LAWRENCE, D.H. The Virgin and the Gipsy. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE.
Sale 2037 - Summer Reading
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Jun 25, 2024
Lots Close
Jul 16, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
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Lot Description
LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930). The Virgin and the Gipsy. Florence: Tipografia Giunta for G. Orioli, 1930.
8vo. Lugnaro Series half-title. Original cream boards stamped in red, printed label on spine; dust jacket (some toning to spine and flap folds, some light chipping to corners and spine ends).
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 556 of 800 copies. This edition preceded the first English edition by 5 months. Lawrence's novella, published posthumously, relates the story of two sisters who return home from finishing school overseas to live with their Anglican vicar father in a lifeless rectory in East Midlands. Roberts A54.
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