TORTOISES: Six Poems by D.H. Lawrence -The Regular Cheloniidae Press Edition-
by D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated with 8 Wood Engravings by Alan James Robinson)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Northampton, MA : Cheloniidae Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo ( 64 pages, illustrated with 8 wood engravings by Alan James Robinson) . As-new copy of the “Regular” Cheloniidae Press edition, edged in vellum over handmade paper-covered boards, illustrated with eight wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. Number 71 of 200 copies signed by the artist on the colophon page. It is in virtually mint condition. Lawrence’s TORTOISE poems were first published as a group in New York in 1921, then included in the First English edition of BIRDS, BEASTS AND FLOWERS in 1923.
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- Bookseller
- Chartwell Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140647
- Title
- TORTOISES: Six Poems by D.H. Lawrence -The Regular Cheloniidae Press Edition-
- Author
- D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated with 8 Wood Engravings by Alan James Robinson)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cheloniidae Press
- Place of Publication
- Northampton, MA
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo ( 64 pages, illustrated with
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