Description

SECOND EDITION AUTHORISED.
Lady Chatterley's Lover was first printed in 1,000 copies in Florence in 1928 by the publisher Orioli. As the novel was deemed "obscene", the copies were seized. This event aroused public curiosity, and no fewer than 4 pirate editions appeared in the same year. In one preface written specifically for For this first popular edition, D. H. Lawrence looks back on his setbacks with censors and dishonest publishers.
Complete with RARE PUBLISHER'S HEADBAND.

SECOND AUTHORIZED EDITIONin wrappers with RARE PUBLISHERS' OBI.
Lady Chatterley's Lover was first published in a print-run of 1,000 copies by Orioli Press in Florence (1928); copies of this "obscene" novel were seized, raising the public's curiosity, and pirate editions were immediately released by no less than 4 publishers. In an introduction written specifically For this popular 1929 edition, "My Skirmish with Jolly Roger", D. H. Lawrence recounts his struggles with censorship and rogue publishers.

Minor damage to the ends of the spine; numbers in pencil on the lower board, numbers in ink on the back of the obi. Second cahier disbound.