{"product_id":"pansies-d-h-lawrence-1st-edition","title":"Pansies, D. H. Lawrence — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Martin Secker, 1929\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 154, [2].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The original quarter blue cloth and patterned paper boards remain fundamentally sound, though showing expected signs of handling and age. The spine cloth is relatively clean with only minor bumping to the head and tail, while the gilt lettering remains legible. The attractive chevron-patterned boards exhibit rubbing to the extremities and corners, alongside notable spotting and staining, most prominently a scattering of dark, oxidised marks across the rear board. The untrimmed text block edges are moderately age-toned. Internally, the binding remains tight and secure throughout. Apart from a neat contemporary ownership signature to the front free endpaper and some mild offsetting to the preliminary pages, the text block is bright, clean, and free of foxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the first trade edition of D. H. Lawrence's late, provocative poetry collection, published by Martin Secker in 1929. The striking publisher's binding features a distinct chevron or zig-zag pattern on the boards. The front free endpaper bears the contemporary ink signature of a previous owner, Lucy Durand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe collection has a complex publication history; this Secker trade edition was issued following the privately printed and unexpurgated editions, offering the general public a slightly sanitised version of Lawrence's rebellious and often satirical verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile not exceedingly rare, first trade editions retaining their original patterned boards are becoming less common on the open market, particularly as the fragile paper coverings are highly susceptible to wear, chipping, and marking over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBlurb\u003c\/b\u003e: Published shortly before his death, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"43\"\u003ePansies\u003c\/i\u003e is D. H. Lawrence’s sharp, satirical, and deeply personal collection of 'pensées' or thoughts translated into verse. Moving away from traditional poetic forms, Lawrence uses fluid, conversational rhythms to deliver blistering critiques of modern society, the bourgeoisie, industrialisation, and intellectualism. At turns playful, cynical, and profoundly philosophical, this late-career anthology captures the defiant spirit of a modernist master grappling with the changing world around him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55367392526675,"sku":"6147","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261012_120008.jpg?v=1791976631","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/pansies-d-h-lawrence-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}