The First Lady Chatterley by D H Lawrence - 1945

New York - The Dial Press, 1945 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. The first edition, fourth printing of The First Lady Chatterley. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. The First Lady Chatterley is the complete first draft of D H Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover. The most commonly printed text is the third draft. With a preface by Frieda Lawrence, D H Lawrence's wife, anda manuscript report by Esther Forbes. D H Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, playwright, literary critic and painter. Hisworks represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. Lady Chatterley's lover was a controversial text upon its initial release and had to be heavily censored. Penguin books published the unexpurgated edition in Britain in 1960 which led to thetrial ofPenguin under the ObscenePublications act of 1959. Condition: In original grey cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Some bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Overall: VERY GOOD.