Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays

Philadelphia: The Centaur Press, 1925. First edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo (8" x 6"). (10), 240, (2)pp. Tan canvas lettered in brown over marbled boards. Publisher's woodcut device on title page. Edition limited to 925 numbered copies (this is #416). Corners rounded and title page with a small spot of soiling, but still a very good copy.

Contents: The crown -- The novel -- Him with his tail in his mouth -- Blessed are the powerful -- Love was once a little boy -- Reflections on the death of a porcupine -- Aristocracy. (OCLC) This volume contains what Lawrence himself called "philosophicalish" essays written in the decade 1915-25. The topics range from politics to nature, from religion to education; the tone from lighthearted humor to mordant wit, to spiritual meditation. For all these contrasts, however, the essays share many of the underlying themes of the mature Lawrence: "Be thyself" could be the volume's motto. As far as possible, this edition restores what Lawrence wrote before typists, editors, and compositors made the extensive alterations that have been followed in all previous editions of the texts... (Cambridge University Press)

This is the second book published by the Centaur Press. very good -. Item #51387

Price: $65.00

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