Front cover of the first edition of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' by David Herbert Lawrence, Florence,...

LAWRENCE, David Herbert (1885-1930). Florence: Privately Printed, 1928. 8o. Original mulberry colored paper boards printed with the Lawrence phoenix in black on the front cover, printed paper spine label, uncut and unopened; with the rare plain cream dust jacket (some spotting); cloth folding case. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 93 of 1000 copies SIGNED by Lawrence. Lawrence commissioned the Tipografia Guintina in Florence to print Lady Chatterley's Lover in the spring of 1928 after it was rejected by several English publishers. He planned to sell the one thousand numbered copies himself and sent order forms to friends in America and Europe who acted as agents in distributing copies. By December 1928, Lawrence had nearly sold all one thousand copies despite the fact that the novel was about to be suppressed in London and was stopped from entering the United States. Roberts A42a. A FINE COPY WITH THE SCARCE DUST JACKET.