D H Lawrence, First Edition (Over 3,400 results)

First edition. Number 19 in a limited edition of 1000 copies privately printed for the author in Florence. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Original mulberry card backed boards with the Lawrencian phoenix in black on the upper cover and title label on the spine, in scarce publisher's unprinted yellow dustwrapper. A fine copy, crisp and clean with just a little foxing to the title label in a fine dustwrapper with a trace of wear to the spine ends and a tiny puncture to the rear panel. Internally uncut and unopened. An exceptional copy. Lawrence's most famous work but also one of the most controversial books of the twentieth century. It was rejected by both British and American publishers on the grounds of obscenity, forcing Lawrence to seek the help of Florentine bookseller Giuseppe Orioli, who arranged for the book to be set by hand by Italian printers and issued on subscription in an edition of 1000 copies. Despite being banned in Britain and America, with several illicit consignments seized in police raids, the edition sold out within six months. It was subsequently pirated and translated, expurgated and bowdlerised, condemned and confiscated until Penguin's unexpurgated publication and subsequent acquittal for obscenity in 1960 marked a significant advance for the freedom of the written word.

First edition, first impression, number 596 of 1,000 copies signed and numbered by the author, here retaining the scarce plain paper dust jacket, well-preserved in a contemporary glassine wrapper possibly issued by the publisher. This copy is offered together with an unpublished autograph postcard from the author to his mother-in-law, Anna Freiin von Richthofen (1879-1930). The postcard - located and dated "Santa Fe. 18 Okt", and franked the same day - was sent by Lawrence in 1924 to "Frau Baronin von Richthofen", the title shared by Lawrence's wife Frieda, her sister Else, and their mother Anna, with whom Lawrence maintained a close correspondence. Written in German, it reads: "reisen morgen nach El Paso - ich schiche dir heute Photographien von Ranch" ["Travelling tomorrow to El Paso - I am sending you the Ranch photographs today"]. The "Ranch" refers to Lawrence's New Mexico residence, where he lived between 1922 and 1924, and where he was interred after his death. Lawrence's novel was printed in Florence by a small avant-garde publisher to circumvent British obscenity laws. "Lady Chatterley's Lover - written in the astonishing time of just five weeks, in one of Lawrence's last great bursts of creative energy - also sustained him, as he overcame the difficulties lying in the way of an individual publishing and distributing his own book. With the help of the Florentine bookseller Pino Orioli, the handsome volume was printed in and distributed from Florence, and made Lawrence more money than he had ever imagined" (ODNB). Roberts & Poplawski A42a (not mentioning the existence of paper or glassine jackets). Octavo. Original pinkish-brown paper-covered boards, paper spine label, Lawrence's phoenix device blocked in black on front cover, edges untrimmed. With original plain cream dust jacket and contemporary glassine. Housed in a custom black half morocco solander box. Minute splits to spine ends, spot of foxing to label, contents crisp, fresh, and largely unopened; hint of rubbing and toning to jacket, a few faint damp stains to spine, extremities lightly chipped with some very minor loss to spine: a near-fine copy in near-fine dust jacket.

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed by D. H. Lawrence, privately printed and available by subscription only. Bound in original brown paper-covered boards with upper board stamped with black phoenix design and paper title label to spine. Near Fine with rubbing to corners and light wear to covers, pages toned and lightly foxed heavier at prelims and terminals. A controversial novel for its time, this was banned in both England and America, and not published in the later until 1959. Housed in a custom morocco-backed chemise slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION of 1000 numbered copies printed. A beautiful copy SIGNED by D.H. Lawrence. The book is in superb condition and appears unread. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a spectacular copy SIGNED by the author housed in a custom clamshell slipcase. We buy SIGNED Lawrence First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. First Edition, British Issue. [actually 1922]. First edition, British issue. One of 50 numbered copies signed by D. H. Lawrence. Martin Secker bought 50 sheets from the 1,250 of the first American edition, issuing them as a signed limited edition. This was the first signed limited edition, preceding the British first trade edition. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Very Good with light soiling and bubbling to cloth. Spine cloth worn at ends and small area rubbed through at rear joint. Offsetting to endsheets, foxing to preliminary and terminal pages. Hinge at title page slightly exposed. A beautiful copy, housed in a custom quarter morocco chemise case.

First edition, limited issue, number 302 of 1000 copies, signed by the author; large 8vo (23 x 17 cm); one or two minor marginal spots, else unmarked internally; publisher's mulberry coloured boards, Lawrence's phoenix device to upper board in black, white paper title label to spine printed in black, untrimmed, slight chipping to corners and foot of spine, spine ends slightly bumped, minor split to lower front joint but sound; preserved in brown cloth chemise within brown morocco gilt slip-case. This novel shines as an example of Lawrence's finite skill in conveying the nature of relationships and his use of characters to communicate his personal philosophy. His depiction of love-making (seen as shocking at the time) and the intimacy and sense of touch derives from his wish to restore an emphasis on the body and balance it with what he perceived to be Western civilisation's over-emphasis on the mind. Lawrence's writing and opinions earned him many enemies, censorship and misrepresentation of his creativity, which was his reflection on the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation, while also exploring issues such as emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. To avoid British censorship and certain prosecution, this edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover was published privately in Florence therefore not only is it the first edition but the first unexpurgated edition, which would not be seen in the U. K. until 1960. Even then, the publisher, Penguin stood trial under the Obscene Publications Act of 1959, in which one of the objections was to the frequent use of the word 'fuck'. The prosecution was ridiculed for being out of touch with changing social opinions, particularly when the Chief Prosecutor, Mervyn Griffith-Jones asked if it were the kind of book 'you would wish your wife or servants to read.' The jury was less prudish and acquitted Penguin on all charges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. (First edition). This edition is limited to one thousand copies. No.512. Signed by the author. (4),365pp. Florence- Printed by the Tipografia Giuntina, directed by L.Franceschini. Original publisher's brown paper covered thick boards, black phoenix motif on the front board, white paper title label to spine. With original unprinted yellow dust jacket. Dust jacket torn, chipped, and damaged especially at the spine and rear flap. Brown paper of front board torn at hinges. Upper corner of front board sl.creased. Title page and its facing page (the page with author's signature) sl.stained at margin. Otherwise very good condition. With a preserved case. 23.2x17cm. [aj1488-171204]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Mulberry papercovered boards with spine label, Lawrence's phoenix device in black on front, and bright and supple uncutpaper pages. Near fine with a bit of wear at a few corners, a chip at the crown expertly repaired and some tape shadows to the pastedowns and endpapers, as is sometime found with this title due to the unprinted dust jacket, which is lacking. One of 1000 numbered copies Signed by the author. A nice copy of a 20th Century classic. *Connolly 100.*.

Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Florence: Privately Printed by the Tipografia Giuntina, 1928. 4to 2 p.l., 365, [1] pp., [1] leaf (blank). FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 1,000 COPIES, SIGNED BY LAWRENCE. Original publisher's mulberry-colored paper boards, edges untrimmed, note chips to spine, else quite lovely. Roberts A-42a. This is simply a good tpo very gppd copy of one of the major works of British literature in the 20th century. Although poetical in the general treatment of its subject, this book is a landmark in the history of the English novel in that it depicts for the first time in a studied and unabashedly direct way the concrete sexual experience, accompanied by the uninhibited language of real life. The book was first published in Italy because of obstacles erected by the censor in Britain, where it did not circulate in unexpurgated form until 1960. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, first impression, "out of series" presentation copy, inscribed "To W. J. Dieper, who printed this book, in appreciation of the trouble he took with it. P. R. Stevenson. Edward Goldston". The edition was limited to 510 copies with the first ten bound in vellum and printed upon Japanese vellum. Roberts & Poplawski state some special copies were "out of series", as here. The colophon to the book notes "Typography and production arranged by P. R. Stevenson. Letterpress and colour-work under the supervision of William Dieper". The Paintings of D.H. Lawrence was the first book issued by the Mandrake Press, founded by P. R. Stevenson and Edward Goldston in 1929. Stevenson had been associated with Jack and Norman Lindsay in the Fanfrolico Press and was a friend of Lawrence's. This handsome publication reproduces Lawrence's colour paintings and is prefaced with a 33-page introduction by Lawrence. Roberts & Poplawski state "Perhaps less is known of Lawrence's work as a painter than of any other facet of his creative activity. Most of the paintings reproduced in this volume were done in Italy at the Villa Mirenda in 1928, although some were painted in Switzerland and other places to which the Lawrences journeyed during the period. Lawrence was quite impressed with the proposal to reproduce the paintings in such an elaborate format and was especially struck with the ten copies on vellum which were to sell for 50 guineas". The "ordinary" copies were sold at ten guineas. Robert & Poplawski A46(b), "out of series" copy. Quarto. Original vellum, spine lettered in gilt, covers with device of phoenix and ruled border in gilt, all edges gilt. 26 colour plates with captioned paper guards, all by D. H. Lawrence. Some light soiling to vellum, lower corners slightly bumped: a near-fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Lawrence s slim (32pp) story magnificently bound in supple full speckled calf, with raised bands, gilt with gilt rules and red leather title label. Beautiful fine condition. Limited to only 530 numbered copies, with numbers 501-530 not for sale but reserved as Lawrence s presentation copies. This is one of those presentation copies, #507, duly numbered and signed on the limitation page by D. H. Lawrence. Scarce. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED by the author with "number thirty-nine" written by Lawrence entirely in longhand. "I am risen!" First edition, no. 39 of 50 copies on Japanese vellum signed by the author, with both the publisher s ORIGINAL glassine and ORIGINAL slipcase. Roberts A50b. Octavo. Color-printed frontispiece and 4 color-printed head- and tailpieces after Lawrence. Original printed wrappers, some toning to front edge and spine; glassine dust-wrapper, original marbled paper-covered slipcase, 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (21 x 17 cm); a few tiny chips in glassine; slipcase a tad worn). The Black Sun Press first published The Escaped Cock as a limited edition in September 1929. Later published by Secker, 1931, under the title The Man Who Died in a limited edition of 2000 copies. This original French publication, signed and numbered by Lawrence, is far rarer and much more desirable. You'll not find a finer copy. Book #Cv2223. $7500. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. A magnificent book that is in excellent condition with vibrant gold lettering on the spine without the usual fading. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor rubbing to the front panel. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book.A beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION. We buy D. H. Lawrence First Editions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first issue(copyright date 1910 on title page verso) of Lawrence's first novel. It appeared on January 19, 1911 - one day before the English printing.  The English printing consisted of 1500 copies while the number for these Duffield first editions is unknown. ******** Modestly dusty fore and top edges, faint sporadic stains on the covers, rear hinge mildly tender. Interior quite clean. Overall a sound, bright copy in Near Fine condition. An excellent copy of a book often found in brutal disrepair. Housed in custom case.***Please email us for better pricing.***.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. This is a rebound limited edition copy, #37 of 1000 copies. Signed by Lawrence to limitation page. Professionally rebound in full leather with gilt. Slight signs of handling to pages. Uncut edges. A tight, square unmarked copy. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. A remarkably SCARCE copy of the hard-to-find first edition, first printing / first issue [or mixed first issue and second issue with pages 256 and 268 not tipped in as in the first issue but with the phrase "in the bed" dropped from the end of chapter III as in the second issue [see Roberts and Schwartz] -- also all of the pages appear to integral but the reading of the last line of Chapter III shows that "in the bed" has been dropped-- the presence of which phrase Schwartz states is required for the first state [but see NOTE below] of the English edition in a Very Good SCARCE TO RARE dust jacket dust jacket with evidence of tape still present on the jacket's verso and shadows of which can be seen on the jacket's recto, and two leaves, those hosting pp 141/142 and 143/144 having a tear with loss to their upper leading margins without affecting the text., and being an otherwise Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing of the notable work which won the 1920 James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the fiction category (a Literary Prize originally awarded only in Fiction and then later also in Biography and Drama, the Prize originally having been created by the widow of James Tait Black of A & C Black Ltd. fame. [Notably the Prize also has been awarded to Noble Prize Winners in Literature William Golding, Nadine Gordimer, and J. M. Coetzee, and Cormac McCarthy also has won the Prize, as well as have Hugh Walpole, Walter de la Mare, E. M. Forster, Liam O'Flaherty, Siegfried Sassoon, C. S. Forester, Aldous Huxley, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, C. P. Snow, Muriel Spark, Iris Murdoch, Lawrence Durrell, Salman Rushdie, John le Carré, Ian McEwan, and others.] The first American edition of "Lost Girl" was not published until 1921.); TOGETHER WITH: A QUITE RELEVANT AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED written on both sides of Post Card measuring 3 1/2 inches x 5 1/2 inches to Hubert Loss, the assistant editor of Land and Water concerning this novel and written and signed in dark ink "D. H. Lawrence"); FURTHER TOGETHER WITH with a modern copy of a photograph of D. H. Lawrence. The letter, in relevant part reads: "Have you received the MS. of my novel The Lost Girl [underlined], which I posted to you exactly a month ago I should be glad to know. // If you have this MS. and Secker wants it to make corrections in his uncorrected copy, please let him have it. But if The Queen [underlined] would like to see the book, and if 'She' could read it in a week or so, perhaps let her have it first [underlined], because if once Secker gets it there is no knowing when he will part from it again: he would only need [underlined] to keep it a few days. Hope it has arrived.D.H.Lawrence". The book and its loosely-laid-in items are housed in a quarter-leather slipcase lettered (lightly decorated) and dated on the buttressed spine in gilt with the edges of the leather lined in gilt. It is the first issue of the book * `The Queen` here is not a reference to royalty, but rather to a publication that Lawrence had hoped would serialize his work. Despite his desire and negotiations, that wish never came to fruition. The novel - which Lawrence started to write in 1913 before setting it aside for several years - eventually receiving the blessing of Secker, the London publisher responsible for producing Lawrence's works. Secker, in fact, purportedly told the author, 'I am quite sure of your future' upon reading it, although at the time it never became the popular success that he had hoped. Published in 1920, The Lost Girl was Lawrence's sixth novel and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.Queen magazine was a British society publication briefly established by Samuel Beeton in 1861. It became The Queen: The Ladies Newspaper and Court Chronicle before returning to The Queen.Queen (originally The Queen) magazine was a British society publication briefly established by Samuel Beeton in 1861. It became The Queen: The Ladies Newspaper and Court Chronicle before returning to The Queen. In 1958, the magazine was sold to Jocelyn Stevens, who dropped the prefix "The" and used it as his vehicle to represent the younger side of the British Establishment, sometimes referred to as the "Chelsea Set" under the editorial direction of Beatrix Miller. In 1964, the magazine gave birth to Radio Caroline, the first daytime commercial pirate radio station serving London, England. Stevens sold Queen in 1968. From 1970, the new publication became known as Harper's & Queen after a merger of two publications: Queen and Harper's Bazaar UK, until the name Queen was dropped altogether from the masthead. It is now known as Harper's Bazaar.[NOTE: The last page of Chapter III from which the phrase "in the bed" has been dropped is page 47. Page 48 hosts the first page of Chapter IV and the leaves hosting pages 47 and 48 are uncut at the leading edge, thus were printed at the same time and are not listed by either Roberts or Schwartz as having been tipped in. Yet, Schwartz states that the absence of the phrase is evidence of the first edition, second state. Another characteristic of the second state per Schwartz is that page 268 is tipped in. However, the leaves hosting pp 265 through 268 and those hosting pp/269 through 272 are unopened at their leading edge thus could not be tipped in as most of them are not listed as such. [As a further matter, none of the typography on page 242 is transposed and Roberts cites such transposed type as characteristic of the first edition, third state.] In consequence of the forgoing, we are unsure of what state of the first edition (first, second, third) this copy constitutes. Nevertheless, with the DUST JACKET AND POST CARD WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY LAWRENCE, THIS IS A RARE COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with 1910 on the verso of the title page, bound integrally. The first issue is exceedingly rare, thought only to exist in a handful of copies, and rarely seen offered for sale. This copy is in Very Good condition. Sporadic foxing to pages, more notably at prelims and terminals; foxing to side edge of page block. Clean text, lightly toned pages with a few reading creases. Previous owner personal library label to front paste down, with offsetting to the front free end paper. Corners slightly pushed in, corners and spine ends show light rubbing. Spine is slightly faded, with the lettering rubbed. Light rubbing to the stamping on the front board. Cloth shows light rubbing and faint mottling. A very lovely copy overall, extremely rare.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. "Lady Chatterley's Lover" by D.H. Lawrence. 1928 first limited edition, number 401 of 1,000 copies signed by the author, crushed red half morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, spine lettered in gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, small dent to lower cover, else fine, [Roberts A42a], sm.4to, Privately Printed by the Tipografia Giuntina. ? Lawrence's most famous work, subject of the notorious 1960 obscenity trial. Signed by Author.

First Edition. Roberts A6, State 1. Some foxing to the outside edges, else a fine bright copy in original blue cloth with the gilt-stamping still gleaming, in a very good dust jacket with some darkening at the spine and with some expert restoration by a paper conservationist. Very rare in jacket. Enclosed in a handsome morocco and cloth clamshell box.

First edition. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt, in rare dustwrapper printed in dark blue. A fine copy in a good dustwrapper, which has some small chips to the spine ends and corners with a couple of closed tears to the back panel and a split down the edge of the rear flap. There is also a stain to the base of the spine, but the faults notwithstanding this is an attractive copy of a rarely seen dustwrapper, entirely unrestored.

First edition and signed limited edition of D.H. Lawrence's most ambitious, significant, and explicit work on sex and romance. Octavo, original publisher's mulberry paper-covered boards with white paper spine label, central Phoenix motif to the front panel. One of one thousand copies signed by D.H. Lawrence on the limitation page. In very good condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. Available by subscription only in this private Florence printing and banned in England and America for obscenity, Lady Chatterley's Lover was Lawrence's most ambitious attempt to present his vision of the enigma and complexity of sex. The story of the physical and emotional relationship between a working class man and an upper class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex soon led to routine confiscation and destruction of any copies police and customs officials could find in both England and the United States. An unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960, when it was the subject of a watershed obscenity trial against the publisher Penguin Books. Penguin won the case under the Obscene Publications Act 1959, and quickly sold 3 million copies. The book was also banned for obscenity in the United States, Canada, Australia, India, and Japan and was not available in the United States until Grove Press brought the matter to court in 1959, over 30 years after the publication of the first edition (Roberts, 42a).

8vo. Brown half morocco, pebbled cloth boards, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. First edition, number 670 of 1000 copies signed by the author. "Mr. Lawrence has moments of greatness, of course, but hours of something very different" - Virginia Woolf ('The Common Reader'). "Lawrence fully intended to shock and expected his book to be banned. The time-bomb only recently exploded when the issue of the trial ended censorship in England. Even without the eroticism it is a fascinating and well-planned novel rich in post-war observations and character portrait" (Connolly, The Modern Movement, 57). Roberts A42a. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A rare privately printed edition in Florence, not stated Phoenix, but signed and limited by DH Lawrence to only 500 copies. The signed Phoenix edition was of 1,000 copies. This unique copy features a superb full crushed crimson levant Morocco tooled binding inlaid with Jewels, with jewels on its spine and with spine raised bands and compartments, all enclosed in a superb custom slipcase and chemise folder. A superb presentation of a great novel, a landmark of modern fiction. Binding signed by the late Alan Grace. of Cambridge UK. By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful First Edition of Lawrence s controversial, overtly sexual novel, initially conceived to be Part One of the author s Women in Love. Rebound in forest green three-quarter leather with raised bands, title and decoration to spine gilt, marbled endpapers, a near fine copy with minimal wear. Published in September 1915 to fierce reviews condemning the books overt sexuality, it was soon withdrawn from sale.  The edition was subsequently suppressed and it is said that only a mere sixteen copies escaped destruction. Much publicity derived from the November court case at Bow Street Magistrate s Court where the book was banned as obscene. Lawrence, given no opportunity to publicly defend his work, was understandably frustrated and disturbed, but still plowed ahead with Women in Love.   The Rainbow lists at number 48 on the prestigious Random House/Modern Library 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century.  The novel was filmed in 1989 by famed director Ken Russell and starred Sammy Davis (as the young schoolteacher), Amanda Donohoe, David Hemmings and with Glenda Jackson playing the mother of the character she played in Women in Love. .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition of Lawrence's second book; sheets comprised from the Duckworth English edition with a cancel title page. *****Book is a bit dusty but sound and appearing virtually unread, Near Fine. The scarce dust jacket has been price-clipped at the spine and the top of the front cover(original price of $1.25), a small chip at the spine foot, some tape repairs on the verso, miscellaneous wear, else Very Good. Withal, the jacket maintains its charisma.******At an edition of 600 copies, one of Lawrence's scarcest titles. Only a handful of copies with the jacket have appeared at auction in the last 50 years and those results include one reappearing copy. If you collect English literature or Modernism in general, this is a scarcity worthy of a place on the shelf. ***** Upon reexamination, The Trespasser emerges as a work of quite remarkable interest. It is more than a swatch of early Lawrence. It unmistakably reveals where The Rainbow and Women in Love come from, and though it is certainly a compendium of all his faults, it is also a coherent assemblage of nearly all his virtues. Nor are they neatly balanced against one another. They are instead strewn every which way over the whole landscape of the book. But at various points they give off that fierce blaze which was Lawrence s signature. (Gurko)***Please click on "ask seller a question" to contact us for better pricing!***.

Condition: Very Good. A very good plus hardcover copy. Spine has been rebacked with original label. Copy is very tight and clean. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 copies of which this is number 526. Two signatures in pencil appear on the front free endpaper; Sara Higgins and Joe Foster. Sara Higgins was the wife of Victor Higgins, a well known artist of the Taos Circle. Both were good friends of D. H. Lawrence as was Joe Foster who wrote a bibliography of Lawrence. All pages are very clean, no tears. Book comes with a handsome clamshell box.

Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very Good - This Edition Limited to One Thousand copies of which this is number 697. Signed by D.H. Lawrence on the limitation page which is opposite the tile page. Professional full leather binding in slipcase. Slipcase has brown cloth cover and is lined with a black felt. Volume is full leather binding with gilt title, author, date and decoration between 5 raised bands down the spine. Gilt line to the extremities of the front and rear boards, original brown cloth front cover with the phoenix has been used as the front paste down with brown end pages (a nice touch). The text block has rough cut pages. Condition - the slipcase has the slightest of wear at the corners, the volume has a very small rub on the spine above and below the title, original cloth cover has marks to the extremities where it has pasted to the original boards, there is very light foxing and tanning throughout otherwise contents are clean, bright and tight. Fully paginated and all pages present and correct. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom. Signed by Author(s).

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. 1st Edition 1928. Privately Printed Florence, Limited to 1000 copies. This copy signed by Lawrence and numbered 434. Half title. Printed by the Tipografia Giuntina. frontispiece photograph of Jo Davidson's clay bust of Lawrence; Beautifully rebound in full calf leather with spine detailing and the Lawrence Phoenix blind stamped to the front and rear board. Book is very good++ and bright. . Contents quite good. Pages slightly marked and age toned. A few roughly opened un-cut pages. Nice tight binding. Includes a purpose made cloth clamshell box. More images can be taken upon request. Ref14731. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First state of the text with the contents incorrectly starting the text on page nine. A wonderful copy SIGNED by D.H. Lawrence on the title-page. This original dustjacket has the publisher's 7/6 NET printed price present on the spine with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, first printing. Copy number 1. Publisher's original purple marbled wrappers. 20pp. Uncut. An excellent near fine copy, the binding firm and bright with a single closed tear to the upper edge of the lower wrapper. The contents, with the bookplate of John Glen Martner to the inside rear wrapper are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Housed in a purpose made cloth folding case. An exceptional example of the scarce first printing. Written at Villa Bernardo at Potorno towards the end of 1925, and issued in September 1926 in a privately printed edition of only 100 hand-numbered copies, after efforts with Lawrence's usual publishing outlets were unsuccessful. Curtis Brown wrote that the story was "too pagan except for the highbrow reviews". Early in 1928 Harry Crosby wrote to Lawrence requesting to purchase manuscripts and expressing a special interest in "Sun". Lawrence was unable to locate the manuscript, presumed lost or destroyed, and re-wrote the story from memory, from which a new and expanded edition was published by Crosby's Black Sun Press later that year. This stellar example of the original text is copy number 1. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.