Sons and Lovers – D. H. Lawrence (Duckworth and Co., Fourth Impression 1924)

This Duckworth and Co. fourth impression, cheap edition (1924) is of interest to collectors of D. H. Lawrence, early Duckworth Lawrence editions, and 20th century British fiction in original cloth bindings.

About: A good copy in the original bright blue cloth, lettered in dark blue to front and spine, no dust jacket. Boards show overall soiling, scuffing and surface wear consistent with age and use; cloth rubbed at corners and edges; spine lettering present but worn and partially faded, head of spine frayed with some loss. Text block toned at page edges as expected for the period; pages sound and complete. A solid reading copy of this landmark novel in the attractive original Duckworth blue cloth binding, with the Duckworth colophon to the rear board.

Details:

• Title: Sons and Lovers
• Author: D. H. Lawrence
• Publisher: Duckworth and Co., London
• Publication Date: 1924 (Fourth Impression, Cheap Edition; first published 1913)
• Edition: Fourth Impression (Cheap Edition)
• Binding: Hardcover, original blue cloth
• Dedication: To Edward Garnett
• Condition: Good / Good–
• Dust Jacket Condition: None present

Synopsis: Duckworth fourth impression of Lawrence's autobiographical masterpiece, in the original blue cloth binding. A collectible early Duckworth Lawrence in the dedication copy binding, dedicated to Edward Garnett who championed the novel's publication.

Review: D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers (1913) is one of the great autobiographical novels of the 20th century, drawing directly on Lawrence's own Nottinghamshire childhood and his intense, conflicted relationship with his mother. The novel follows Paul Morel as he navigates the competing claims of family, work, and love in the mining communities of the East Midlands, and stands as a foundational text of literary modernism. Published by Duckworth in 1913 with the crucial editorial support of Edward Garnett — to whom the novel is dedicated — it established Lawrence as a major literary voice. This fourth impression cheap edition of 1924 reproduces the original Duckworth text in the characteristic blue cloth binding of the series.