LAWRENCE, D[avid]. H[erbert], 1885-1930 — Amores [First State]

London Duckworth First Edition First Issue (with 16-page publisher's catalog at the end) of Lawrence's second collection of poems. Crown 8vo: viii,140,16pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed (variant 1. Roberts speculates that advance copies were not trimmed on all edges). Near Fine or better (end sheets offset, few faint splash marks to cloth), square, tight, and clean throughout. Roberts A9a. MacDonald 9. Fabes & Foyle (second series), p. 49. Near Fine+ According to Macdonald, "Copies with the catalogue would seem to be rare. . . . Copies without the catalogue are 'easy' . . . " "Because of its position in Lawrence’s oeuvre, Amores (1916) has not received as much critical attention as the volume that followed, Look! We Have Come Through (1917). Grouped with the 'Rhyming Poems,' Amores predates the more experimental, Whitmanesque free verse through which Lawrence has exerted his enduring influence. But while Amores is more formally conventional than the later work, it uses a rich and complex symbolic matrix to explore issues that would remain at the center of Lawrence’s work for the rest of his career." (Modernism Lab) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.)