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D. H. Lawrence (David Herbert Richards Lawrence) | First Editions
1885 - 1930
See below our stock of D. H. Lawrence First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Women In Love.
London: Martin Secker, 1921. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, first issue. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.508 [4]. In publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. No inscriptions, text block a little tanned, covers a little marked and handled. Women In Love follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen..... More
Birds, Beasts and Flowers.
London: Martin Secker, 1923. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.207 [1]. Publisher's black quarter cloth, yellow card over boards. Typographic paper label to spine. Top edge black, the others untrimmed. Light, infrequent spotting throughout text. Gentle spotting and toning to boards. Sunning to spine, toning to label. Erosion..... More
The Man Who Died.
London: Martin Secker, 1931. [Novella] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, limited to 2000 copies. Octavo (26 x 17cm), pp.97 [3]. Publisher's green cloth, with gilt titles to spine and the Lawrence phoenix motif in gilt to upper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Black ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. Somewhat toned, with a...... More
![Item #75307 A Propos [Apropos] of Lady Chatterley's Lover. Being an Essay Extended from "My...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/75307.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1781540763)
A Propos [Apropos] of Lady Chatterley's Lover. Being an Essay Extended from "My Skirmish With Jolly Roger".
London: Mandrake Press Ltd., 1930. [Literature] SECOND EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.63; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth blocked in red, illustrated jacket priced at 3/6. A crisp, clean copy in a lightly used wrapper. Lawrence wrote this essay to explain his infamous novel of sexual relationships between the British classes..... More
Sons and Lovers.
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1935. [Literature] NEW EDITION, first thus. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.446 [2]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine and upper. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 3/6. Gently toned, with some light spotting to edges, otherwise internally clean. Jacket a little toned to spine..... More
The Plumed Serpent. (Quetzalcoatl).
London: Martin Secker, 1926. [Political novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.476; [4]. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, typographical jacket priced at 7/6. A crisp, clean copy of the book in a lightly used, slightly dusty wrapper which is toned to the spine. Shows well. A political..... More
The Adelphi. Vol. 1, numbers 1 to 10, and vol. 2, numbers 4 and 5.
London: British Periodicals, June 1923 to March 1924, and September to October 1924. [Literary Magazines] FIRST APPEARANCES, the first ten issues, plus two further issues. 12 volumes. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.viii; 88; viii; 89-176; iv; 177-268; iv; 269-360; vi; 361-450; vi; 451-556; vi; 557-662; vi; 663-768; vi; 769-858; iv;..... More
![Item #59014 The Beach of Dreams [and] Cambrai: The Second Phase [and] What People Laugh At! [and]...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/59014.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1615484083)
The Beach of Dreams [and] Cambrai: The Second Phase [and] What People Laugh At! [and] "Tickets, Please!" [and] The Official Mind [and] The Magnificent Ensign Smith [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 57, numbers 338 to 343.
London: George Newnes, February 1919 to July 1919. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six octavo magazines (27 x 19cm), pp.[30] 77-162 [31-42]; pp.[34] 163-254 [35-46]; pp.[40] 255-346 [40-52]; pp.[40] 347-446 [41-52]; pp.[50] 447-546 [51-68]; pp.[48] 100 [49-64]. With frequent in-text illustrations. Publisher's pale blue paper covers titled and illustrated in dark..... More
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