Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional Second hardcover US Edition of The Captain’s Doll by D. H. Lawrence in a very rare dust jacket. Uniform Edition stated 1930, Albert and Charles Boni, New York.
The book is in Near Fine condition with lightly faded blue-gray cloth-covered boards, and front title in faded gilt and sheen still present. Spine is faded and missing the gilt, but the title/author and publisher are still legible up close. Covers clean and the spine ends are worn and rounded. Binding is tight and straight and no cracks on either end paper. Previous owner’s bookplate on the front paste down and an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. Pages are lightly toned and clean throughout.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with the $2.50 price on the front flap, mild surface wear, heavy edge wear and a tear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
These three novellas explore human relationships and the devastating results of war. In The Fox, a predator targets two young women living on a small farm during the First World War. The Captain’s Doll explores the complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier in occupied Germany. In The Ladybird, a wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on the Englishwoman who visits him in the hospital.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
