Nov 20, 2012 - Sale 2295

Sale 2295 - Lot 141

Price Realized: $ 2,040
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
LAWRENCE, D.H. Lady Chatterley's Lover. [4], 365, [1] pages. 8vo, publisher's printed mauve boards with paper spine label (partially torn just touching one letter), scattered light soiling, joints rubbed and chipped with some loss to spine, corners bumped; top edges trimmed, others untrimmed; very occasional foxing to leaves; custom chemise within 1/4 gilt-lettered blue morocco clamshell box by Harry Marks, slight corner wear. Privately printed at Tipografia Giuntina. (Florence), 1928

Additional Details

first limited edition, number 424 of 1,000 signed copies. In a custom case by Harry Marks. Marks was an early 20th Century New York dealer in high-end sporting books and prints, who also maintained a lucrative secret back room Erotica trade for his well-heeled clients.