{"product_id":"fantasia-of-the-unconscious-d-h-lawrence-1st-edition","title":"Fantasia of the Unconscious, D. H. Lawrence — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: New York, Thomas Seltzer, 1922\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. xv, 297.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The book remains tight, square, and structurally sound, justifying a solid antiquarian grade despite some standard cosmetic shelf-wear typical of early twentieth-century cloth bindings. The blue cloth boards are generally clean, though the rear board presents with some faint, mottled white spotting and flecking. The spine ends are slightly bumped, and the gilt tooling on the spine, while entirely legible, has oxidised and tarnished over time. Crucially, the text block is pleasingly firm and uncocked. The top and fore-edges show expected age-toning, but internally, the pages remain wonderfully bright, clean, and free of any major foxing or handling marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the true first edition of Lawrence’s psychoanalytical treatise, published in New York by Thomas Seltzer in 1922, notably preceding the English first edition (published by Martin Secker) by a full year. In accordance with the standard bibliography (Roberts A22), this American first edition is particularly significant to collectors as it contains the author's ‘Epilogue,’ a section that was subsequently omitted from the 1923 UK printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eBound in the publisher's original ribbed blue cloth, this first printing represents a pivotal moment in Lawrence's non-fiction output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile the edition itself is not exceptionally rare, finding surviving copies that have not succumbed to severe spine sunning, hinge cracking, or heavily rubbed cloth is becoming increasingly uncommon on the open market, particularly for jacketless examples that retain a firm, uncocked binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eWritten as a direct follow-up to his 1921 essay \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"55\"\u003ePsychoanalysis and the Unconscious\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eFantasia of the Unconscious\u003c\/i\u003e finds D. H. Lawrence further refining, and fiercely defending, his highly idiosyncratic, quasi-mystical theories of human psychology. Conceived partially as a response to the intense psychoanalytical scrutiny directed at his masterpiece \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"354\"\u003eSons and Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e, the book expands upon Lawrence's passionate beliefs regarding child-rearing, marriage, and the fundamental nature of the soul. Rejecting the clinical rigidities of Freudian theory in favour of a deeply intuitive, bodily awareness, this controversial and deeply personal work remains a crucial key to understanding the intellectual framework that underpins Lawrence’s greatest literary achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55545223151955,"sku":"6352","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261015_114317.jpg?v=1792589035","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/fantasia-of-the-unconscious-d-h-lawrence-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}