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London: A.C. Fifield, 1908. First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original beige cloth, the spine and upper cover lettered in red. xiv, 295, [8 ads] pp. A good copy of a very important and collectible book, the binding shows evidence of use and some overall mellowing. A sound reading copy. FIRST EDITION OF THIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE WELSH POET AND WRITER W.H.DAVIES. The book gives insights into the life of a tramp in the UK, Canada, and the US in the late 19th century. Bernard Shaw described Davies as "the incorrigible Supertramp who wrote this amazing book.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1903. First edition, the best of the issues with the deluxe binding and extra illustration. 17 illustrations on 16 full-page plates, 1 coloured folding map. 8vo, publisher’s best binding of original green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt and black on the upper cover. xvi, 422, including index. A fine, bright and very handsome copy. RARE IN THIS BINDING AND PREFERRED ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION. The author says in his preface that every word of this book, except for a few connecting paragraphs and explanatory notes necessary for coherence, was written “among the scenes which it treats. It has been my habit to record personal experiences and impressions as nearly as possible at the time of their occurrence...” This quality of the work gives it the immediacy, “freshness and accuracy rarely absent from a narrative compiled on the spot.” He treats the reader to a history of the founding of the… Read More

London: Martin Secker, 1934. First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original brown cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, in dustjacket printed in red. 1138, [2] pp. A very well preserved and pleasing copy, light mellowing and light age evidence as would be expected. FIRST EDITION. The volume contains the whole of Lawrence's shorter fiction, from "The Prussian Officer" (1914) to "The Man Who Died" (1931), in chronological sequence. Lawrence's best-known short stories are also included here: "The Captain's Doll", "The Fox", "The Ladybird", "Odour of Chrysanthemums", "The Princess", "The Rocking-Horse Winner", "St Mawr". "The Virgin and the Gypsy" and "The Woman who Rode Away". In a number of these stories Lawrence develops the theme of leadership that he also explored in novels such as Kangaroo and The Plumed Serpent and the story Fanny and Annie.

London: Botolph Printing for Martin Secker, 1931. First Edition, a very attractive printing limited to only 2000. Tall 8vo, publisher's original green cloth, the spine lettered in gilt and with the phoenix in gilt to the upper cover, the cloth with bevelled edges, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. 97, (1) pp. A pleasing copy, the book tight and strong and clean, light mellowing to the spine panel, the dustjacket complete with some wear FIRST EDITION AND A VERY FINE COPY. This work was originally titled THE ESCAPED COCK and was published in Paris by the Black Sun Press in 1929, Lawrence decided upon this new title shortly before his death. The text of the two is substantially similar but some technical differences were made. The Secker printing is quite attractive, essentially as a fine press work of the period, limited and on especially nice paper.

London: Martin Secker, 1933. First Edition, UK issue. A copy with pleasing provenance, having been the copy owned by Derek Marlowe with his ownership label affixed to the free-fly. 8vo, publisher's original black cloth over geometrically marbled paper covered boards, the spine lettered in gilt, in the original dustjacket, printed in blue and black. 181. An essentially fine copy, the book tight and strong and clean, the dustjacket with just a bit rubbing to the extremities. FIRST EDITION, ENGLISH ISSUE. Richard Aldington writes in the Introduction that two manuscripts were found among Lawrence's papers after his death and that these two notebooks of unprinted verse were posthumously published as Last Poems and More Pansies. These contain two of Lawrence's most famous poems about death, "Bavarian Gentians" and "The Ship of Death" and Aldington states that this book contains the whole of Lawrence's posthumous poetry. This is the copy owned by Derek Marlowe the English playwright,… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First American edition. 8vo, publisher’s original orange cloth, lettered in black on the upper cover, the spine with black and green geometric designs. In the original printed and decorated dustjacket. 175. A fine copy in a lightly mellowed dustjacket. ONE OF LAWRENCE’S MOST FAMOUS BOOKS. Published posthumously, this novel did not receive final revision by the author, but was printed directly from the original manuscript as it was written. “Shortly before he died, D. H. Lawrence completed The Virgin and the Gipsy, the first of his novels to be published since Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The story is one in which his individualistic philosophy finds the fullest opportunity for expression...Mr. Lawrence’s novel reaches an emotional intensity unsurpassed by any of his previous writings.”-Publisher

Florence: Printed by the Tipografia Giuntina for G. Orioli, 1930. First Edition, one of 810 copies, limited and numbered, printed on Binda handmade paper for Orioli in Florence, Italy. With engraved frontispiece illustration and title-page illustrated with the Phoenix. 8vo, publisher's original white cloth, the upper cover with Phoenix rising in red, lettered in red on a label to the spine panel, with the printed and pictorially decorted dustjacket. 216, [1] pp. A very fine copy of the book, crisp and clean and near pristine, light mellowing and rubbing to the jacket extremities, still a very pleasing and unusually well preserved copy. TRUE FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. The Virgin and the Gipsy is a short novel written in 1926 and published posthumously in 1930. Today it is often entitled The Virgin and the Gypsy which can lead to confusion because first and early editions had the spelling "Gipsy". 'The story is a romance of blossoming spirit. The character of young Yvette contains the… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First American edition. 8vo, publisher’s original orange cloth, lettered in black on the upper cover, the spine with black and green geometric designs. In the original printed and decorated dustjacket. 175. A very good copy of the book, the jacket well worn and with some staining. ONE OF LAWRENCE’S MOST FAMOUS BOOKS. Published posthumously, this novel did not receive final revision by the author, but was printed directly from the original manuscript as it was written. “Shortly before he died, D. H. Lawrence completed The Virgin and the Gipsy, the first of his novels to be published since Lady Chatterley’s Lover. The story is one in which his individualistic philosophy finds the fullest opportunity for expression...Mr. Lawrence’s novel reaches an emotional intensity unsurpassed by any of his previous writings.”-Publisher

New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1916. First American edition, same year as the British. 8vo, original brown buckram boards, lettered in gilt on the upper cover and spine. 113pp. A very pleasing, bright, as fine copy, internally quite fresh and with only very light evidence of age to the binding. A very lovely copy of Lawrence’s second volume of poetry. This American edition has an extended dedication to Ottoline Morrell and one of the poems and ‘Disagreeable Advice’ has been renamed ‘Irony’. Lawrence's poetry is often overshadowed by his famous novels, and trials with censorship, but he published almost 800 of them. Those collected here are among his earliest prior to his conversion from the Georgian to the Modernist traditions.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First American edition. 8vo, orange cloth lettered in green and black. A good copy.

London: Nonesuch Press, 1930. First Edition and One of only 600 copies on handmade paper. Tall 8vo, publisher's original binding of yellow cloth backed in tan burlap, in the ustjacket. xiii, 96 pp. A fine copy with light evidence of age to book and jacket. FIRST EDITION. In 1911, Lawrence was introduced to Edward Garnett, a publisher's reader, who acted as a mentor and became a valued friend, as did his son David. David Garnett wrote the preface to this book, a reminiscence in which he tells that the stories and sketches in LOVE AMONG THE HAYSTACKS were written by Lawrence in July and August of 1912 and then passed on to Edward Garnett. David Garnett read the book in manuscript form when it was written, and had been with Lawrence into 'The Chapel Among the Mountains;, had slept out with him in 'The Hay-hut Among the Mountains' and writes that the tickling of the hay, the crashing thunder, and the bitter cold of the winds sweeping off the glaciers al came back to him. These two events… Read More

London: The Reprint Society, 1943. First Edition. 8vo, in the original red cloth with a black paper label on the spine lettered and decorated in gilt. 606pp. A very good copy. This collection of twenty stories by D.H. Lawrence was especially put together for this publication for members of the Reprint Society. The titles included are:THE PRUSSIAN OFFICER, SECOND BEST, THE WHITE STOCKING, SAMSON AND DELILAH, THE HORSE DEALER'S DAUGHTER, FANNY AND ANNIE, THE LADYBIRD, THE FOX, TWO BLUE BIRDS, THE CAPTAIN'S DOLL, THE PRINCESS, THE WOMAN WHO RODE AWAY, JIMMY AND THE DESPERATE WOMAN, NONE OF THAT, THE MAN WHO LOVED ISLANDS, RAWDON'S ROOF, THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER, THE BLUE MOCCASINS, ADOLF and THINGS.

London: Duckworth and Co., 1916. First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original blue cloth lettered in gilt on the upper cover and spine. 311 pp. An uncommonly well preserved copy, the cloth with only very minor mellowing. RARE FIRST EDITION of these essays and observations on Italy and Italians by one of the most “Continental” English writers of the period. It was also D.H. Lawrence's first work of nonfictional prose. It was written at what many have called the height of his creative genius and these seven short pieces sparkle with both humor and sensuality. The English issue by Duckworth had a total print run of only 1500 copies. In his bibliography published in 1925 Edward MacDonald already referred to the first edition as scarce and stated that fine copies were virtually impossible. “Be that as it may, TWILIGHT IN ITALY is worth having in any condition.” - MacDonald.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. First American edition. 8vo, original peach cloth lettered in black on the upper cover, the spine lettered in black and with extensive decoration in green and black. 307pp. A nice copy, internally fine, the cloth with only very minor mellowing. This American edition includes one story not found in its British counterpart. THE MAN WHO LOVED ISLANDS was published in book form for the first time here. The title story offers a rare depiction of England’s fashionable horse riding set.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First American edition, same year as the British. 8vo, publisher’s original black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, the upper cover embossed with the phoenix. 103pp. A nice copy, lightly mellowed. This work was originally titled THE ESCAPED COCK and was published in Paris by the Black Sun Press in 1929, Lawrence decided upon this title shortly before his death. The text of the two is substantially similar but some technical differences of note. As THE ESCAPED COCK was limited to 450 copies and the British edition was limited to 2000, this edition can honestly be called the first general trade edition of the work. The story is Lawrence’s retelling of the events after Jesus (never referred to by name) awakens in his tomb. It was meant to be Lawrence's ultimate critique of Christianity. It is often held that the reason he never refers to the central character as anything but "the man who had died" was because he feared the story being banned as… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1932. First American edition. 8vo, original black cloth, lettered on the upper cover and spine in gilt. 200pp. Internally a fine copy, the black cloth mellowed a bit. “Apocalypse is D.H. Lawrence‘s last book, written during the winter of 1929–30 when he was dying. It is a radical criticism of our civilization and a statement of Lawrence’s unwavering belief in man’s power to create ‘a new heaven and a new earth’. Ranging over the entire system of his thought on God and man, on religion, art, psychology and politics, this book is Lawrence’s final attempt to convey his vision of man and the universe. Apocalypse was published afterLawrence’s death” - From a later paperback edition. The work discusses much the separation of modern civilized peoples from the natural work and the breaking of our “link” with nature. This philosophy would be much repeated throughout the decades to come and in many ways this could be argued as his most… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. First American edition. 8vo, original peach cloth lettered in black on the upper cover, the spine lettered in black and with extensive decoration in green and black. 258, [1]. A very nice copy, the cloth quite clean and fresh, internally clean, solid and attractive. The last 20 or so pages with a small marginal hole from worming not effecting any text and very minor. A posthumous collection of twenty-three works published only one month after the author’s untimely death at the age of forty-five. During Lawrence’s short life he provoked more discussion then any other writer of his day. In the words of the publisher, “For inspired sincerity and courage Lawrence stood alone.”

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909. First edition. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs, eight maps in the text, and one full page map. 8vo, publisher’s original navy-blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, pictorial vignette of a native scene in gilt on the upper cover, t.e.g. xiv, 389, 2 ads. A handsome and bright copy very well preserved. SCARCE FIRST EDITION IN VERY PLEASING CONDITION. Somewhat of a companion volume to the author's MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO, this book gives a plain account of "the trials and adventures which befell me on two recent expeditions through the 'nyika,' or wilderness, in British East Africa. “On the first trip there were three of us, and all returned safely to civilisation, although dangers were not wholly absent. On the second and longer expedition there were also three Europeans, but, alas! only two got back, the 'nyika' having claimed the third; nor was the god of the wilds content with this sacrifice, for, in addition, he… Read More

New York: Hanging Loose Press, 1996. First edition, first issue, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO AWARD WINNING POET ROSANNA WARREN. With a black and white frontispiece from artwork by Emily Cheng. 8vo, publisher’s original glossed paper wrappers, with artwork by Emily Cheng printed in colour on the upper cover. 69pp. A very fine copy, unusually so for a delicate item. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED FROM ONE AWARD WINNING POET TO ANOTHER. Chinese/American author Ha Jin had won the PEN/Hemingway Award twice and is also winner of the National Book Award and Flannery O’Conner Award. This copy inscribed to award winning poet Rosanna Warren, daughter of United States Poet Laureate Robert Penn Warren. Jin grew up in the chaos of early communist China. He was on a scholarship at Brandeis University when the 1989 Tiananmen incident occurred. The Chinese government's forcible put-down hastened his decision to emigrate to the United States, and was the cause of his choice to write in English "to preserve… Read More

New York: Pantheon, 1999. First edition, first issue, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR. 8vo, publisher’s original black boards lettered in gilt on the spine, in the original dustjacket. 309 pp. A very fine copy, essentially as new. SIGNED BY THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNING AUTHOR, and dated the year of publication, 11/16/99. Along with the PEN/Hemingway, WAITING also took home the National Book Award.