Lady Chatterley's Lover by LAWRENCE, D.H. (1885-1930), [SQUIRES, Michael, editor], [LESSING, Doris, introduction], [SMITH, Paul, designer]

London: Penguin Classics, 2006. [Modern Literature] LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.xxxvi; 364. Number 739 of just 1000 copies produced to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Penguin Classics. Publisher's purple cloth with white titles to spine and upper board. With the delightful white silk embroidered jacket designed by Paul Smith, with titles in black to spine and front cover. Floral patterned endpapers. Presented in the publisher's clear plastic slipcase. A fine, as-new copy, with the original price label inserted loose at rear. One of the seminal works of 20th century literature, which caused great sensation upon publication in 1928 due to the nature of its content, resulting in its censorship in the UK for decades thereafter. From the library of the writer, media and film executive Edward Milward-Oliver.