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Lady Chatterley's Lover
by Lawrence, D. H
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good /Not Issued
- Seller
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: The Obelisk Press. Eighth impression stated on the verso of the title page. 359 (360)pp; pages uncut. Wrap-around card covers. "Unexpurgated authorised copyright edition..." stated on the front cover flap. Not price clipped (Price: 50 francs). Ghost-marks of old selotape on the covers; front joint guarded with rice paper and paste. Interior very good and free of inscriptions. Text in English. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Good. Card Covers. 1936.
Synopsis
D.H. Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover holds the distinguished title of being one the most banned books in history. Infamous for its explicit descriptions of sex and other vulgarities, it was only published openly in the United Kingdom in 1960. The book focused on the illicit affair between an upper-class woman and her lower-class gamekeeper, and it was received with outrage and intrigue, resulting in numerous abridged versions being published throughout the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Because the first edition was so quickly banned from public consumption, there are many abridged and censored versions available, though few are as valuable as the original. The first printings were bound with brown boards with an insignia of a phoenix gracing its front cover. The phoenix has remained a potent symbol for the book, in large part because of the book's victory in the infamous British Obscenity Trial in 1960. D.H. Lawrence was a well-known English author who wrote many novels, short stories, and books of poetry. Not just an author, Lawrence was also a well-respected literary critic who wrote several essays regarding other famous writers, including Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville, and Walt Whitman.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004254
- Title
- Lady Chatterley's Lover
- Author
- Lawrence, D. H
- Format/Binding
- Card Covers
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Obelisk Press
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 7.75 "x 5.25".
Terms of Sale
Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2010
HINDHEAD, Surrey
About Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
Weysprings Books is an independent bookseller based in Surrey, UK, exclusively selling on the internet. We specialise in modern first editions. We use internationally accepted terms to describe our books and endeavour to reflect their true condition in our descriptions. We regret that, due to compliance regulations, we are unable to fulfil orders to Germany and France.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- PBFA
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- Price Clipped
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- IOBA
- ...
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