The virgin and the gipsy / by D. H. Lawrence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Lungarno series ; no. 4.

Lungarno series ; no. 4

Language:

English

Genre:

Novels.

Penn Provenance:

Kobler, John (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

216 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Manufacture:

Florence : Printed for G. Orioli by The Tipografia Giuntina.

Place of Publication:

Florence : G. Orioli, 1930.

Notes:

Series title: p. [1].

With a half-title.

"Of this limited edition, printed on Binda hand-made paper, eight hundred and ten copies have been printed, of which eight hundred are for sale."

"This work lacks the author's final revision, and has been printed from the manuscript exactly as it stands."

Extra paper label for spine printed in red pasted to back free endpaper.

"Lawrence did not prepare a final version for the printer, and all of the various first publications bear the notation that the book was printed from a manuscript without the author's final revision."--Cf. Roberts.

"This is, of course, the authentic first edition of Lawrence's last published novel. This edition preceded the English and American editions by approximately six months."--Cf. McDonald.

White boards. Front cover has the Lawrence phoenix in red in the center; spine has cream paper label lettered in red.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has dust-jacket retained.

Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of John Kobler.

Culture Class Collection copy is no. 400.

Cited in:

Roberts, W. D. H. Lawrence (2nd ed.), A54

NCBEL, IV, 484

McDonald, E.D. Bibl. of the writings of D.H. Lawrence, p. 60-61

OCLC:

1655139