The Mint; A Daybook of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922, with Later Notes by 352087 Ac Ross

T.E. Lawrence a.k.a. Ac Ross

Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1955

About this Item

1st UK Edition. Square 4to. 206pp. Very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscription to front free endpaper, well held in joints and hinges, top edge blue, rest clean. Bound in gilt lettered and decorated blind embossed wide weave blue cloth, featuring seagull to upper, boards sunned to spine and joint, gently dusted to rear. This Edition is of interest since it is the bowdlerized, censored Edition, wherein the barrackroom slang of the soldiers has been removed and replaced with blanks in the text. The 1973 Edition replaced the offending words. Further, the Ac Ross mentioned is Lawrence himself, a pseudonym assumed when he entered the RAF. When discovered he was discharged but allowed to reenlist in the Tank Cops under the name of Shaw. The change of names has been attributed to Lawrences disturbed mental state as a result of his wartime experiences. This book is a great addition to the library of reader, scholar and collector alike.

Seller Inventory # 100187887

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mint; A Daybook of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922, with Later Notes by 352087 Ac Ross
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
• Publication Date: 1955
• Language: English
• Binding: HardBack
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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