The Mint A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. Quarto, original mid-blue cloth, spine embossed with gilt lettering, front cover blind embossed with eagle motif, 206 pp. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped, very light rubbing on tail end of spine and tail edges of covers, small bump one-third of the way down on fore-edges of covers, very light foxing on edges of text block, light foxing on endpapers, small black-and-white "Fuller's Bookshop" sticker on lower-inside edge of front cover, some light browning on edges and spine of dust-jacket; otherwise a very good copy with a very good dust-jacket. In 1922, T. Lawrence enlisted in the ranks of the Royal Air Force under the name of John Hume Ross. 'The Mint' is a private notebook of his thoughts and reflections at the time, and was never intended for publication. This is the first British trade edition of the book. O'Brien A173. Item #4882
Price (AUD): $200.00