Auction Date:2011 Oct 12 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
ALS, one page both sides, 8.25 x 10.25, June 7, 1927. From Florence, Italy, Lawrence writes to Mrs. [Jocelyn] Olway. In full: “You didn’t then find anything in Vallombrosa?—Many thanks for the invitation on Friday: but this week we’re having to look after our two American friends from New Mexico. I’ll ask about other Villas here. The Villino La Massa would be too poky for you, I’m afraid: poky little rooms: a little 7-roomed cottage, tiny: but just near here. If I go on with my work I’m doing, we shall be here till end of July —then go away August & September. You’re perfectly welcome to the place, but all your complaints hold good here: no light, rainwater to be pumped up, sanitary arrangements primitive, the whole thing very rough—linen just calico, beds hard, etc. Such as it is, however, you are welcome to it for August & September. Meanwhile I’ll ask about something else, and let you know: but it won’t be till beginning of next week.—I suppose the half of the Evan’s house is unfurnished? I believe that’s nice. Many thanks for the jolly luncheon the other day—and regards from my wife & me—also to Mlle. Valerie.” Central horizontal and vertical fold, one through a single letter of signature, light show-through from writing on opposite sides, toning to top right quarter of reverse, as well as some other scattered light toning elsewhere, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by a four-page, 4.75 x 7.25, copy of The Triumph of the Machine.
Lawrence finished the second version of Lady Chatterley's Lover early in 1927, and with the help of a Florentine bookseller had the work printed in and distributed from Florence—an endeavor that made him extremely wealthy. As he wrote this particular message, which would go on to be published in Volume VI of the 1991 book, The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, the author had written about 80 pages of the Etruscan book including ‘Cerveteri’ and two ‘Tarquinia’ essays. Lawrence letters are extremely uncommon.
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