Letters of D.H. Lawrence
1932Best.-Nr. 418London: Heinemann 1932. First edition limited. Vellum. Very Good. D. H. Lawrence's letters offer a vivid intimate portrait of his life thoughts and literary development spanning from 1901 to 1930. The letters are highly expressive reflecting his intelligence passion and imaginative energy as well as moments of stridency or offensiveness. They document his interactions with a wide range of correspondents including literary figures like Edward Garnett E. M. Forster Bertrand Russell and Ford Madox Hueffer as well as artists publishers and intellectuals across Europe and America. Overall condition: G BOOK INFO Published in 1932 by Heinemann in London. First limited edition #242/525. Edited and introduction by Aldous Huxley. Hand signed number on limitation page. Bound in original publisher's full vellum with black lettering and decoration. Octavo. Collated and complete: xxxiv 889 1 pp. Title page in red and black. ABOUT D H LAWRENCE David Herbert Lawrence 1885 - 1930 was an English novelist short story writer poet playwright literary critic travel writer essayist and painter. His modernist works reflect on modernity social alienation and industrialization while championing sexuality vitality and instinct. Four of his most famous novels - Sons and Lovers 1913 The Rainbow 1915 Women in Love 1920 and Lady Chatterley's Lover 1928 - were the subject of censorship trials for their radical portrayals of romance sexuality and use of explicit language. CONDITION REPORT The book is in Good condition or a bit better: natural aging of the vellum with soiling. Cuts to vellum along spine tips. Front hinge starting to crack and spine starting to pull away from text block. Fading of publisher top stain soiling to bottom edge. Waviness to pages and creases. Pages are clean bright and white. Slight grubbiness to endpapers creasing to pages associated with the waviness. A few bent corners. No writing foxing or former owner bookplates. Heinemann unknown
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