LAWRENCE, T.E. [A.W. Lawrence].
The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/C Ross.
First Edition of T.E. Lawrence's The Mint
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955.
$125.00
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Item Number: RRB-120908
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First edition of Lawrence's semi-autobiographical account of his R.A.F. training days. Quarto, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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.
The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot Between August and December 1922 with Later Notes by 352087 A/C Ross.
$125.00
Out of Stock
