Jocelyn Brooke — A Mine of Serpents

London, The Bodley Head, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the second work in Brooke's Orchid trilogy, complete with a superior unclipped dust wrapper and illustrated throughout. Handling the themes of childhood, soldiering and travelling, this semi-autobiographical work was the second in the author's Orchid Trilogy, acting as a quasi companion piece to the previous work, 'The Military Orchid&apos.Jocelyn Brooke (1908-1966) was an English author, known mostly for his semi-autobiographical works. The Orchid Trilogy was his most well-received and popular work.Illustrated throughout with vignette illustrations, as well as a number of plates. Complete with a very smart, unclipped dust wrapper.A first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with the spine a little faded. Dust wrapper has the odd spot internally, but is excellent externally, with just a touch of wear to the head of the spine and hinge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.