAF under an assumed name , He was discharged and later reinstated. It is an account of Barracks life at the time.
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The mint : a day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross / T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence, Thomas Edward (1888-1935). Lawrence, Arnold Walter (1900-1991)
Published by London : Cape, 1955
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- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 206 p. ; 25 cm. Notes; "Note" [p. 7-10] by A. W. Lawrence. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Gen…re; Autobiography. 1 Kg.
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The mint : a day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross / T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence, Thomas Edward (1888-1935). Lawrence, Arnold Walter (1900-1991)
Published by London : Cape, 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 206 p. ; 25 cm. Notes; "Note" [p. 7-10] by A. W. Lawrence. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Gen…re; Autobiography. 1 Kg.
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Language: English
Published by Cape, 1955
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- First Edition
Seller: Hill Country Books, Boerne, TX, U.S.A.Hill Country Books
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. First Edition. DJ is rubbed, chipped, and missing pieces. Blue cloth has rubbing, and the corners are bumped. Inside pages are clean, and the binding is tight. A candid and unconventional account of life in a Royal Air Force training depot during the months Lawr…ence served under the assumed name of Aircraftman Ross in 1922. Written in a diary-like style, the work offers an unvarnished portrayal of military routine, discipline, and the personalities that populated the ranks of the post-World War I RAF. Far removed from the heroic image associated with "Lawrence of Arabia," the book presents a deeply personal and often provocative examination of ordinary service life. Lawrence's vivid observations, sharp character studies, and reflective commentary provide insight into the realities of military culture and his own search for anonymity after wartime fame. Considered one of his most distinctive works, The Mint remains an important contribution to twentieth-century military literature and autobiography.
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Language: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1955
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Seller: Arch Books, London, United KingdomArch Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. LAWRENCE, T. E. The Mint. A Day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with Later Notes. London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. First edition, first impression of the first British trade edition, published posthumously with the introductory…note by A. W. Lawrence. Quarto. Original blue-grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt with RAF roundel device, upper board blocked in blind, top edge blue, title printed in red and black, original printed dust jacket priced at 17s. 6d. net. A very good copy in the original dust jacket. Cloth clean and square, binding firm, contents bright with light spotting to the endpapers and preliminary leaves. The dust jacket is toned and marked, with rubbing, small chips and wear to the spine ends, corners and folds, but remains substantially complete and highly presentable. Contemporary gift inscription to the front free endpaper: "Evelyn Warren from Edmund. 8.3.1955." This appears to be a private gift inscription dated shortly after publication. No further connection between Evelyn Warren, Edmund, and Lawrence has been established. The Mint is Lawrence's extraordinary account of life in the ranks of the Royal Air Force. After the fame of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Lawrence sought anonymity by enlisting under the name John Hume Ross. The book was published under his service identity, 352087 A/c Ross, a deliberate reduction of the celebrated "Lawrence of Arabia" into number, rank and discipline. The result is one of the most unusual military memoirs of the twentieth century. Where Seven Pillars of Wisdom is expansive, heroic and desert-lit, The Mint is compressed, abrasive and unsentimental. It records drill, fatigue, barrack-room speech, technical training, humiliation, obedience, comradeship and the making of an airman. Its importance lies partly in its subject - a rare literary view of the early RAF from the lower ranks - and partly in its psychological force. Lawrence writes not as commander or legend, but as a man submitting himself to the machinery of service life. The book also has an important place in the literature of identity. In The Mint, Lawrence dismantles his own myth. The famous writer and soldier becomes "Ross", then "A/c Ross", then almost simply a function within the RAF system. That tension between celebrity and anonymity, freedom and discipline, selfhood and service gives the book its enduring power. A significant Lawrence title, and a notably attractive copy in the original dust jacket, with a contemporary dated inscription from the year of publication.
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Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1955
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- First Edition
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United KingdomClearwater Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, of which 2,000 numbered copies were printed (this being #1461). 4to. 206pp. Original publisher's quarter blue morocco with cloth sides, lettered in gold at the spine. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Handsome marbled endpapers. Just a hint of wear to the corner tips… and to several extremities, and a small area of fading to the head of the rear board. Very good indeed. No dust wrapper, as issued, but lacking the slipcase. Published posthumously and edited by Lawrence's brother, this issue precedes the trade issue which appeared later the same year. O'Brien A172.
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Published by JONATHAN CAPE, LONDON. 1927, 1935 & 1955, 1955
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- First Edition
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United KingdomElder Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. REVOLT IN THE DESERT - 1927, SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM - 1935 & THE MINT - 1955. ALL BOOKS ARE FIRST EDITIONS & FIRST PRINTINGS, ALL HARDBACKS BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDINGS & ALL WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKETS, NUMEROUS ILLUSTRAT…IONS TO SEVEN PILLARS & THE REVOLT. SOME EDGE WEAR TO JACKETS WITH SEVERAL CREASES OR SMALL CLOSED TEARS TO JACKETS ON SEVEN PILLARS & REVOLT, FEW STAINS TO FRONT EDGE OF JACKET ON SEVEN PILLARS, SMALL HOLE TO FRONT OF JACKET ON REVOLT [AROUND THE LETTER 'T'] FEW MARKS TO CLOTH COVER ON SEVEN PILLARS, OCCASIONAL MINOR BROWNING OR FOXING TO PAGES OR ENDPAPERS, INSCRIPTION TO FRONT ENDPAPER OF SEVEN PILLARS. OVERALL THE BOOKS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ALL BOARDS WELL ATTACHED & MOSTLY CLEAN INTERNALLY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOX.
