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First edition, first printing, of 1,250 copies. This was Lawrence's "most ambitious novel", and "his last comprehensive attempt to write for his country, as it examined and characterized contemporary anxiety and conflict" (ODNB). Lawrence spent more than three years seeking a publisher undaunted by the prosecution of Women in Love's similarly frank prequel, The Rainbow (1915). Eventually, the author had the book privately printed abroad by a small avant-garde publisher, a strategy he later used to great effect for Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928). The first trade edition was published the following year in London by Martin Secker. Roberts & Poplowski A15a. Octavo. Original blue cloth, clean very good tight copy limited edition one of 1250 only Precedes by one year the London and first english edition by Thomas Secker. basis for the great film by Ken Russell circa 1970 starring Oliver Reed and Alan Bates. A true classic.

Women in Love, a sequel to The Rainbow, explores the relationships of two sisters and their interactions with two men around themes of love and personal fulfillment.