Lady Chatterley's Lover Including My Skirmish with Jolly Roger Written Especially and Exclusively as an Introduction to this Popular Edition by D H Lawrence (15 results)

[Paris?], Privatley Printed, 1930; 19x13,5 cm. Stiff wrappers (browned, partly loos on spine, rear cover stained). 365 pp.; the author's unabridged popular edition, privately printed. Acceptable.

Condition: very good. [Paris] : Privately printed [by E.W. Titus, Lecram Press], 1930. Orig. cloth binding. [4],vi,260 pp. Blue cloth binding. sl. stained & spotted. Paper browned. Lawrence wrote the essay My skirmish with Jolly Roger to combat the piracies of Lady Chatterley's lover. E.W. Titus printed 3,000 copies of this edition in Paris in May 1929, had sold them by August 1929, and was reprinting. Warren Roberts, A42c, calls this the Paris popular edition This is probably a later French reprint. --Cf. Roberts, Warren. D.H. Lawrence, notes, p. 98 Condition : very good copy. Keywords : , Lawrence, D.H.

No place or publisher, 'Privately Printed, 1930' = 1943. Original cloth. (12), 260 p. Very good copy. Although stated '1930', this amazingly is a pirated edition printed in 1943 in secret in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation. Nothing is known about the printer or the publisher. De Jong 490. Not in Simoni.

Zonder plaats of uitgever, 'Privately Printed, 1930' [= 1943 of 1944]. Origineel blauw linnen. (12), 260 p. Papier als altijd verbruind. Merkwaardige Nederlandse boekproductie onder de nazi-bezetting! Hoewel er '1930' op de titelpagina staat, is dit een pirateneditie uit de oorlogsjaren. Volgens de 100ste jaargang van de Brinkman (verschenen in 1946) gaf G.W. Breughel dit boek illegaal uit in 1944, maar De Jong vermeldt het boek alleen zonder toelichting als daterend uit 1943. De Jong 490. Niet in Simoni.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Second authorized edition: the "Author's Unabridged Popular Edition". Initially published in an edition of 1,000 copies by the Orioli Press in Florence (1928) and immediately pirated by various publishers. Lawrence issued this cheap edition in response with the assistance of Edward Titus. The new introduction addressed the pirated printings and is entitled My Skirmish with Jolly Roger. Light shelf/edge wear, front hinge starting (and with early tape repair), remains of b/w photographs that had been tipped in at the endpages and later removed, unusual markings at p185/185 [?manufacuturing flaw?], even toning to text block, else tight and unmarred. Halfbound, blue cloth spine and tips, marbled paper boards. 8vo. 365pp.

Pirate copy. Hardcover : pp. [2, blank] [vi] VIII (Introduction) 365, [368, last three pages blank] : plain leather covers. Leather covers are rubbed at the edges, joints and corners; minor spotting to the e.p.s; previous owner signature in pencil to f.f.e.p. Internally consistent with Paris Popular edition of 1929 [MacDonald (42)] except for the date 1930 which is one year after Lawrence released the authorised 1929 version. Likely a pirated edition in the wake of Lawrence's death which produced a "false dawn" of interest in his work (Moore, D. H. Lawrence His life and works, 1964, p.15). Exlibris Carole Ferrier, Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Paper-covered boards, backed in brown morocco with gilt-stamped lettering; 8vo; pp. [4], viii, 365. Boards rubbed; corners lightly chipped, revealing red cloth beneath; text block a little tanned and brittle along the edges. Lawrence provided a new introduction ("My Skirmish with Jolly Roger") for this popular (and less expensive) edition, which he fought to publish after the novel was pirated by at least four different publishers. First French Edition. "The Author's Unabridged Popular Edition".

(4), 365pp. Orig. wrappers with printed label to spine and vignette (phoenix) to front cover. Wrappers partly faded, front wrapper with small tear, paper browned throughout else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover; large 12mo/large 8vo; 365 pages. Black cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine. Light skew to binding. Grey endpapers, yellowing. Speckled red edges. The pages are yellowing but still clear and clean. VG+/--. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 8vo. [190 x 142 x 2o mm]. [2]ff, viii, 365 pp. Bound in the original brown paper wrappers, a phoenix device and price 60 Frs on the front, white paper spine label printed in black, uncut edges. (50 mm tear at centre of upper joint, spine a little faded). The frailty of the wrapper has caused the tear, but there is no loss to the paper. It is a good copy. With the ink signature of G. M. Spear at the head of the title and front wrapper (the latter almost invisible). Small red ink stamp of Dawson, 13 Rue Albany, Paris on final blank. "The Author's Unabridged Popular Edition" and the first Paris edition. Lawrence wanted an inexpensive volume with a large printing which would reach the pirates' clientele. He first asked Sylvia Beach who refused but suggested Edward Titus, husband of the cosmetics magnate Helena Rubinstein.Titus agreed on the condition that the book must include new material and Lawrence obliged with "My Skirmish With Jolly Roger". Priced at 60 francs, well below the 300 or 400 francs pirated editions were fetching, it sold out very quickly.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition rebound in green buckram. Includes the original paper wrappers with the 60Frs" at upper right and "LeCram Press-Paris present. Besides for a stain down the middle of the fore edge the book is near fine. Your satisfaction is guaranteed! dnr1.

Second authorized edition. Second authorized edition. pp. [4], viii, 365. 1 vols. 8vo. Lawrence provided a new introduction ("My Skirmish with Jolly Roger") for this popular (and less expensive) edition, which he fought to publish after the novel was pirated by at least four different publishers. Brown wrappers printed in black, VG at least. 60m Fra. on upper cover pp. [4], viii, 365. 1 vols. 8vo.

Highly uncommon in the original wrappers. Good copy, edges worn. Surface split along spine cover. Text block intact. Black vignette to front cover. Lacks original spine title label. Light tanning around the page margins. This unique and rare copy remains quite well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 365 pages; Physical description: viii, 365p ; 19cm. Notes: Second authorized edition: the Author's Unabridged Popular Edition. The novel was initially published in an edition of 1,000 copies by the Orioli Press in Florence in 1928, and was almost immediately pirated by at least four different publishers. Lawrence had always intended to release a cheap version, and was spurred on to do so by the appearance of the unauthorized copies. In 1929 he approached Edward Titus and negotiated an edition to be sold at 60 francs, with a new introduction regarding the pirated printings entitled My Skirmish with Jolly Roger. 1 Kg. 1st Edition in this form (2nd authorised edition).

Highly uncommon in the original wrappers. Good copy, edges worn. Surface split along spine cover. Text block intact. Black vignette to front cover. Lacks original spine title label. Light tanning around the page margins. This unique and rare copy remains quite well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 365 pages; Physical description: viii, 365p ; 19cm. Notes: Second authorized edition: the Author's Unabridged Popular Edition. The novel was initially published in an edition of 1,000 copies by the Orioli Press in Florence in 1928, and was almost immediately pirated by at least four different publishers. Lawrence had always intended to release a cheap version, and was spurred on to do so by the appearance of the unauthorized copies. In 1929 he approached Edward Titus and negotiated an edition to be sold at 60 francs, with a new introduction regarding the pirated printings entitled My Skirmish with Jolly Roger. 1 Kg. 1st Edition in this form (2nd authorised edition).

In-8°; con l'originale brossura marrone, con al dorso il tassello e sul fronte stampato la fenice e il prezzo 60 Frs. Alcune residue tracce di colla sulla copertina, dorso usurato; per il reso in buone condizioni.