The Lost Girl

D. H. Lawrence

Edité par Martin Secker, London, 1920

A lovely first edition, first state of this classic Lawrence novel of yearning and sensual awakening. First edition, first state with the original text to p. 256 and p. 268 prior to Lawrence's tipped-in alterations."Although Lawrence considered the book quite "moral", some passages were changed to satisfy demands of the "libraries" [Warren, 1963].In the original cloth binding.The daughter of a struggling businessman in the fictional mining town of Woodhouse, Alvina Houghton struggles to find excitement in her provincial surroundings. Her father, in a desperate attempt to regain his fortune, buys a theatre. Among the travelling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina"s attention.Recipient of the 1920 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.Lawrence started writing this title shortly after Women in Love, his equally famous follow-up to The Rainbow. In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with really only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with toning to the endpapers and a black and gilt ex-libris plate to the front free endpaper, belonging to George Staehle. Near Fine. N° de réf. du vendeur 1000Y3

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Lost Girl
Éditeur : Martin Secker, London
Date d'édition : 1920
Reliure : Cloth
Illustrateur : None
Etat : Near Fine
Edition : First edition.
Type de livre : book