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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert).. The White Peacock.. London, William Heinemann, 1911., 1911.

Price: US$27.79 + shipping

Description: (IV), 496 pages, 8°, Original cloth. Second impression, March, 1911. - Roberts and Poplawski A1, page 7: "Heinemann brought out a second impression of the original edition shortly after 25 March 1911, in a probable printing of less than 1,000". - Cover stained and rubbed, front edge of the spine torn; Endpapers browned and slightly brown stained, end folds torn, stamp ("NORTON T. WAKELIN. Stationer, Etc., MUNDESLEY.") and name and date on the front inner cover, stamp ("NORTON T. WAKELIN. Stationer, Etc., MUNDESLEY.") on the front endpaper, paper partially a bit stained, 1 sheet (i.e. page 15/16) loose and with marginal blemishes, page 441/442 with a 3cm edge tear / Einband fleckig und berieben, vordere Rückenkante gerissen; Vorsätze gebräunt und etwas braunfleckig, Vorsatzfalze gerissen, Stempel ("NORTON T. WAKELIN. Stationer, Etc., MUNDESLEY.") und Name und Datum auf dem vorderen Innendeckel, Stempel ("NORTON T. WAKELIN. Stationer, Etc., MUNDESLEY.") auf dem vorderen Vorsatzblatt, Papier teilweise etwas fleckig, 1 Blatt (das ist Seite 15/16) lose und mit Randläsuren, Seite 441/442 mit 3cm Randeinriß).

Seller: Versandantiquariat Markus Schlereth, Berlin, Germany

Lawrence, D. H.. The White Peacock. William Heinemann, London, 1911.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Cloth rubbed at joints and ends of spine. Some rubbing to boards. Minor 1/2" dampstain to cloth at margin of front board. Gutter split at front hinge. Rear hinge starting. Offsetting to endpapers. Moderate spots of foxing to page edges. No signatures. ; First UK edition (preceded by the US edition). [iv], 496 pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine, white lettering and black decoration on front board. Publisher's windmill emblem blind-stamped on rear board. Title leaf is a cancel. Pages 227-230 are cancels. Page dimensions: 190 x 120mm. The author's first book. A novel. [Bibliographical reference: Roberts ('A Bibliography of D. H. Lawrence', second edition 1982) - A1b, variant 3]

Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand

LAWRENCE D H. The White Peacock. Heinemann, London, 1911.

Price: US$357.55 + shipping

Description: (London: William Heinemann [Duckworth binding] 1911). First Edition; Colonial Issue in the Duckworth binding. Publisher's blue-grey boards printed white on the upper cover and the spine with publisher's device to the back board. A neat name and date (1920) on the front paste-down and quite heavy foxing to the earlypages of the book especially the half-title, boards faded, spine ends pushed and frayed. A VG copy or thereabouts. The half-title indicates that this book was part of Heinemann's Colonial Library of Popular Fiction issued for sale in the British Colonies and India and not to be imported into Europe or the USA. A note on the Colonial editions of this book. Warren Roberts (A bibliography of D H Lawrence pages 4-5 indicates that there was a colonial issue published by William Heinemann (his A1 c. on page 4) and a colonial issue, The Duckworth binding is identical to the Heinemann Colonial Edition except for the binding which is in blue-grey cloth and the words DUCKWORTH at the base of the spine. Duckworth binding (his A1 d. on page 5). Both colonial editions utilised the sheets from the Heinemann first edition of 1911 with the date 1911 on the title page as called for. The reason for the two bindings of the Colonial Edition is that Lawrence switched publisher in 1912. In terms of scarcity it is much less common than the true first anyway as copies were only distributed in the colonies and not for sale in the UK/ Europe. Lawrence's first novel. Note: This book should NOT be mistaken for any later Duckworth reprint from 1915 onwards. At the time of preparing this catalogue description I can find no other copies of this First Edition Colonial Issue in the Duckworth binding for sale on the www. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom

D. H. Lawrence. The White Peacock. William Heinemann, London, 1911.

Price: US$390.05 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A first UK edition of D. H. Lawrence's first published novel. The first UK edition, first impression rebound in amateur binding with leaves closely trimmed, not affecting the text. Bound without half title. First issue with cancel leaves to pp. 227-230 as called for. UK edition preceded by the US edition by one day.First novel by D. H. Lawrence, inspired by Maurice Greiffenhagen's 1891 painting 'An Idyll'. Set in the Eastwood area, it concerned themes of mismatched marriages and the border country between town and country, with notable descriptions of nature and the effects of the industrialisation of the countryside. Lawrence began writing this novel in 1906, and ended up rewriting it three times. Rebound in amateur cloth binding with gilt tooling to spine, cloth reinforced to hinges. Leaves closely trimmed. Externally a trifle worn with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, chipped to back strip. Inscribed to endpapers with scribbles by a previous owner. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to odd leaf. Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Lawrence, D. H.. The White Peacock. William Heinemann, 1911.

Price: US$475.00 + shipping

Description: Original dark blue cloth. First issue with windmill device on rear panel and pages 227-230 tipped in. "Presentation Copy" is blindstamped at the top of the title page. The cloth is edge rubbed with abrasions and tears at the spine ends, the corners are bumped, panels spotted, and spine toned. The endpapers have heavy off-setting. A Domer V. Dougherty bookplate is on the front pastedown (and imprinted to the front endpaper), the first several leaves have a crease on the bottom corner, and the rear hinge is starting.

Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Lawrence, D.H. (T.E. Lawrence initials). The White Peacock. William Heinemann, London, 1911.

Price: US$1040.13 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: This is a first edition of White Peacock, D.H. Lawrence's first published novel. It is in the original dark blue decorative cloth with white title to front board. Some marking to boards. Originally published on the 20th January 1911, the first UK edition. What makes this copy special is the pencil "TEL" on the fep. The evidence suggests this is the copy featured in the catalogue of the Clouds Hill libray in "Friends", where it matches the description. It lacks the posthumous Clouds Hill bookplate and may have been one of the books retained by A.W. Lawrence that do not bear the bookplate. It can be seen on the shelf in the 1930s photographs of the interior of Clouds Hill. Please ask for further information.

Seller: Rickaro Books BA PBFA, Wakefield, United Kingdom