D.H. Lawrence — The White Peacock

London, Heinemann, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition and first printing copy of D.H. Lawrence's first novel, 'The White Peacock&apos. First UK edition. Preceded by the American edition by one day. With pages 227-230 cancels as is called for. Publisher's small windmill device to rear board. Lawrence's first novel. Set in a fictitious version of the Eastwood area of Lawrence's youth, this novel explores the issues that arise in mismatched marriages, and the uneasy border between town and country. In a blue cloth binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Some bumping to extremities. Hinges tender. Splitting to cloth at rear joint. Bookplate to front pastedown and date stamp to rear pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages bright with occasional scattered spots. Bookplate to front pastedown. Good . Ill.: None. Good .