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D. H. Lawrence, Snake (1984)

 

Title: Snake

D. H. Lawrence (Author)

(Book) Edition of 12 copies. 7 pages. ~25.5 cm (height).

Publication: 1984 [Edinburgh]. Printed for Anthony and Jean Rota

Typeface: Bembo

Keywords: Poetry

Printed for Anthony and Jean Rota "in honour of the 80th birthday of George Lazarus Esq 22nd March 1984". George Lazarus was a collector of letters by D.H. Lawrence, and a very good customer of the booksellers Bertram Rota.

According to Steven Halliwell, the twelve in-series copies were printed on laid paper. However, the proof copy at hand was printed on Amatruda Amalfi (wove), and the printer's hand-written note does not mark this paper as being different to the one used for the twelve in-series copies.

This edition was not listed by Alan Anderson in his 1979-1991 bibliography. Whether this omission was deliberate is not known. When asked by George Sims in 1958 for his list of Likes & Dislikes, Alan Anderson listed D.H. Lawrence in his list of dislikes.

Edition variants

12 copies.

Printed on Amatruda Amalfi paper, and sewn in mustard-yellow card wrappers with printed paper label.

Standard edition, cover
Standard edition, title page
Standard edition, colophon page

Copies:

Library of Congress.
National Library of Scotland (set of loose sheets).
University of Nottingham (set of loose sheets).

Halliwell ref.: B47

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