352087 a c ross (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Reprint. 8vo, 206pp, orig cloth, a vg clean tight copy in just a small bit aged NOT price clipped vg dustwrapper which is in a clear removeable protector, this is the first 1955 reprint. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 206 pages. light coloured d/j with slight discolouring.

FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (24.5 x 18.5 cm). pp. 206. Publisher's original navy blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, original dust jacket. Ex libris Alex de Fé with his blind stamp to bottom of half-title page and book-plate to front pastedown. Dust jacket fairly worn, slight toning to ffep, a good copy else.…

First Published in 1955 as an unexpurgated text in a limited edition and an expurgated version, which was reprinted once in the same year. This is the first reprint of the unexpurgated text, with minor revisions. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece by Augustus John. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket. Octavo. pp. [1-8] 9-206 [2]. Jacket design by M. Mohan. A book in Very Good condition with pushing to upper tips of both boards and page block, in a Very Good indeed dust-jacket which is not price-clipped (showing £3.50 net). …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. 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. None (illustrator). book.…

First Trade Edition. 4to Foot of spine slightly stained, otherwise a very nice copy in somewhat marked and soiled dust-wrapper.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 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. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 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. None (illustrator). book.…

Top edge gilt, others uncut. First Trade Edition. One of 2,000 numbered copies 4to Very slight spotting of end-papers, otherwise a very nice copy in slightly soiled and marked slipcase.

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. An exceptional limited edition example of the first edition of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time enlisted in the Royal Air Force. A first edition, limited edition, with this copy being no. 451 of 2,000 copies produced.In the publisher's original slip case.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 was published posthumously, edited by his brother Prof. A. W. Lawrence.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 quarter morocco binding, with cloth covered boards. With paper covered slip case. Externally, fine. Slip case in very good condition, with bumps to back strip head and tail, and significant handling marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Fine. First edition. An exceptional limited edition example of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time enlisted in the Royal Air Force. A first edition, limited issue, with this copy being no. 150 of 2,000 copies produced.In the publisher's original slip case, with price intact.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 was published posthumously, edited by his brother Prof. A. W. Lawrence.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.With the bookplate of George Marten to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original quarter morocco binding, with cloth covered boards. With paper covered slip case. Externally, fine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Slip case in very good condition indeed, with bumps to joints and light handling marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First Trade Edition. 4to Very nice copy in slightly browned, marked and nicked dust-wrapper.