The Mint. A Day Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes By 352087 A/c Ross

LAWRENCE, T. E.

Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1955

About this Item

Number 464 of a limited edition of 2,000. [4], 206pp. Original publisher's navy quarter morocco over buckram boards, gilt, housed in original cardboard slipcase. A trifle rubbed, slipcase browned and marked. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. When in 1922 T. E. Lawrence enlisted in the ranks of the R.A.F. under the name of John Hulme Ross, he was in a strange physical and mental state as the result of his war experiences. Upon the discovery of his identity he was discharged, but was allowed to re-enlist two and a half years later, this time using the name of Shaw, under which he had meanwhile served in the Tank Corps. From his notes, many times re-written and revised, he constructed 'The Mint'. In 1955 Cape published 2000 limited de-luxe copies and a trade issue of the same edition which had all the objectionable words lifted out of the text. O'Brien A 172. Size: Quarto. Seller Inventory # AQ23816

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Mint. A Day Book of the R.A.F. Depot ...

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London

Publication Date: 1955

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First edition.