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Lawrence, T.E. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$5.56 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Price: US$6.48 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Account written by T E Lawrence, who enlisted in the RAF under a pseudonym in 1922. He was discharged in 1923 after the discovery of his identity but enlisted again in 1926 under a different name and continued his account. 206pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight rubbing to spine and corners, spine faded and marking to top board, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Washburn Books, Pateley Bridge, United Kingdom
Price: US$6.64 + shipping
Description: 206 pp, small quarto, top edge tinted, green pencil scribble on half-title, upper board stained, spine faded, else good copy in blue, cloth boards.
Seller: Camberwell Books & Collectibles Pty Ltd, HAWTHORN EAST, VIC, Australia
Price: US$7.63 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Size: 4to - over 9.75 - 12" tall. 206 pp. Binding firm, spine cocked and worn. Edges browned. Tear to outer margin of front end paper with some loss. Library rebind, with new boards and end papers fitted, along with usual library stamps. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1920s; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51822.
Seller: Dreadnought Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: jacket is much worn, torn and chipped. insect damage. edge wear on boards. some damp damage. thorough foxing and marks. sound binding. fair copy.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[RF12]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Lawrence, T. E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$8.90 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 'The Mint' by T. E. Lawrence. Jonathan Cape 1955 second edition. Boards rubbed. Small inscription. G. No dust jacket.
Seller: D & M Books, PBFA, Mirfield, United Kingdom
Price: US$9.55 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: GOOD book, a little rubbed and worn, boards sunned, fraying to rear joint.
Seller: Tobo Books, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Price: US$10.18 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 206pp. Original blue/grey cloth. Spine is sunned & dulled. Internally, endpapers are lightly foxed, else clean & unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: N. G. Lawrie Books, sheffield, United Kingdom
T. E. Lawrence. The Mint. Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1955.
Price: US$10.18 + shipping
Description: Spine, binding and cover all fine; spine is faded. Contents very clean with inscription on inside cover. 206 pages.
Seller: Berkshire Rare Books, Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Price: US$10.50 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. Small 4to. 206pp. Title page printed in red and black. E.ps. slightly foxed with ownership inscription to front f.e.p. Faded and dampstained original blue cloth with dulled gilt lettering to spine. US$10
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$10.67 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955. Reprint. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with noticeable foxing to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Heavy sunning to board edges and spine. Heavy foxing to spine. Boards are notably warped.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
T E Lawrence. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$11.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955-01-01. Jonathan Cape. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE No DJ. Edgewear. Rubbed. Previous owners name. Spine faded.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T. E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The jacket is rubbed, worn, torn and marked. There are closed tears and chips along the edges. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and tanned. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*23/05/2023. [AK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Price: US$12.39 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955. First Published. 206 pages. Grey dust jacket over blue cloth. Ex-Libris plates stuck to front pastedown and endpaper. The Mint: A Day-book Of The R.A.F. Depot Between August And December 1922 With Later Notes By 352087 A.C Ross. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint.. Jonathan Cape., London., 1955.
Price: US$12.72 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ' A day-book of the R.A.F.Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross'. 206 pp. POS,( dated 1955, Boscombe) on ffep. Very good hardback in slightly browned and dust soiled, but complete and not price clipped, good dust wrapper.
Seller: Elaine Beardsell, HOLMFIRTH, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.72 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1955 (1955) 2nd printing. 206pp. Very Good/Good. Blue cloth boards with minor rubbing to edges/spine, minor soiling/patchy fading. Contents clean and tight but for very minor browning/soiling. DW with a little soiling/browning, spine darkened, a little rubbing/chipping to edges/spine. Following WWI, T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) felt the need to disappear from public view, so in 1922 he enlisted in the RAF under the name of John Hulme Ross, as oridinary aircraftman 352087 A/c Ross. The book is an autobiographical account of his experiences in the RAF. The title of the book likens the RAF training to a coin factory and the book is critical of the treatment recruits were subject to. The book was generally issued posthumously in 1955. It was subject to some censorship due to the earthy language used and was amended prior to issue.
Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.72 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [1955 Reprint] Dust jacket a trifle grubby and lightly worn at the edges, unclipped; Boards bound in dark navy cloth with an embossed design and bright gilt titles, corners sharp; Internally clean, no ownership mark or annotation; Binding tight. Overall an attractive, sturdy copy in a dust jacket which shows signs of handling. ; 10.1 X 7.6 X 1.1 inches; 206 pages
Seller: Walden Books, London, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T. E. as 352087 A/c Ross. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$12.72 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and square. Boards have mottling and light bumps to conrners, title gilt dulled. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. Feels gently read. Good condition. No jacket. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid reader copy of this first edition first printing title, Lawrence describes his first few months as a cadet in the RAF.
Seller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (PBFA), Birmingham, United Kingdom
T E Lawrence 352087 A/c Ross. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$12.84 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description:
Seller: Jt,s junk box, newcastle, STAFF, United Kingdom
Price: US$13.99 + shipping
Description: 1st. Ed. Royal 8vo. 206pp. Original boards with d/w, chipped with slight loss to bottom of spine, grubby, pale grey spine with black text. with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross. US$14
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
The Mint. Lawrence, T.E.. Jonathan Cape, London, England, 1955.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Some edge wear to boards and dust; foxing on dust jacket; suitable only as a good reading copy
Seller: Hourglass Books, vancouver, BC, Canada
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 4to. Light general shelfwear, ink name to ffep; very good- in lightly shelfworn, good- dustjacket with several taped tears and spots of soiling to panels.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Price: US$15.91 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Type: Book D/J complete but with some water staining.
Seller: Fireside Bookshop, Stroud, GLOS, United Kingdom
Price: US$16.61 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG/VG. 4to. original blindstamped blue cloth gilt (cloth a little rubbed & sunned, some spots to outer leaves) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & slightly frayed, with chipping to headcap, some toning to spine, a few marks); pp. 206. A very good copy.
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Price: US$16.61 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 206 pages. Slightly foxed end papers, cover corner and spine frayed.
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The jacket is worn, marked and rubbed. The boards are rubbed. Internally there is light foxing, with clear text. Well bound. r* 2021/02/23. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
T E Lawrence. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$17.81 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: DJ is tanned to spine end.This is the account of Lawrence's life in the RAf. Seller Ref: M20902
Seller: G & S Books, Gillingham, KENT, United Kingdom
LAWRENCE,T.E.. The Mint. jonathan cape london 1955, 1955.
Price: US$18.29 + shipping
Description: first edition 206pp VG (blue cloth w.gilt stamp and blind stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,school presentation bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.,sl.losses to head/foot of spine)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Price: US$19.02 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A few tears to edges of jacket. Some tanning to spine. Previous owners gift inscription to front end paper. 206pp.
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.02 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: In tidy condition with a similar dust jacket, some sellotape residue to the endpapers, spine a little darkened Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Clarendon Books P.B.F.A., Leicester, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint. Published by Jonathan Cape, 1955, 1955.
Price: US$19.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition/1st impression. Without inscription in not price clipped dust jacket, which is now protected by a removable transparent wrapper.
Seller: Mike Conry, WORCESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.08 + shipping
Description: 1st edn 2nd printing. 4to. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edge blue (boards a little faded at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (tanned with some light marks on covers - in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 206 (previous owner's neat pencil inscription on front endpaper).
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.08 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. First printing. 206pp. Top text block is stained blue, side and bottom are tanned and discolored. Dust jacket is price clipped with shelf wear inc. tears, rubbing and further discoloration. Lower spine and edges have bumps and rubbing. Contents are clean and bright. A really lovely copy. OVERSEAS ORDERS MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING.
Seller: Broad Street Book Centre, Hereford, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.08 + shipping
Description: First. In 1922, T.E. Lawrence enlisted in the ranks of the RAF under the name John Hume Ross, and began writing notes at night for a book. 206pp. Blue cloth with fading to upper part of front cover and to spine. Minor bumping to corners and wear to top of spine. Otherwise internally vG
Seller: PEND BOOKS, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (2)-206 Pp. Light blue cloth with gilt title to spine in dust jacket`
Seller: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, Canada
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$21.34 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: " A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross" Cover: a couple of small white smudges. Foot of spine with thin bumping, light rubbed wear. Blue head edge now only slightly faded. Mild foxing & smudges to edges. Light sprinkling of foxing to eps. Clean content. Binding is VG. 206p Dj: moderate foxing, soiling and rubbing. Head of spine with thin wear, tiny tears and chips. Foot of spine with small open-v-tear. Head of front & rear flap spine with small wear and tiny tears & chips. Price-cut to all flaps corners.
Seller: BOOKMARK, Auckland, New Zealand
Price: US$22.43 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955. First Edition. 206 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Notable sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine and to panel edges. Mild water staining to surfaces. Notable rubbing and marking all over.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
T.E. LAWRENCE. THE MINT. JONATHAN CAPE, 1955.
Price: US$22.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1955 reprint of 1955 First Edition. Hardback. No dust jacket. Very Good condition. Firm tight spine and boards. Tanning to spine, top of front board and page edges. Small scuff mark on back board. Text is clean and unmarked. Sunning to page block.
Seller: Mrs Middleton's Shop and the Rabbit Hole, Freshwater, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T. E.. T E LAWRENCE: THE MINT. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$23.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 206 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The boards have some fading, wear, scuffing, marks. They are steady, sure. The frontispage has a press cutting attached. The contents are agreeably serene. They are clean, clear, convivial, tidy, certain, confident. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Price: US$24.39 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue cloth cover with slightly faded gold titles to spine. Soft sunning to top third of covers front and rear. Thin bumping/ faint rubbing to head & foot of spine. A slight bowing and very slight askew of the front cover. Once dark blue head edge now quite faded. Very clean content, binding tight. 206p DJ: light rubbing, faint foxing and soft dusting of soiling to cover. Head edge with thin creasing/ small tears and chips. Bottom spine with thin creasing/ chips and small tear to bottom rear side. Two 1cm tears to bottom rear cover edge. Yellowing to spine and to flaps spine. Tiny price cuts to rear flap head corner and to head & bottom front flaps corner.
Seller: BOOKMARK, Auckland, New Zealand
T. E. Lawrence. THE MINT A DAY-BOOK OF THE R.A.F. DEPOT. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8 x 10 in. Blue cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean, sunned a bit at upper edges. Lower front corner dented, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Text clean and unmarked. DJ is GOOD+ ; clipped, a few faint marks, spine toned. Mil. RGR.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: First English edition, 4to, pp. [2], 206; blue cloth with black stamped title on spine, spine and edges faded, else very good.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.44 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HB. Expurgated version. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped RAF wings crest to fnt. Some fading to edges of boards; very slight wear to edges and corners. Printed at the Alden Press, Oxford. 206 pages. DJ unclipped (price 17s 6d. net) , fairly grubby, with wear & chipping to edges, corners & joints; 1inch vertical tear at bottom of fnt dj joint; 1 inch vertical tear at top fnt edge of dj; about half a dozen other smaller tears; DJ spine considerably tanned; dj has a piece 3 inches wide and up to 1.5 inches deep missing from back top edge of dj adjacent fnt edge. Books tight and generally clean. .
Seller: Carrick-White Ltd., West Looe Cornwall, United Kingdom
Price: US$25.44 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Lawrence's account of his time in the R.A.F. in the 1920s. 206 pages. Blue cloth covers with gilt title on spine and blind stamped wing vignette on front cover. Round pink bookplate on front pastedown. Light foxing to endpapers. Stains and soiling to dust jacket. Size: 250mm Tall, 4to
Seller: Andmeister Books, London, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$25.44 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is the expergated first trade edition. Bound in blue cloth embossed with the RAF logo. A vg/vg copy of this book, clean and sound. The pale d/w is in good complete condition. 206pp. This first trade edition is a handsome volume, well designed and printed. O'Brien A173.
Seller: Rickaro Books BA PBFA, Wakefield, United Kingdom
Price: US$26.58 + shipping
Description: 4to. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 206pp. (sl foxing) Dustjacket covered in plastic. Very good copy. 1st ed. The Mint covers the period following WWI when T. E. Lawrence decided to dissappear from public view by enlisting in the RAF under the assumed name of Aircraftman Ross 352087 between 1922 & 1926.
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, Australia
LAWRENCE, T.E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape (London, 1955), 1955.
Price: US$26.58 + shipping
Description: A day-book of the R.A.F. depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross 10" x 7.25", aquamarine cloth, gilt tiltes to spine, pp. 1-206. The book is fine, the dw is price-clipped and with slight stains to its back cover, but o/w fine (now protected) 1955 first edition, with gift inscription (not by the author) on the title page to noted Australian architect, Sir Arthur Stephenson.
Seller: Books On Dean, Albury, NSW, Australia
Price: US$27.43 + shipping
Description: 206 S. Rücken und Deckelränder verblasst, obere Ecken bestossen; Papier leicht gebräunt, vorderes Deckblatt oben etwas geknickt und mit Besitzervermerk (Bleistift). ****Die Versandkosten können wegen dem Gewicht der Bücher abweichen----Shippingcosts might be lower or higher by weight of the book. Kein Versand nach Frankreich**** Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700 25 cm. x 19 cm. Original-Leinenband mit Rückengoldprägung.
Seller: Antiquariat Gerber AG, ILAB/VEBUKU/VSAR, Basel, Switzerland
Price: US$27.98 + shipping
Description: Hardback, Size 10 x 8 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. Blind embossed Eagle design to front. In dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; Spine and edges very slightly darkened. A few small marks. Not price clipped. In protective sleeve.) Cloth very slightly dulled on edges. Inside pages some very light foxing. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 206pp. T.E. Lawrence?s life in the R.A.F, where he enlisted under the name of John Hume Ross. Includes an account of Lawrence?s motorcycle race with an aeroplane.
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$29.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Blue cloth binding is well worn. No name or writing.
Seller: Terra Firma Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
T.E. Lawrence. The Mint (by 352087 A/c Ross). Jonathan Cape and Polyantric, London, 1955.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Larger 8vo pp 206, A Day book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes, previous owners inscription on FEP
Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Price: US$30.21 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955. Jonathan Cape. Hardcover. GOOD DJ; Acceptable, edgewear. DJ is marked and foxed and parts of it are torn. The DJ spine is sunned. Parts of the DJ are discoloured. Foxing and marks on pages and page edges. 11x8.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
T.E. Lawrence. The mint by352087 by A/c Ross. Jonathan Cape, uk, 1955.
Price: US$30.49 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 206 pages. light coloured d/j with slight discolouring
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Price: US$30.49 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 206 pages. some light grubiness to light coloured d/j
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
T.E.Lawrence. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$30.53 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Day Book of the RAF Depot between August and December 1922 with Later notes by 352087 A C Ross (Lawrence) name on front paste down ow book near fine Jacket smudged and torn on spine end sides ow good cond
Seller: kellow books, chipping norton, United Kingdom
352087 A/c Ross (T. E. Lawrence). The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$31.80 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Covers and contents clean and bright. cloth boards. Previous owner's name and date 1955 on reverse of first free endpaper. Atractive, quality edition. Complete, clean dustjacket protected by removable sleeve. Size: 8" x 10"
Seller: Bosco Books, Looe, CORNW, United Kingdom
T. E. Lawrence (352087 A/c Ross). THE MINT. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$31.80 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 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. Jonathan Cape, London 1955 reprint of the first open edition. 206pp Hardback. This copy is bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and a stylised RAF eagle embossed to the upper board. The text block is unmarked, bright, white, tight and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is a trifle dusty commensurate with a sixty year old book, there is also a small closed tear to the rear panel it has now been covered in clear, removable, protective film. The Mint is a book written by T. E. Lawrence, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, and published posthumously. It describes his time in the Royal Air Force, working, despite having held senior rank in the army (Colonel), as an ordinary Aircraftman, under an assumed name, 352087 Ross. The book is notable, despite flaws noted by critics, for its sharp observation, for the insight it gives into Lawrence himself, and for the censorship issues around its publication. Ref H 6
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Price: US$31.80 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Unclipped grey d/w wrapped in cellophane to protect it, black lettering to spine and red and black lettering to front,som emarks and soiling,several tears. Book green blue,page edges tanned,appears unread,contents clean and bright.Also includes 4 page order leaflet from Jonathan Cape,advertising this book and others related to Lawrence,with an order form to be handed to Bookseller on the back. Please note this is a book weighs 1 Kg and would require extra shipping if posted outside the UK.
Seller: eclecticbooks, BOLTON, United Kingdom
Price: US$31.80 + shipping
Description: 4to in blue linen covered boards, gilt lettering to spine 206pp CONDITION: A well preserved near FINE clean and tight copy (thin sliver of mild sunning to spine ends) in a spine tanned and slightly dusty near FINE complete Dust Jacket (thin sliver of slight nicking to base of spine panel, small spot of mild soil to head of spine panel, looks very presentable in its removable transparent protector) ] ._ __To see more of our Military books type DbbMILITARY in the Keywords search box._We Ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS
Seller: David Bunnett Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue cloth with gilt spine titles. Clean and unmarked. DJ spine and edges of front panel darkened.
Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 206pp. 1955. First edition. 4to. sized. A very good, clean, tight copy in very good jacket. Original publisher's blue cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. No inscriptions but a previous owner's bookplate is pasted to the front endpaper which has been flat-signed in blue biro. Upper edge dyed blue as it should be. A little spotting to the endpapers and to the fore-edges and a single small stain/soil mark about 1cm in length to the leading fore-edge. The jacket has not been price-clipped; it has some soiling including a few small ink marks to the rear panel and more general dust soiling. It also has some uniform toning to the spine.A very good, clean, tight copy in similar jacket.
Seller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited, Gilmilnscroft, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Price: US$33.07 + shipping
Description: 4to., First Edition, with title in red and black, contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, blue top, a bright, clean copy in mildly age-soiled dustwrapper. O'Brien A173.
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: Tall 8vo. 206 pp. Cloth binding, gilt lettering, impressed cover design, no jacket, else very good copy. (88143). Note by A. W. Lawrence.
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. After World War One and the war in the Hejaz, Lawrence of Arabia transformed himself into Airman Ross of the RAF; these are his diaries from that period, published posthumously. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Gray cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine; stamped bird in flight on the front cover. Clean text; 206 pages. Faded around the margins and spine; corners a bit bumped. A solid copy, with very fresh textblock, but not pristine, and lacking the dustwrapper. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.10 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition hardback, 1955, with price-clipped jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket slightly tanned and rubbed to spine and edges with a couple of marks (now protected); boards faded to edges but remain overall clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - previous ownerâ s bookplate to front endpaper; text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
T E Lawrence 352087 a/c Ross. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$38.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: *** 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.
Seller: Salusbury Books, GLASGOW, United Kingdom
T. E. Lawrence. THE MINT By 352087 A/c Ross. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$38.16 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is typically sunned to the spine so best described as near fine condition, it has now been covered in clear, removable, archival, protective film. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. The Mint written by T. E. Lawrence and published posthumously. It describes his time in the Royal Air Force, working, despite having held senior rank in the army (colonel), as an ordinary aircraftman, under an assumed name, A/c 352087 Ross. The book is notable, despite flaws noted by critics, for its sharp observation, for the insight it gives into Lawrence himself, and for the censorship issues around its publication. The novelist E. M. Forster corresponded with Lawrence, in 1929 writing two detailed letters to him criticising The Mint, which he liked, and advising on how it might be improved. The Mint concerns the period following the First World War when Lawrence decided to disappear from public view. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name, becoming 352087 Aircraftman Ross. The book is a closely observed autobiographical account of his experiences in the RAF. The book covers his initial training at RAF Uxbridge in 1922 and a part of his service at RAF Cranwell, 1925 - 26. Ref HHH5
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.16 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Jonsthan Cape, London, 1955. Hard cover. Book Condition : Near Fine. A very clean unmarked copy which appears to be little read.Previous owners dedication inside cover. Mild fading of covers. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #007859. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Westwood Books, Cramlington, United Kingdom
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Clean, Unmarked, Solid Example, In A Complete Dust Jacket, Not Price Clipped, Some Browning To Spine And Edges, Book With Spine Gilt Brilliant But Cloth Faded On And Around Spine.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 7 1/2 in. x 10 in., title-page printed in black & red; 206 pp. Textured blue cloth with titling gilt with a design, and publisher's device on spine, blindstamped bird form on front cover, top-edge stained blue-gray. No dustjacket present. Former owner's book label on the front paste-down, inscription in ink on facing endpaper: John W. Hamilton Toronto, March '55, page 20 shows three lines of text underlined in ink. Spine faded, with some light gray spots present, fading to cover margins, small gray spot on front cover.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Lawrence (T.E.). By 352087 A/c Ross. The Mint. Jonathan Cape,, 1955.
Price: US$40.07 + shipping
Description: 4to Foot of spine slightly stained, otherwise a very nice copy in somewhat marked and soiled dust-wrapper
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$40.70 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First English Edition. 206pp. Bound in the original blue buckram with blind stamped bird on upper board; printed on white, wove, unwatermarked paper, all edges trimmed. A mint copy in equally fine dust wrapper.
Seller: McManmon, B.D. ABA, ILAB, Preston, LANCS, United Kingdom
T.E. Lawrence. THE MINT. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$44.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG/Poor, grey dj with black titles on badly tarnished spine, dj is marked and has wear and tear at edges, contents are clean and unmarked, large octavo 206pp. Weight 750g. A day book of the RAF Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c ROSS (T.E. Lawrence alias).
Seller: Rivermead Books, Southampton., United Kingdom
Price: US$44.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Price: US$44.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint Same Year as True 1st Edition, Jonathan Cape 1955. Royal Square 4to. 206pp. Very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscription or marks of any kind, 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. Housed and protected in original unclipped matt coloured dustwrapper with 2 short closed chips to head, now protected in transparent removable Mylar wrapper. 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: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Price: US$44.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition 1955. Endpapers foxed, else very good in dustwrapper which is darkened on the spine and around the edges, very light rubbing and marking, else very good. Not price clipped. 206 p.
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. First edition, very good in a good + dust jacket, book is clean with no markings, binding is good, dust jacket has some soiling & wear to extrems, Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Impression. A Near Fine copy in pale blue canvas cloth, in a Fine light grey dustwrapper printed in black and magenta, price-clipped. 206pp. An account of Lawrence's time in the R.A.F. under the assumed name John Hume Ross. Q09977
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
T. E. Lawrence. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$49.38 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955. Hardcover. First edition. Clean copy. Fine in dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has some discolouring but remains good in mylar. Price clipped. . . . .
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Price: US$49.83 + shipping
Description: London: Jonathan Cape 1955. Small 4to. Orig. cloth slightly discoloured. 206pp. 1st ed.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 206 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H) - dark green cloth with blind embossed eagle on front cover, gold lettering on spine, dark green stained top edge. "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 Shaw, under which he had meanwhile served in the Tank Corps. From his notes, many times re-written and revised, he constructed 'The Mint' - 'an iron, retangular, abhorrent book', he called it, 'one which no man would willingly read'. It does not correspond to that description. In the main it is a highly subjective account of Lawrence's life in the R.A.F. Though resentfully critical of the treatment to which he and other recruits were subjected, it is not self-pitying. It is often robustly entertaining, and the character sketches are brilliant examples of Lawrence's literary skills. He had an acute ear for conversation: in fact, some of the dialogue so faithfully records habitual barrack-room words that it has been deemed inadvisable to reproduce them in the ordinary edition of the book." Blanks in the text replace the 'offensive' words. Light edge wear, slight fading at bottom of boards. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wrinkling - mainly at top of spine area, a few tiny closed tears, light browing at edges and on spine, very light soiling, small colour stain on inside of rear panel.
Seller: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Canada
T. E. Lawrence. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Measuring approximately 9.75" x 7.5" with 203 numbered pages. This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor sunning to top and bottom edges of boards. Minor staining to all edges of textblock. Front and rear hinge are cracked no mesh exposed. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine. Moderate sunning to spine. Heavy staining to both panels. The Mint concerns the period following the First World War when Lawrence decided to disappear from public view. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N8-101).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Lawrence (T.E.). By 352087 A/c Ross. The Mint. Jonathan Cape,, 1955.
Price: US$53.42 + shipping
Description: 4to Very nice copy in slightly browned, marked and nicked dust-wrapper
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E. (352087 A/c Ross). The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$54.87 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: blue cloth, gilt lettering, top edge gray, dust jacket unclipped, 206 pp dust jacket lightly soiled. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Quarto.
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Price: US$57.24 + shipping
Description: [2], 206pp. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear. dustwrapper a trifle sunned and marked, chipping to spine panel at head and foot. Spotting to endpapers. 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: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Price: US$59.13 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 206pp., Clipped jacket with tanning to spine and stains to panels with small closed tear & rubbing to spine-ends of jacket- covered in removable protective clear plastic, orig. light blue cloth boards with gilt text to spine, note by A. W. Lawrence. A highly subjective account of Lawrence's life in the R.A.F. Size: Large Octavo
Seller: Ripponlea Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Previous owner's neat signature to front pastedown else a FINE book in VERY GOOD+ jacket (soiled but without chip or tear; lightly tanned at spine; price intact on both front and rear panel)."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." ** See our new cheaper postal rates to the USA and abroad.**
Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Price: US$63.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited Edition. [ii], 206 pp. Quarter navy blue morocco over dark blue boards with gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Pages uncut. Slight rubbing to corners and edges; light scratches to boards. Ink name to verso of ffep.; otherwise internally clean. Numbered edition 469 of 2000 copies. A very good copy. Limited Edition
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$63.60 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London: Jonathan Cape, 1955, First Edition. Original blue cloth boards, with some whitening to the bottom of the front and rear boards. Tanned paste downs and end papers, with a signatue to the half title. Dust jacket edge worn with tanned spine and some loss, 2 inch split half way down the dj spine joint folds. Lawrence made his way into the service on two occasions by using adopted names. In August 1927, writing from Karachi, he told Edward Garnett that he had arranged notes in sections and was copying them as a Christmas gift to Garnett. Lawrence told Garnett that he wrote the book tightly, "because our clothes are so tight, and our lives so tight in the service. There is no freedom of conduct at all." The typescript, made at Garnett s order from the actual manuscript, was revised by Lawrence just before his death and it is that text which the present work follows. Lawrence had intended to print a limited edition himself on a hand-press and had already procured enough copies for its frontispiece of a reproduction of a portrait drawing by Augustus John before his untimely death in a motoring accident. The present limited edition is then, the only one available and most closely followed T.E.L s wishes according to his brother A.W. Lawrence. 206pp Approximately 10 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition blue cloth, gilt titles, gilt decoration at the foot, dj, tanned and worn with loss (see photos). Joints good condition gently rubbed and worn, 2 inch split to dj front joint. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition original blue cloth boards, white marks to both boards, dj tanned and foxed, worn with loss. Page edges good condition tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition signature to half title. Title good condition red and black text, minor foxing. Pages good condition text is clear and bright. Binding good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1955 Binding: Hardback
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Price: US$64.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback a scarce copy London: Jonathan Cape, prev owners inside jacket not price clipped 1955 A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes. blue cloth with gilt lettering with some marks to price clipped D/J. Close tear to D/J. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.)
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$67.66 + shipping
Description: 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. Eliot. Edited with a prefatory note by A.W. Lawrence. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1955. First Edition (see note below). 4to up to 12" tall. 206 pages. Blue cloth boards with blind stamped bird front, gilt spine titles, top edge stained blue. Light fading to outside board edges; otherwise volume in pristine condition without marks, tear folds etc. Unclipped dust-jacket has tanning, ruffling to spine head and a small closed tear to seam front flap. The Mint is divided into three parts: Part I: The Raw Material, Part II: In the Mill, Part III: Service. The book's title reflects Lawrences comparison of RAF training to the operations of a mint (coin) factory. The book is an autobiographical account of T.E. Lawrences experiences following the First World War when he enlisted in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name, becoming 352087 Aircraftman Ross. The book covers his initial training at RAF Uxbridge in 1922 and a part of his service at RAF Cranwell, 192526. Lawrence stated that the book should not be published until after his death. In a letter from T. E. Lawrence to E. M. Forster summarized in the introduction by his brother A. W. Lawrence: "he felt unable to publish the book because of 'the horror the fellows with me in the force would feel at my giving them away. so The Mint shall not be circulated before 1950. Lawrence's brother took the further precaution of substituting "new names" in the expurgated edition for characters in A/c Ross's squad "in all passages which might have caused embarrassment or distress". Due to censorship issues around its publication, objectional words were also omitted and blank spaces left in their stead. Due to censorship issues around its publication, objectional words were also omitted and blank spaces left in their stead. In order to establish copyright, a limited edition of 50 copies was published by Doubleday, Doran and Company in 1936. Of this limited edition only 10 were offered for sale at the enormous price of $500,000 each. In 1955, Jonathan Cape published a limited numbered edition of 2000 books in slipcase. This volume also published by Jonathan Cape in the same year is the first English edition with dust jacket.
Seller: Back Lane Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Price: US$67.68 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In airforce-blue buckram boards which have only a little rubbing to edges and a hint of bumping to extremities. Lighter patch on rear board. Unclipped, white dust jacket is somewhat soiled (being white, this shows more) and the spine is toned. Lightly edge worn and a small nick at the rear upper edge. Now in a clear protective cover. Gift inscription on ffep dated 1955. Internally excellent, with just a hint of toning.
Seller: M RICHARDSON RARE BOOKS (PBFA Member), Ashby cum Fenby, NE Lincolnshire, LINCS, United Kingdom
Price: US$69.90 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: True first British Trade edition, first printing, 1955. With original unclipped jacket (17s 6d). Large format. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, a few small marks, old tape marks to front/back inner flaps (where old jacket protector used to be), minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, one small patch of loss to top surface to back inner flap, a little patchy browning (including to spine) and the odd minor crease. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing/bumping to corners and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Top of pages dyed blue. Pages bit tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$69.96 + shipping
Description: A smart first edition of T. E. Lawrence's insightful memoirs of his time as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force. First edition. 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 mental and physical state as a result of his experiences in war. Upon the discovery of his true identity, he was discharged. Allowed to re-enlist two years later under the name of Shaw, this is an expurgated collection of his notes during his time serving. Written by T. E. Lawrence, a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark. Sunning to the spine and parts of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$69.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: limited edition of 2,000 copies. This is No. 897. "In 1922 T. E. Lawrence enlisted in the ranks of the R.A.F. under the name of John Hume Ross. From the depot at Uxbridge he wrote to Edward Garnett "There is grand stuff here, and if I could write it." Dark Blue Quarter-Leather cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. Blue cloth covered boards. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. Decorative Endpapers. 206 Pages, 1 Kilo. 10 1/4" Tall. Slight edge wear, mainly at spine ends. Pages in very good, clean condition, no previous owner's name Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Price: US$73.27 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback a carce copy London: Jonathan Cape, 1955 A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes. blue cloth with gilt lettering D/J. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.)
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$76.23 + shipping
Description: LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION. No# 1828. Imperial octavo, blue cloth heavy card boards, quarter bound in leather w. gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, teg & deckled page edges, 206pp, VG+ (moderate rubbing to spine) in slipcase VG- (heavy tanning)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Lawrence, T.E. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$76.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a good copy of the unexpurgated first trade edition in an edition limited to 2000 copies this is number21. Bound in blue cloth boards with blue leather spine with gilt title and teg. A good copy 206pp. This first trade edition is a handsome volume, well designed and printed. No slipcase. O'Brien A172. Original Blackwells invoice laid in.
Seller: Rickaro Books BA PBFA, Wakefield, United Kingdom
Price: US$76.32 + shipping
Description: [History] FIRST EDITION. Small Quarto (25 x 19cm), pp.206. Publisher's air force blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and RAF wings motif in blind to upper board, top edge blue. Cream dust jacket featuring black and mauve titles, priced at 17/6. Some minor spotting, a few marks to covers, jacket gently toned to the spine. Very good indeed. Lawrence's 'The Mint' is a memoir of his experiences as an ordinary aircraftman in the Royal Air Force; working from a notebook he kept while enlisted under the assumed name of John Ross, Lawrence wrote of the daily lives of fellow servicemen and about his feelings towards the RAF. During this period he participated in the development of rescue motorboats for downed aircraft. The book, with its sparse and sharp prose, is stylistically very different from 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom', and was published posthumously, edited by his brother Prof. A.W. Lawrence.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$76.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited Edition. [ii]., 206 pp. Quarter navy blue morocco over dark blue boards with gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Pages uncut. Minor wear to corners and spine ends. Bookplate to front pastedown; otherwise internally clean. Numbered edition 469 of 2000 copies. A very good copy. 4to. Limited Edition
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$88.98 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First limited edition hardback (number 1,448 of 2,000 copies), 1955, with slip case and no jacket as issued. Ex library book, only a couple of the usual stamps and labels, no pages removed. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - slip-case darkened and worn to edges; blue cloth boards, with contrasting leather spine, lightly rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotations or inscriptions; gilt upper-edge to page-block retains lustre, text and decorated end-papers bright and clear throughout.
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T. E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$93.97 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Large 8vo. Pp. 206. First trade edition in blue cloth and dust jacket. Memoirs of 352087 A/c Ross who is none other than Lawrence himself. We have several copies available.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$99.22 + shipping
Description: First limited edition. 1529 of 2000 copies. Sm.4to., publishers blue morocco spine, charcoal grey cloth boards. Cockerell marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, the others uncut, in printed card slipcase. Slipcase showing few marks,discolouration overall wear and some heavy rubbingwith surface loss. The Book, aside from some slight rubbing is VG+ clean and bright, a pleasing example.14842/ locwindow
Seller: Holybourne Rare Books ABA ILAB, Alton, United Kingdom
Price: US$101.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A copy of the memoirs of T. E. Lawrence's time as an enlisted man in the R. A. F. With later notes by 352087 A/c Ross. For The Mint Lawrence worked from a notebook that he kept while enlisted, writing of the daily lives of enlisted men and his desire to be a part of something larger than himself: the Royal Air Force. The book uses sparse prose as opposed to the complicated syntax found in the autobiographical Seven Pillars of Wisdom. It was published posthumously, edited by his brother, Professor A. W. Lawrence. In a blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine, in an unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with just some minor shelfwear. There is some damage to the top right-hand corner on the front board. Dustwrapper is a trifle rubbed. There is a large chip to the top right-hand corner of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$104.50 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 4to, publishers original blue cloth, gilt lettered on the spine, and in the original printed dustjacket. 206 pp. A handsome copy, internally near fine, the paper fresh. The blue cloth is just lightly rubbed a touch at the tips and slightly age mellowed, the jacket is whole and attractive with some age, a little spotting and some rubbing, the spine toned. FIRST EDITION. Lawrence made his way into the service on two occasions by using adopted names. In August 1927, writing from Karachi, he told Edward Garnett that he had arranged notes in sections and was copying them as a Christmas gift to Garnett. Lawrence told Garnett that he wrote the book tightly, "because our clothes are so tight, and our lives so tight in the service. There is no freedom of conduct at all." The typescript, made at Garnetts order from the actual manuscript, was revised by Lawrence just before his death and it is that text which the present work follows. Lawrence had intended to print a limited edition himself on a hand-press and had already procured enough copies for its frontispiece of a reproduction of a portrait drawing by Augustus John before his untimely death in a motoring accident. Of this book, which followed Lawrence's great epic, the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, B.H. Liddell Hart wrote: "[A]fter some years, he made a fresh attempt on a large scale, an attempt at supreme realism---in a record of daily life in the Air Force which he christened The Mint. This he himself thought was his best writing---less 'mannered' and pretentious than the Seven Pillars. The present edition is then, the only one available and most closely followed T.E.Ls wishes according to his brother A.W. Lawrence.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small 4to. [4], 3-206 pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine; grey topstain. Price of 17s. 6d. net on the rear flap of the dust jacket. O'Brien A173. Lawrence's recollection of his time in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name. Two small spots of fading to the boards; jacket has a chip to its spine panel and general toning.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$110.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 206p. Cover slightly lost color.
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$111.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955-01-01. Jonathan Cape. Hardcover. GOOD No DJ
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T. E.. THE MINT. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes, by 352087 A/c Ross. 206 p. White endpapers. Blue cloth with gilt titles. White DJ with purple and black titles; shows some wear and small tears. VG+/Good
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Limited Edition # 1901/2000. 206 pages in excellent condition; clean and white. Top edge gilt. Blue decorative endpapers. Quarter bound with blue morocco over blue boards. Gilt titles on the spine. Very light wear on the corners. No slipcase. Later notes by 352087 A/c Ross. NEAR FINE Size: 8 x 10 1/2
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
LAWRENCE, T.E.. THE MINT. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$118.12 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Fpu 1955. Tiny amount of foxing to the prelims and an ownership crimp to the ffep. Jacket is not price clipped and has minor marks and light dulling down to the spine. 206pp. The Mint is a book written by T. E. Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia', and published posthumously. It describes his time in the Royal Air Force, working, despite having held senior rank in the army (Colonel), as an ordinary Aircraftman, under an assumed name, 352087 Ross. The book is notable, despite flaws noted by critics, for its sharp observation, for the insight it gives into Lawrence himself, and for the censorship issues around its publication. The novelist E.M. Forster corresponded with Lawrence, in 1929 writing two detailed letters to him criticising The Mint, which he liked, and advising on how it might be improved. The Mint concerns the period following the First World War when Lawrence decided to disappear from public view. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name, becoming 352087 Aircraftman Ross. The book is a closely observed autobiographical account of his experiences in the RAF. The book covers his initial training at RAF Uxbridge in 1922[2] and a part of his service at RAF Cranwell, 1925-26. The book is divided into three parts: Part I: 'The Raw Material', with 29 chapters (many are 2 or 3 pages); Part II: 'In the Mill', with 22 chapters; Part III: 'Service', with 18 chapters. "The book's title likens the R.A.F. training to a coin factory, with the men as 'The Raw Material' (part I) and life in the training camp as being 'In the Mill' (part II) that stamps the coins out of the blank metal."
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
Price: US$120.84 + shipping
Description: Jonathan Cape, London. 1955. First edition thus. Hardback in slipcase. Limited edition of 2000 copies this being number 114. Dark blue cloth boards with blue leather backstrip and gilt type to spine. Lower board is marked and corners are rubbed. Top page edges gilt and pages are rough cut. Slipcase is soiled and browned.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$124.66 + shipping
Description: T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time in the Royal Air Force, the first trade edition of this volume in its dust wrapper. The first trade edition of this work, published in the same year as a limited edition of two-thousand copies.In 1924, Lawrence enlisted in the British Royal Air Force under the assumed name 3522087 Ross. This volume comprises his memoirs during that time, written in a diary he kept to record the lives of enlisted men. The book was left unpublished until after the author's death at his own wish, due to the people mentioned in the writings. Lawrence personality really comes through in this sparse prose, with sharp observations.Edited by Lawrence's brother.With original dust wrapper, price clipped.Two newspaper articles concerned with Lawrence loosely inserted. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with light bumping to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper price cliped and very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Faint minor spotting to first and last few leaves, a touch of offsetting from a previous insert to title page, otherwise pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
T. E. Lawrence. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine book, no names or inscriptions, un-bumped, un-faded, airforce-blue buckram boards, top block edge blue, only blemish is one v. Faint small foxing mark on front free end paper, owners light neat name stamp on rear fixed end paper under rear flyleaf. Laid in is a order card from Jonathan Cape for a copy of Now & Then, presumably from the original release. Now placed in an acid free sleeve. Fine DJ, front flyleaf price clipped by publisher leaving rear flyleaf un-price clipped (17/6) , DJ spine lightly toned. Published posthumously in 1955, it describes TE Lawrence's time in the royal Air Force. It covers a period of time after WW1, where he decided to disappear from public life and enlisted in the RAF under an assumed name, becoming 352087 Aircraftman Ross. Lawrence stated that the book should not be published until after his death, in a prefatory note by his brother AW Lawrence who edited the text for publication. In a letter to EM Forster, Lawrence said "he felt unable to publish the book because of the horror the fellows with me in the force would feel at my giving them away so The Mint shall not be circulated before 1950'. Lawrence's brother took further precaution by substituting names in the expurgated edition in all passages that might cause embarrassment or distress. The book likens the RAF training to a coin factory, with the men being the raw material and life in the training camp being the mill that stamps the coins out of blank material. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 206 pages
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australia
Price: US$126.00 + shipping
Description: 206, bookplate inside front board, ink name inside front flyleaf, boards and spine faded, small tears at spine. In 1922 T. E. Lawrence enlisted in the Royal Air Force under the name of John Hulme Ross. fair to good (expurgated edition)
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
LAWRENCE, T.E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$127.20 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: T.E. Lawrence's experiences in the RAF, under the alias of 352087 A/C Ross. An immaculate example of this important autobiographical narrative.
Seller: Broadhursts of Southport Ltd ABA ILAB BA, Southport, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T. E.. THE MINT. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$132.89 + shipping
Description: A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross. With an Introductory Note by A. W. Lawrence. Pp. [ii]+206, title page printed in red & black; cr. 4to; blue cloth covered boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, the edges a little faded; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled, with edges slightly rubbed, backstrip and edges browned; top edges blue; upper pastedown with bookseller's sticker at foot and book plate at centre, outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; Jonathan Cape, London, 1955. First trade edition. O'Brien A173. *With postcard advertising Now & Then, a periodical published by Jonathan Cape, loosely inserted.
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Description: 206, bookplate inside front board, DJ somewhat soiled, DJ in plastic sleeve. In 1922 T. E. Lawrence enlisted in the Royal Air Force under the name of John Hulme Ross. very good (expurgated edition), good
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
352087 A/c Ross [T E Lawrence]. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$139.92 + shipping
Description: The first edition of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time enlisted in the Royal Air Force. The first trade edition of this work, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.In 1924, Lawrence enlisted in the British Royal Air Force under the assumed name 352087 Ross, as an ordinary aircraftman. This volume comprises his memoirs during that time, written in a diary he kept to record the lives of enlisted men. The book was left unpublished until after the author's death at his own wish, due to the people mentioned in the writings. The work was edited by Lawrence's brother who ensured that new names were used for certain people.Though noted as flawed by critics, this work is notable for its sharp observation and the insight it gives into Lawrence as a person, and for the censorship issues around its publication. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Smart, with slight fading to spine head and tail. Dust wrapper discoloured to spine and extremities, with marks to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited number 896 of 2000. Heavy blue cloth boards, leather quarter bound. Binding tight, content clean and straight. Corner bumping on all four corners. Slip case a little discolored and splitting along heal of spine. Pictures provided upon request. If purchasing internationally, please inquire about shipping charges before purchase. Ships within 1-2 business days.
Seller: Kellogg Creek Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8 x 10 in. Blue morocco and cloth boards, limited edition, this is no. 59. With original printed slipcase. Condition is NEAR FINE ; covers extremely clean with a hint of toning at right edges only. Lower front corner bumped, very mild wear at cloth corners - spine leather is supple and very good. Binding tight, text spotless. Slipcase is toned with some small marks, spine ends have some chips, no damage to seams. Mil. RGR.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First English Edition. (ii), 206p. Bound in gilt-titled blue cloth. O'Brien A173. Slightest rubbing in complete dust jacket with light soil, faded spine and upper edge - not price clipped. Owner's initials on flyleaf
Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.
LAWRENCE, T.E.. The Mint.. , 1955.
Price: US$150.10 + shipping
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1955. Royal 8vo. Original cloth and dust-jacket (not price-clipped); pp. 206; a very attractive copy. First trade edition. The Mint concerns the period following the First World War when T.E. Lawrence decided to disappear from public view. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name and became Aircraftman Ross. The book is a closely-observed autobiographical account of his experiences in the RAF. The book covers his initial training at RAF Uxbridge in 1922 and a part of his service at RAF Cranwell, 1925â"26.
Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$159.00 + shipping
Description: [2], 206pp. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Some edge wear, cloth fading and marked towards all edges. Minor loss to head of spine on the toned jacket, shelf-wear to edges, predominantly top. Spotting to endpapers, with the bookplate of Richard L. Calvert Williamson to the front inner board. With 10 newspaper clippings relating to Lawrence, 5 photocopied articles, and 2 postcards of T. E. Lawrence, addressed to Richard Williamson. From the Williamson family library, recently dispersed. 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. Henry Williamson (1895-1977), novelist and writer on natural history and the English countryside, is predominantly remembered as the author of Tarka the Otter (1927) for which he won the Hawthornden Prize. His wartime experiences on the Western Front having altered his life inexorably, he spent the remainder of his post-war life in Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk, writing naturalistic novels very much in the romantic tradition. T. E. Lawrence was a dear friend of Williamson, who published 'The Genius of Friendship', an account of their correspondence in tribute to him, six year's after Lawrence's tragic death. Size: Quarto
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Price: US$159.00 + shipping
Description: A smart first edition of T. E. Lawrence's insightful memoirs of his time as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force. First edition. 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 mental and physical state as a result of his experiences in war. Upon the discovery of his true identity, he was discharged. Allowed to re-enlist two years later under the name of Shaw, this is an expurgated collection of his notes during his time serving. Written by T. E. Lawrence, a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the board. Sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$159.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$164.60 + shipping
Description: 1955. Opera con copertina rigida. CH0
Seller: Messinissa libri, Milano, MI, Italy
Price: US$165.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time in the Royal Air Force, the first trade edition of this volume in its unclipped dust wrapper. The first trade edition of this work, published in the same year as a limited edition of two-thousand copies.In 1924, Lawrence enlisted in the British Royal Air Force under the assumed name 3522087 Ross. This volume comprises his memoirs during that time, written in a diary he kept to record the lives of enlisted men. The book was left unpublished until after the author's death at his own wish, due to the people mentioned in the writings. Lawrence personality really comes through in this sparse prose, with sharp observations.Edited by Lawrence's brother.With original dust wrapper, unclipped. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and a minor fading to the spine, only a minor damp marking to the lower right corner of the front board. The dust wrapper is unclipped, with minor shelf wear and a touch of sunning to the spine, light soiling to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. A minor spotting to the fore edge, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$165.36 + shipping
Description: A smart first edition of T. E. Lawrence's insightful memoirs of his time as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force. In the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A first edition in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer, renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-18) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-18) against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. This important work comprises Lawrence"s memoirs during his time with the British Royal Air Force following the First World War. Lawrence enlisted under an assumed name, becoming 352087 Aircraftman Ross. In original cloth binding with gilt title to the spine. In original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. Some light marking and age-toning to the dust wrapper. Some minor edgewear, particularly to the head of the front board and the head and tail of the spine. Small library stamp to rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Some scattered spotting to pastedowns and endpapers. Otherwise, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$165.36 + shipping
Description: First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter black morocco, deep blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, top edge gilt, fore and lower page edges untrimmed, black, blue and white chevron end sheets. Quarto. 10¼'' x 8''. Hand written Number 1339 of 2000 Limited Edition copies. Published posthumously in 1955, it describes his time in the Royal Air Force, working, despite having held senior rank in the army (colonel), as an ordinary aircraftman, under an assumed name, 352087 A/c Ross. Contains red and black printed title, 206 pp divided into three parts: Part I: 'The Raw Material', with 29 chapters (many are 2 or 3 pages); Part II: 'In the Mill', with 22 chapters; Part III: 'Service', with 18 chapters. In Fine condition. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF)
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$169.15 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (Aircraftman John Hume ROSS). LAWRENCE, T.E. The Mint : The day-book of theR.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross. London: Jonathan Cape, (1955). Limited Edition. Pp. (4),3-206,(2).Decorated endpapers. 4to, navy blue cloth boards with navy blue leather spine, gilt lettering to spine, t.e.g. Limited (read, uncensored) Edition, No. 1904 of 2000 copies. O'Brien A172. Lawrence's uncensored account of his time spent working anonymously as an aircraftman in the Royal Air Force under the alias John Hume Ross shortly after the end of the First World War. Gift inscription to flyleaf, else very good in slightly browned slipcase. 225.00
Seller: John W. Doull, Bookseller, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Ross. The Mint (T. E. LAWRENCE). Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Trade Edition price is not cliped. 2 marks on DJ. The book is in gift presentation condition. ***** Shipping covers Canada and USA only.
Seller: E.S., St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Price: US$173.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 206 p.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$178.08 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first trade edition of the memoirs of T. E. Lawrence, presenting his time in the Royal Air Force in the 1920s. First trade edition of the work, published the same year as a limited edition of two-thousand copies.Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.In 1924, Lawrence enlisted in the British Royal Air Force under the assumed name 3522087 Ross. This volume is comprised of his memoirs during that time, written in a diary he kept to record the lives of enlisted men. The book was left unpublished until after the author's death at his own wish, due to the people mentioned in the writings. Lawrence personality really comes through in this sparse prose, with sharp observations. Edited by Lawrence's brother, A. W. Lawrence. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear a light fading to the extremities. Dust wrapper is slightly soiled, with handling marks. One small closed tear to the head of the front board, with tape reinforcing tear to the rear. Very small clips to each flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$184.44 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NUMBER 1457 OF 2000 COPIES ONLY, HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL LEATHER SPINE & SLIPCASE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 10 X 8 INCHES. SOME MARKS & WEAR TO TOP OF SPINE ON SLIPCASE, BLANK ENDPAPERS WITH SOME FOXING, AN UNREAD COPY WITH A NUMBER OF PAGES UNCUT [EASILY FIXED WITH A SHARP BLADE]. OVERALL AN EXCELLENT COPY WITH MINIMAL FAULTS. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Price: US$190.80 + shipping
Description: 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: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint. London Jonathan Cape 1955, 1955.
Price: US$190.80 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, first impression. Publisher's blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine, and embossing to front board. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket. Quarto. pp. 206. A book in Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket. In 1924 'Lawrence of Arabia' enlisted in the British Royal Air Force, after previously being rejected for enlistment due to his fragile physical and mental condition following his experiences in the First World War. "The Mint" consists of his organised and rewritten notes of his time in the R.A.F, a daily diary of the shattered life of a famous and often ostracised enlistee. O'Brien A173
Seller: OJ-BOOKS ABA / PBFA, SOLIHULL, United Kingdom
Price: US$190.80 + shipping
Description: 206pp. Original publisher's navy quarter morocco over buckram boards, lettered in gilt, housed in original pink and black lettered cardboard slipcase. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed, some edges uncut. Slipcase somewhat stained and marked, else a crisp copy, internally bright and clean. 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 separate, trade issue of the same edition which had all the objectionable words lifted out of the text. O'Brien A 172. Size: Quarto
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Price: US$190.80 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original publisher's quarter morocco binding, rubbed to extremities and with some light marks and a scuff to the boards. The corners are sharp and the leather is clean and tidy, with gilt spine bright. Patterned endpapers and foxing to prelims. The Limitation pages shows only minor foxing, and shows this is copy 1508 of a limited run of 2000. Occasional light scattered foxing, pages generally clean. Pages edges untrimmed. The binding is tight and solid, and I would put this at better than good, say Good Plus. An interesting an scarce item relating to the extraordinary force of nature, scholar and soldier that was T E Lawrence. A nice pice.
Seller: Tobo Books, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Published posthumously according to Lawrence's wishes. Following World War I, despite having previously held a senior rank, Lawrence disappeared from public view by enlisting in the Royal Air Force as 351087 Aircraftman Ross. THE MINT covers his initial training and part of his service, likening RAF training to a coin factory--the men are "The Raw Material" put through "the Mill' that mints them into soldiers. (Wikipedia). Fine in fine dust jacket, with both book and jacket showing only the barest wear.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$209.88 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first trade edition of the memoirs of T. E. Lawrence, documenting his time in the Royal Air Force. First trade edition of the work, published the same year as a limited edition of two-thousand copies.Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.In 1924, Lawrence enlisted in the British Royal Air Force under the assumed name 3522087 Ross. This volume is comprised of his memoirs during that time, written in a diary he kept to record the lives of enlisted men. The book was left unpublished until after the author's death at his own wish, due to the people mentioned in the writings. Lawrence personality really comes through in this sparse prose, with sharp observations. Edited by Lawrence's brother, A. W. Lawrence. With an ink inscription to the front endpaper of G. Scott, dated 1955. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with very light bumping to the extremities and a touch of fading to the tail of the spine. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is lightly soiled, with the odd mark and a tide mark to the rear. Light edge wear to the wrap, with one or two small chips. Very small clips to each flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
T.E. Lawrence. The Mint (limited edition). Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Mint, 1955 (one of 2000 copies, 4to, original quarter morocco, slipcase)
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
LAWRENCE, T. E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$225.53 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Large Octavo. Quarter navy leather over blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Housed in cardboard slipcase. This is a limited edition number 1955 of 2000 copies only. Memoirs of 352087 A/c Ross who is none other than Lawrence himself written in Lawrence's "let me escape from the world" phase. Not uncommon but an essential part of the Lawrence ouevre. Slipcase with light wear o/w a fine copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$248.04 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. Publisher's blue morocco-backed buckram boards. One of 2000 copies numbered in ink. Printed on fine laid paper with marbled endpapers, deckle edges, top edge gilt. Clean within but for spotting to first and final leaves, cloth marked at fore-edge. A very good copy in original printed card slip-case (rubbed and soiled). Lawrence's 'The Mint' is a memoir of his experiences as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force; working from a notebook he kept while enlisted, Lawrence wrote of the daily lives of fellow servicemen and about his feelings towards the RAF. The book, with its sparse and sharp prose, is stylistically very different from 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom', and was published posthumously, edited by his brother Prof. A.W. Lawrence. O'Brien; T.E Lawrence- A Bibliography [A173]. See also Oxford Companion to English Lit. p555.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Blue morocco backed blue boards. Faint wear, still fine in very good but soiled slipcase with no broken seams.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 7 ¾ in. v 10 ¼ in. Numbered limitation page. 206 pp. This copy is one containing the unexpurgated language. Dark blue textured leather spine with gilt titling and dark blue textured cloth over boards. Marbled end-papers. Top edge gilt. Rough-cut fore-edge. Title printed slipcase with limitation number in pencil on spine. Most pages are unopened. Slipcase shows a little light dusting and a tiny ink mark. Weight is 2.5 lbs.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Lawrence (T.E.). By 352087 A/c Ross. The Mint. Jonathan Cape,, 1955.
Price: US$253.77 + shipping
Description: One of 2,000 numbered copies 4to Very slight spotting of end-papers, otherwise a very nice copy in slightly soiled and marked slipcase
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$254.40 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, limited issue, number 877 of 2,000 copies. This edition was preceded by the 1936 US edition, intended purely to establish copyright with only 50 copies printed and ten of these offered for sale at the prohibitive price of $500,000. "One of Lawrence's avowed purposes in joining the RAF was to write of the ranks from the inside. He began immediately making notes when he enlisted in 1922. With his dismissal in January 1923, because of unfavourable publicity, the project was set aside, not to be taken up again until he was posted to India in 1927. In March 1928 he sent a clean copy of the revised text to Edward Garnett [who] had copies typed which were circulated to a small circle, among them Air Marshal Trenchard", whose response "led Lawrence to guarantee that it would not be published at least until 1950" (O'Brien). In 1936 the manuscript was sent to America and "in order to control publication, it was found necessary to have a copyright edition published". Based on a late revision by Lawrence, the present version was set up by Cape in 1948 but not published until after the death of an officer mentioned unfavourably in the text. The trade issue had the "objectionable words" omitted by physically lifting the type to leave blank spaces. O'Brien A172. Quarto. Original blue quarter pigskin, spine lettered in gilt, blue cloth sides, comb-marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With slipcase printed in black and pink as issued, spine numbered in pencil. Title page printed in red and black. Corners a touch rubbed, slipcase soiled: a fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$254.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Limited Edition of 2,000 copies, in quarter blue morocco over blue cloth, corners, edges rubbed. Spine, gilt titles. Internally, limitation/half title, [2], [2], 3-206 pp, t.e.g., remainder uncut, blue marbled endpapers. (257*194 mm). (O'Brien, P.M.T.E. Lawrence,; A172/A173). The Mint is a book written by T. E. Lawrence[a] and published posthumously in 1955. It describes his time in the Royal Air Force, working, despite having held senior rank in the army (colonel), as an ordinary aircraftman, under an assumed name, 352087 Ross. The book is notable, despite flaws noted by critics, for its sharp observation, for the insight it gives into Lawrence himself, and for the censorship issues around its publication.
Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Price: US$267.12 + shipping
Description: The first edition in original dustwrapper of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time as an enlisted man in the Royal Air Force. First trade edition.In 1924, Lawrence enlisted in the British Royal Air Force. This volume comprises his memoirs during that time, written in a diary he kept to record the lives of enlisted men. The book was left unpublished until after the author's death at his own wish, due to the people mentioned in the writings. Lawrence personality really comes through in this sparse prose.With later notes by A/C Ross.With original dustwrapper, pricing still present. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally very smart with minor shelfwear and slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Spine has slightly faded. Signed by previous owner to front free endpaper. Dustwrapper is very smart with slight shelfwear with slightly sunned spine. Clipped in three corners with pricing still visible. Internally, firmly bound. The odd spot to fore edge, not affecting pages which are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$269.50 + shipping
Description: First edition. Included with the book are a number of clippings or illustrations concerning T.E. Lawrence. Large 8vo, publishers original blue cloth, gilt lettered on the spine, in the original printed dustjacket. 206 pp. A fine copy, the dustjacket in excellent condition and only slightly mellowed on the spine panel. FIRST EDITION IN THE DUSTJACKET. Lawrence made his way into the service on two occasions by using adopted names. In August 1927, writing from Karachi, he told Edward Garnett that he had arranged notes in sections and was copying them as a Christmas gift to Garnett. Lawrence told Garnett that he wrote the book tightly, "because our clothes are so tight, and our lives so tight in the service. There is no freedom of conduct at all." The typescript, made at Garnetts order from the actual manuscript, was revised by Lawrence just before his death and it is that text which the present work follows. Lawrence had intended to print a limited edition himself on a hand-press and had already procured enough copies for its frontispiece of a reproduction of a portrait drawing by Augustus John before his untimely death in a motoring accident. Of this book, which followed Lawrence's great epic, the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, B.H. Liddell Hart wrote: "[A]fter some years, he made a fresh attempt on a large scale, an attempt at supreme realism---in a record of daily life in the Air Force which he christened The Mint. This he himself thought was his best writing---less 'mannered' and pretentious than the Seven Pillars. The present edition is then, the only one available and most closely followed T.E.Ls wishes according to his brother A.W. Lawrence.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1/4 blue morocco spine with blue buckram cloth, #367/2000 limited edition, gold titles on spine, faint edgewear. book body clean and tight with lovely marbelled end-papers, deckled edges and hand-numbered, printed in black and red ink. off-white cardboard slipcase with black and pink titles on front and black titles on spine, light wear, mild sunning to edges, paper coating fraying at bottom of spine, number 364 penciled onto spine, light soiling from general wear.
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
[Lawrence of Arabia] Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint.. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine tight copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with the price inked out on the front flap though still present on the rear flap. In 1924 Lawrence enlisted in the British Royal Air Force, after previously being rejected for enlistment due to his fragile physical and mental condition following his experiences in the First World War. "The Mint" consists of his organized and repeatedly rewritten notes of his time in the R.A. F.--a daily diary of the shattered life a famous and often ostracized enlistee.
Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$286.21 + shipping
Description: First edition. Quarto. 206 pages. Introductory note by A.W. Lawrence. Memoirs of life as an enlisted man in the R.A.F. Number 40 of 2000 copies specially bound in quarter blue morocco with cloth sides, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers.Fine in very good, slightly dusty slipcase.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$298.93 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. Publisher's blue morocco-backed buckram boards. One of 2000 copies numbered in ink. Printed on fine laid paper with marbled endpapers, deckle edges, top edge gilt. Contents very clean, binding unmarked. A fine copy in original printed card slip-case (slightly bumped, toned to extremities). Lawrence's 'The Mint' is a memoir of his experiences as an ordinary aircraftman in the Royal Air Force; working from a notebook he kept while enlisted under the assumed name of John Ross, Lawrence wrote of the daily lives of fellow servicemen and about his feelings towards the RAF. During this period he participated in the development of rescue motorboats for downed aircraft. The book, with its sparse and sharp prose, is stylistically very different from 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom', and was published posthumously, edited by his brother Prof. A.W. Lawrence.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: pp. 206. 4to. Bound in blue buckram, with a gilt-lettered navy pigskin spine, top edge gilt, blue and white marbled endpapers. With an introduction by his brother, A. W. Lawrence. Limited edition of 2000 copies, this one marked "Presentation". Previous owner has noted "Presentation copy, formerly Marshall Sisson's; I bought this book from Blackwell's. on 23 October 1985.": claim not verified, but certainly reasonable, as the named architect once built a house for A. W. Lawrence, and also corresponded with Liddell Hart, Lawrence's biographer. (Clements pp. 38-39). This is the first English edition (limited issue - see O'Brien A172), published at approximately the same time (February, 1955) as the first English unlimited edition, and contains the partially expurgated text (by which is meant that 'objectionable' words have been omitted from the text, leaving blank spaces - the words were restored in the 1973 definitive edition).
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First English edition. 4to. 1/2 blue pigskin over blue buckram, t.e.g., uncut. Fine, fresh copy. Publisher¿s printed slipcase (lightly soiled). Number 1369 of 2000 numbered copies.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
T. E. Lawrence. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955.
Price: US$368.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A limited edition copy of T. E. Lawrence's autobiographical account on his time in the Royal Air Force, bound in quarter-leather on cloth boards. First Edition, Limited Edition, being No. 901 of two-thousand copies.Bound in a quarter-leather binding on cloth boards.This is an autobiographical account of T. E. Lawrence's experiences within the Royal Air Force, which was published posthumously in 1955. Lawrence self-censored the book until after his death, writing in a letter to E. M. Forster that 'the Mint shall not be circulated before 1950', in order to protect people mentioned in the work.This work follows Lawrence's decision after World War One to disappear from public view and anonymously enlist in the Air Force. Sections are broken down into three parts, those being 'The Raw Material', 'In the Mill', and 'Service'.T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, and writer, also known as 'Lawrence of Arabia' for his role in the Arab Revolt.With an illustrated bookplate to reverse of front endpaper, belonging to Geoffrey Flavell (1913-1994). Flavell was a thoracic surgeon who joined the RAFVR as a surgeon specialist in Sicily and Algiers. He made various medical discoveries, including further understandings on the vagus pathways and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original quarter crushed-morocco binding on cloth boards. Externally, very smart, with minimal wear to the extremities, particularly to the head of spine, where one of the corners is particularly worn. A few marks to boards with fading to top edge. Prior owner's illustrated bookplate to verso of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning to pages and a few spots, mostly to the first and last few pages of text. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: First English Edition, Limited Issue. No. 132 of 2000. (ii), 206p. Bound in gilt-titled quarter blue morocco over blue cloth with marbled endpapers, t.e.g. O'Brien A172. Minor spots on flyleaves, fine in soiled printed slilpcase First English Edition, Limited Issue. No. 132 of 2000.
Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.
Price: US$381.61 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Jonathan Cape, 1955, limited to 2000 copies for sale. Hardback, slip-case, 4to, [ii],206pp. Light foxing/spotting to blank pages. Quarter blue morocco, top edge gilt, slip-case a little tanned and marked. (This an un-number Presentation copy, with printed slip "from G. WREN HOWARD" laid in.) A good copy. /1.2uk
Seller: GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, United Kingdom
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: AS NEW book. TEG. Half dark blue morocco, dark blue cloth boards. Slipcase spine top, edges, extrems lightly worn. Gilt TEG bright & shiny, other edges deckled with no trace of soiling or foxing. Pages uncut & unopened. PRISTINE in & out, top to bottom. No trace of any kind of imperfection. Spine top & tips like new, not even a trace of scuffing. Slipcase "upper spine" area outer paper cracked. Slipcase done its job in protecting the book. AS NEW book, s/c has minor wear. Ltd. 1990/2000.
Seller: Quiet Friends IOBA, Lyndonville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$412.14 + shipping
Description: 4to., First Edition, with title in red and black; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. O'Brien A173
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E.. The Mint. London Jonathan Cape 1955, 1955.
Price: US$413.41 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: LIMITED EDITION, numbered '1562' of a total of 2,000 copies. Publisher's blue half leather and blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine, deckled paper. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to both book and slipcase. Quarto. pp. 208. A book in Very Good condition in its original slipcase. O'Brien A172
Seller: OJ-BOOKS ABA / PBFA, SOLIHULL, United Kingdom
Lawrence, T.E. The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955.
Price: US$420.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: THE MINT The Mint, By 352087 A/c Ross A Day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes LAWRENCE, T.E. Published by London, Jonathan Cape. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955. A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross. Title page printed in red & black, ¼ navy pigskin, spine lettered in gilt, dark blue/grey buckram boards, cockerel marbled endpapers t.e.g., others uncut, extremely clean no markings. Housed in publishers card slipcase, which is very small bump on one corner. limited edition, being #1947 of 2,000 numbered copies. Very Nice clean sharp copy. O'Brien A172. T. E Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia, as he is best known is recognized far and wide for his military exploits in the middle east. Following the expeditions that made him famous, Lawrence chose to disappear from view. The Mint is a collection of notes and insights into this time after the war, consisting of his time in the Royal Air Force, serving under an assumed name. $420.00 USD
Seller: E.C. Rare Books., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Price: US$477.01 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first impression, trade issue, of Lawrence's insider account of his time in the RAF, publication of which was delayed in Britain for almost three decades. A brutal but honest account, the book likens RAF training to a coin factory. "One of Lawrence's avowed purposes in joining the RAF, though not the only one, was to write of the ranks from the inside. He began immediately making notes when he enlisted in 1922. With his dismissal in January 1923, because of unfavourable publicity, the project was set aside, not to be taken up again until he was posted to India in 1927. While in India he edited the text of his earlier notes and began revisions. In March 1928 he sent a clean copy of the revised text to Edward Garnett. Garnett had copies typed which were circulated to a small circle, among them Air Marshal Trenchard. Trenchard's concerned response led Lawrence to guarantee that it would not be published at least until 1950" (O'Brien). An edition of 50 copies was published in America in 1936 to ensure copyright. Full publication was delayed until 1955, after the death of an officer described unfavourably. Both the British and American editions were published that year, this British edition with a simultaneous trade and limited issue, the former somewhat expurgated. O'Brien A173. Quarto (243 x 182 mm). Contemporary red half morocco, spine lettered in gilt, red cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Bookplate of Burnell family to front pastedown. Spine lightly sunned, a few spots to sides: an excellent copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$572.41 + shipping
Description: First edition, No. 1510 of an edition limited to 2000 copies. 4to. Fine publisher's quarter blue morocco, gilt, marbled endpapers, in original printed slipcase, this a touch bumped, with bookplate of Lt.-Cdr. George Marten. 206pp. First British edition, the unexpurgated limited issue. 'One of Lawrence's avowed purposes in joining the RAF, though not the only one, was to write of the ranks from the inside. He began immediately making notes when he enlisted in 1922. With his dismissal in January 1923, because of unfavourable publicity, the project was set aside, not to be taken up again until he was posted to India in 1927. While in India he edited the text of his earlier notes and began revisions. In March 1928 he sent a clean copy of the revised text to Edward Garnett. Garnett had copies typed which were circulated to a small circle, among them Air Marshal Trenchard. Trenchard's concerned response led Lawrence to guarantee that it would not be published at least until 1950. Later revisions were made by Lawrence in the last months of his life with a possible view to publication in a private edition on a handpress' (O'Brien, pp. 119-120). Although an American edition was printed in 1936 to forestall a possible piracy, the present edition was printed from a later, revised version of the text and the type was set up by Cape in 1948. However, publication was delayed until 1955, when an officer described unfavourably by Lawrence died. The British edition appeared in two issues: the limited issue (as here) and an unlimited, trade issue 'which had all objectionable words lifted out of the text, leaving blank spaces'. O'Brien A172.
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$597.99 + shipping
Description: Pp. [ii]+206, title page printed in red & black; cr. 4to; qr. navy pigskin, spine lettered in gilt, dark blue/grey buckram boards, corners a trifle rubbed; t.e.g., others uncut; marbled endpapers; within printed card slipcase, which is lightly soiled; Jonathan Cape, London, 1955. First U.K. limited edition, being one of 2,000 numbered copies. O'Brien A172.
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$604.21 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Number 26 of 2,000 copies printed on handmade paper with the title-page in red and black. Quarter black morocco, titled and stamped in gilt, black cloth sides, Cockerell marbled endpapers, gold top, other edges uncut. Printed card slipcase. A fine copy.
Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$629.65 + shipping
Description: First Edition, one of a limited edition of 2000 copies, this copy unnumbered. 4to., pp. 206. A fine copy in original quarter blue morocco over matching cloth boards, titles in gilt to spine. Housed in original printed card slipcase, a soiled and rubbed at extremities. First British Edition, the unexpurgated limited issue. 'One of Lawrence's avowed purposes in joining the RAF, though not the only one, was to write of the ranks from the inside. He began immediately making notes when he enlisted in 1922. With his dismissal in January 1923, because of unfavourable publicity, the project was set aside, not to be taken up again until he was posted to India in 1927. While in India he edited the text of his earlier notes and began revisions. In March 1928 he sent a clean copy of the revised text to Edward Garnett. Garnett had copies typed which were circulated to a small circle, among them Air Marshal Trenchard. Trenchard's concerned response led Lawrence to guarantee that it would not be published at least until 1950. Later revisions were made by Lawrence in the last months of his life with a possible view to publication in a private edition on a handpress' (O'Brien, pp. 119-120). Although an American edition was printed in 1936 to forestall a possible piracy, the present edition was printed from a later, revised version of the text and the type was set up by Cape in 1948. However, publication was delayed until 1955, when an officer described unfavourably by Lawrence died. The British edition appeared in two issues: the limited issue (as here) and an unlimited, trade issue 'which had all objectionable words lifted out of the text, leaving blank spaces'. O'Brien A172. From the library of publisher Tom Maschler.
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First English edition. Limited Issue, no. 982 of 2,000 Copies. 1 vols. 8vo. Lawrence's partly fictionalized account of his R.A.F. training days, which shocked many of his contemporaries and was not widely circulated during his lifetime. O'Brien A172 Original blue buckram boards, dark blue pigskin spine gilt, t.e.g., other edges uncut, Cockerel marbled endpapers. In original printed publisher's box. Fine copy First English edition. Limited Issue, no. 982 of 2,000 Copies.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$763.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Limited Edition issue of Lawrence's semi-autobiographical account of his R.A.F. training days. Quarto, original quarter morocco, patterned endpapers, top edge gilt with others uncut. One of 2000 numbered copies, this is number 1191. Although not called for this example is signed by A.W. Lawrence on the limitation page (T.E. Lawrence's brother who edited and contributed to introductory notes to this volume). A f rare original slipcase which is in good condition. Following World War I, despite having previously held a senior rank, Lawrence disappeared from public view by enlisting in the Royal Air Force as 351087 Aircraftman Ross. THE Mint covers his initial training and part of his service, likening RAF training to a coin factory--the men are "The Raw Material" put through "the Mill' that mints them into soldiers. The books was published posthumously according to Lawrence's wishes and shocked many of his contemporaries.Very Good, Pages are very clean, clear text, beautiful paper. The Hardcover protection case, is still in very good condition, a bit of discoloration to the front. The books hard cover, still very vibrant Colour and has light rubbing to the top and bottom edges of the spine and very small bumping to the corners. Overall in very good condition, See Pictures for Details
Seller: EMGBooks, Derbyshire, GB, United Kingdom
Price: US$825.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, limited issue, Number 461 of 2000 copies only. 4to, original half publisher's morocco and cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, t.e.g., in the printed slipcase. 206. An extremely fine copy, bright and clean, as mint. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. Lawrence made his way into the service on two occasions by using adopted names. In August 1927, writing from Karachi, he told Edward Garnett that he had arranged notes in sections and was copying them as a Christmas gift to Garnett. Lawrence told Garnett that he wrote the book tightly, "because our clothes are so tight, and our lives so tight in the service. There is no freedom of conduct at all." The typescript, made at Garnetts order from the actual manuscript, was revised by Lawrence just before his death and it is that text which the present work follows. Lawrence had intended to print a limited edition himself on a hand-press and had already procured enough copies for its frontispiece of a reproduction of a portrait drawing by Augustus John before his untimely death in a motoring accident. Of this book, which followed Lawrence's great epic, the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, B.H. Liddell Hart wrote: "[A]fter some years, he made a fresh attempt on a large scale, an attempt at supreme realism---in a record of daily life in the Air Force which he christened The Mint. This he himself thought was his best writing---less 'mannered' and pretentious than the Seven Pillars. The present limited edition is then, the only one available and most closely followed T.E.Ls wishes according to his brother A.W. Lawrence.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1011.26 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 8vo. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full light blue morocco, a gilt block of a bird on the cover, the spine lettered in gilt with decorative centre tools, hand-marbled endleaves, gilt edges.
Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, limited issue of Lawrence's semi-autobiographical account of his R.A.F. training days. Quarto, original quarter morocco, patterned endpapers, top edge gilt with others uncut. One of 2000 numbered copies, this is number 1039. Although not called for this example is signed by A.W. Lawrence on the limitation page (T.E. Lawrence's brother who edited and contributed to introductory notes to this volume). Near fine in the rare original slipcase which is in very good condition. Bookplate. Rare and desirable. Following World War I, despite having previously held a senior rank, Lawrence disappeared from public view by enlisting in the Royal Air Force as 351087 Aircraftman Ross. THE Mint covers his initial training and part of his service, likening RAF training to a coin factory--the men are "The Raw Material" put through "the Mill' that mints them into soldiers. The books was published posthumously according to Lawrence's wishes and shocked many of his contemporaries.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$1976.00 + shipping
Description: 252 x 183 mm. (10 x 7 1/4"). 2 p.l., 3-206 pp. Attractive olive green morocco by Gatley (signed in pencil on rear pastedown), upper cover with abstract design of 18 inlaid small panels in khaki, ivory, black, and tan morocco, lower cover with central panel inlaid with dark brown rectangles in various sizes arranged to resemble a stone wall, smooth spine with gilt titling, turn-ins with decorative gilt roll. In a suede-lined green buckram slipcase. Pencilled note on front pastedown attributing the binding to 'K. Gatlley" [sic]. âSpine gently and evenly sunned to a lighter hue, otherwise a pristine copy. Described by DNB as "a brutal but faithful record" of life in an air force training school, this memoir by the man known as "Lawrence of Arabia" comes in a binding which, though abstract in design, suggests a military garrison through its colors and shapes. A national hero after his daring exploits in the Middle East during World War I, Lawrence (1888-1935) enlisted in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name in 1923. According to DNB, "Lawrence's motives for enlistment were complex. He had a genuine interest in machineryâ"this was the period which saw his love affair with Brough Superior motorcyclesâ"and between 1929 and 1935 he worked on the development of seaplane tenders and air-sea rescue craft. Lawrence also once expressed the hope that, having led from above, he could lead from below in a service which had captured his imagination during the war. The RAF also provided him with a relatively secure refuge from the intrusions of the press." The present text vividly describes his experiences at the recruitment office, in basic training, and in regular service. We have been unable to find any information about the binder, but the artisan at work here combined fine technical skill with an artist's refined sense of color and design.
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.