Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books. Good+. 1973. Second Edition; Eleventh Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Lightly sunned spine, coversprotected by self adhesive film, shadows of fil to endpapers and some foxing. ; Eleventh printing of second Penguin edition, 1973. Good reading copy, no names inside. ; 320 pages; Lady Chatterley discovers her true self in the arms of Mellors. First published in 1928 it wasn't until 1960 that full publication occurred in Britain. Penguin Books were immediately prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 leading to a famous court case that Penguin Books won. Introduction by Richard Hoggart outlining the history of the court case. .

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D.H. Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover holds the distinguished title of being one the most banned books in history. Infamous for its explicit descriptions of sex and other vulgarities, it was only published openly in the United Kingdom in 1960. The book focused on the illicit affair between an upper-class woman and her lower-class gamekeeper, and it was received with outrage and intrigue, resulting in numerous abridged versions being published throughout the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Because the first edition was so quickly banned from public consumption, there are many abridged and censored versions available, though few are as valuable as the original. The first printings were bound with brown boards with an insignia of a phoenix gracing its front cover. The phoenix has remained a potent symbol for the book, in large part because of the book's victory in the infamous British Obscenity Trial in 1960. D.H. Lawrence was a well-known English author who wrote many novels, short stories, and books of poetry. Not just an author, Lawrence was also a well-respected literary critic who wrote several essays regarding other famous writers, including Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville, and Walt Whitman.

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Bookseller: Books in Bulgaria (BG)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32764
Title: Lady Chatterley's Lover
Author: Lawrence, D H
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Edition: Second Edition; Eleventh Printing
ISBN 10: 0140014845
ISBN 13: 9780140014846
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: Mass Market PB, Fireside Reads
Bookseller catalogs: Fireside Reads;

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Mass Market: Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
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