Rawdons Roof by Lawrence (20 results)

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 37 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.08 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 37 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.08 inches. In Stock.

Limited Edition 1/530 Copies. Measuring approximately 8" x 6" with 32 numbered pages. This copy lacking the signed limitation page. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate chipping to tail end of spine. Spine split at front gutter. Moderate sunning and staining to rear board. Adhesive staining and moderate paper damage to front pastedown and endpaper. Interior pages are clean. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N12-5).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Number 7 in the Woburn Books series. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no. 229. Original decorated grey paper boards stamped in blue. Lacking jacket and about half of the spine. Book is still holding and in very good shape internally.

Hardcover. Signed Limited Edition. Book condition is Good+, bound in pictorial paper boards. Cloth peeled from spine, but present. Foxing, toning and edge wear to exterior. Previous owner bookplate and signature at front end page. Some toning to interior. Text is clean and unmarked. Signed by D. H. Lawrence, this is No. 124 of 500 copies. ; Small 8vo. 8"h x 6"w.

Signed limited edition. This is one of 530 copies signed to limitation by D.H. Lawrence. Copy 342. Hardback boards in original dust jacket. Jacket has small closed tear to base of spine (now repaired with archival tape). Offsetting from dust jacket to both front and rear endpapers. Overall in great shape. 32 pp. 205 x 150 mm (8 x 6 inches).

Signed limited edition, one of 530 copies signed by D.H. Lawrence, this is 320. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Limited Edition. Signed by D. H. Lawrence. Limited Edition (419/530). In Fair, mylar-wrapped dust jacket.

First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original pictorially decorated boards, the dustjacket designed to match the decorations of the book. 32 pp. A very fine, largely unopened copy of the book, the spine panel of the dustjacket fully intact, the jacket beautifully preserved with some minor bits of wear to the extremities. The text-block and binding clean and in very pleasing condition. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 530 COPIES SIGNED BY D.H. LAWRENCE. His short story, published in the series of Woburn Books. A lovely book, set by hand in Imprint Shadow, and printed by Robert MaqcLehose & Co. Ltd., at the University Press, Glasgow. In "Rawdon's Roof," the protagonist is a man who proudly declares that no woman will ever sleep under his roof, despite having a wife and a secret love affair. He regularly visits Janet Drummond, a charming and mysterious woman with whom he shares a platonic friendship. When Janet appears at Rawdon's house one evening, seeking refuge from her husband, Rawdon is forced to confront his declaration. This story was later included in Lawrence's THE LOVELY LADY (1933).

First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original pictorially decorated boards, the dustjacket designed to match the decorations of the book. 32 pp. A fine, unopened copy of the book, light mellowing at the spine panel, the dustjacket whole and complete with separation at the spine panel. The text-block and binding clean and in very pleasing condition. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 530 COPIES SIGNED BY D.H. LAWRENCE. His short story, published in the series of Woburn Books. A lovely book, set by hand in Imprint Shadow, and printed by Robert MaqcLehose & Co. Ltd., at the University Press, Glasgow. In "Rawdon's Roof," the protagonist is a man who proudly declares that no woman will ever sleep under his roof, despite having a wife and a secret love affair. He regularly visits Janet Drummond, a charming and mysterious woman with whom he shares a platonic friendship. When Janet appears at Rawdon's house one evening, seeking refuge from her husband, Rawdon is forced to confront his declaration. This story was later included in Lawrence's THE LOVELY LADY (1933).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1928. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First edition. [Colophon from Number one]: Five hundred and thirty numbered copies of this story have been set by hand in Imprint Shadow [type], and printed by Robert MacLehose & Co. Ltd., at the University Press, Glasgow, of which Nos. 1-500 only are for sale and Nos. 501-530 for presentation. This is copy No. 142 [signed] “GK Chesterton"". Details of the type faces, and hand-numbering, vary in the colophons. 18 separate volumes; each measuring approximately: 5 7/8 in. x 8 in. Each bound in decorative paper-covered boards, with design (signed: J.G.P. '28), repeated on front & back covers, and on the dust jacket front & back panels; similar, decorated end-papers; boards & dust-jackets are in various pastel shades of colored papers. A few dust jacket spines show age-related tanning, chipping to top-edge of jackets (see list, below). Each volume is signed by its author. Scan shows the spine & front cover of D. H. Lawrence's ""Rawdon's Roof"", and a few sample spines of other volumes. Sold as an 18-volume set only. List of titles: Published in 1928: 1. The Sword of Wood. G. K. Chesterton, 25 pp.; 2. The Dewpond. T. F. Powys, 29 pp.; 3. A Wedding Morn. Sheila Kaye-Smith, 50 pp.; 4. Portrait of the Misses Harlowe. Martin Armstrong, 26 pp. (small split to back panel, lower edge of dust jacket); 5. The Apple Disdained. R. H. Mottram, 30 pp.; 6. The Man Who Missed the Bus, 31 pp. (chip to upper end of dust jacket); 7. Rawdon s Roof. D. H. Lawrence, 32 pp. 8. The Old Dovecote. David Garnett, 27 pp. Published in 1929: 9. The Male Impersonator. E. F. Benson, 28 pp. (has 2 in. strip of paper torn off along back panel, upper edge of dust jacket); 10. Alice and The Lost Novel. Sherwood Anderson, 27 pp.; 11. Full Circle. Algernon Blackwood, 22 pp.; 12. The Linhay on the Downs. Henry Williamson, 26 pp.; 13. Fame. May Sinclair, 40 pp.; 14. The Goldfish under the Ice. Christopher Morley, 26 pp.; 15. A Ghost in the Isle of Wight. Shane Leslie, 30 pp.; 16. The Shout. Robert Graves, 31 pp.; 17. Trial by Armes. Joseph Hergesheimer, 30 pp.; 18. Some World far from Ours. Sylvia Townsend Warner, 31 pp. Published in 1928-29. 18 volumes, each signed. Near Fine.  ". Signed by Author(s).

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).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED limited edition. #97 of 560 numbered copies. (32pp. ) Near fine in very good+ example of the fragile dust jacket. (Tear at seam of dust jacket. Modest chipping along upper edge of front & rear panels, with trace of faint soiling. Inner edges of endpapers mildly offset. ) (GC); 6" - 8" tall; 32 pages; Signed by Author.

First edition, first printing. Number 138 from an edition of 530 copies (of which 500 were for sale). Hand set and printed on rag paper. Pages uncut. Fine in fine dustjacket. The book is the seventh in the Woburn Book series, all of which are offered with this title. The others in the signed and numbered Woburn series published in 1928 and 1929 are generally in fine or near fine condition with some bumped corners and small tears to dustjackets. Most appear not to have been read and have uncut pages. The other titles are: 1) G.K. Chesterton; The Sword of Wood: 2) T.F. Powys; The Dewpond: 3) Sheila Kaye-Smith; A Wedding Morn: 4) Martin Armstrong; Portrait of the Misses Harlow: 5) R.H. Mottram; The Apple Disdained: 6) Stella Benson; The Man who Missed the Bus: 8) David Garnett; The Old Dovecote: 9) E.F. Benson; The Male Impersonator: 10) Sherwood Anderson; Alice & The Lost Novel: 11) Algernon Blackwood; Full Circle: 12) Henry Williamson; The Linhay on the Downs: 13) May Sinclair; Fame: 14) Christopher Morley; The Goldfish Under the Ice: 15) Shane Leslie; A Ghost in the Isle of Wight: 16) Robert Graves; The Shout: 17) Joseph Hergesheimer; Triall by Armes: and 18) Sylvia Townsend Warner; Some World Far from Ours.