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Sons and Lovers
by LAWRENCE, D. H.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, Mitchell Kennerley, 1922. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind-embossed on front. Plain endpapers. In rare dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper (DW very scarce; edges rubbed and chipped with some small tears, loss to top front corner, front inner flap lost, rear flap loose. In protective sleeve.) Cloth very clean and bright.Some minor darkening to endpapers, minor glue repair to front inner hinge. Else inside pages all very clean and tight. 517pp.
Synopsis
Though it is the author’s third novel, Sons and Lovers is often regarded as D.H. Lawrence’s masterpiece. The autobiographical work, which was originally titled Paul Morel after its protagonist, was set in motion with the death of Lawrence’s mother, Lydia. The author used the opportunity to reexamine his childhood, his relationship with his mother, and her psychological effect on his sexuality. Sons and Lovers had already been rejected by one publisher when Lawrence sent the manuscript to Edward Garnett of Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. Garnett made extensive editing suggestions and still — after Lawrence rewrote the manuscript for the fourth time — cut 80 passages, about 10% of the work, before its 1913 publication. At the time of publication, Sons and Lovers was criticized for being obscene. But the novel endured. It has been adapted for film multiple times, including the Academy Award winning 1960 film. The Modern Library placed it ninth on their list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80359
- Title
- Sons and Lovers
- Author
- LAWRENCE, D. H.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Mitchell Kennerley, 1922
- Keywords
- Literature LAWRENCE, D. H.: Sons and Lovers, Mitchell Kennerley, 1922, rare dustwrapper, US, New York
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About the Seller
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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