first edition
1925 · Oxford
by LAWRENCE, D.H.
Oxford: Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford, 1925. First Illustrated Edition. Ordinary (cloth) Issue, one of 6,000 copies. Octavo (19.5cm); grey cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in black on spine and front cover; xiv,354,[16] + [8]pp ads; illus. This copy conforms to Roberts's Variant 2, with the view of Boston Harbour on p.271. Forward lean, gentle sunning to spine, light wear to extremities, with a few faint foxed spots, a few tiny stains to front cover, and a small previous owner's label at upper front pastedown; Very Good. A school book of history, referred to by Catherine Carswell as "the one piece of work Lawrence did satisfactorily to order" (Roberts, p.50). ROBERTS A17c. 82849. (Inventory #: 82849)