Author: Lawrence, D. H.
Title: The Man Who Died.
Description: London: Martin Secker, 1931. 1931. - Octavo, olive green cloth titled in gilt on the spine with a vignette of a phoenix stamped in gilt on the front cover. The top edge is gilt. The spine & extremities are faded with uneven fading to the rear cover & there is a tiny hole in the spine. There is a small, light stain with some tiny gray marks to the front cover. 97 pages plus colophon. The endpapers are darkened & the bottom margins of the pages are slightly rippled. Good.
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Title: The Man Who Died.
Description: London: Martin Secker, 1931. 1931. - Octavo, olive green cloth titled in gilt on the spine with a vignette of a phoenix stamped in gilt on the front cover. The top edge is gilt. The spine & extremities are faded with uneven fading to the rear cover & there is a tiny hole in the spine. There is a small, light stain with some tiny gray marks to the front cover. 97 pages plus colophon. The endpapers are darkened & the bottom margins of the pages are slightly rippled. Good.
First English edition, limited to 2,000 copies, after a Paris Black Sun Press edition under the title "The Escaped Cock".
Inscribed in ink on the front endpaper by the concert pianist Etienne Amyot, "A___ With my love from her friend Etienne Amyot / Christmas in Berlin 1931". Amyot was one of the creators of the BBC's Third Programme. Good .
Keywords: LITERATURE; AUTHOR; BRITISH; D. H. LAWRENCE; THE MAN WHO DIED; FIRST ENGLISH EDITION; 1ST ENGLISH EDITION; ETIENNE AMYOT; INSCRIPTION; SIGNED BY PIANIST; CLASSICAL MUSIC; CONCERT PIANIST.
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 17755
- Book number: 17755
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