London: Martin Secker, 1924. First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box. D.H. Lawrence turned his introduction to Memoirs of the Foreign Legion into the essay the Memoir of Maurice Magnus, which recounts Lawrence's short, tangled relationship with this obscure writer. The essay touched off a literary controversy between Lawrence and Norman Douglas, who felt Lawrence's account was inaccurate and mean-spirited.

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Bookseller: Raptis Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 142199
Title: Memoirs of the Foreign Legion.
Author: M.M. With an introduction by D.H. Lawrence
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Martin Secker
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1924
Keywords: D.H. Lawrence First Edition, Memoirs of the Foreign Legion First Edition

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