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THE PLUMED SERPENT (Quetzalcoatl)
by Lawrence, D.H
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- first
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Yarmouth, Maine, United States
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About This Item
1926. London: Martin Secker, (1926). 4 pp undated ads. Original chocolate brown cloth, with dust jacket.
First Edition of this 476-page novel sited in Mexico. Lawrence began it in 1923 when he and Frieda lived on Lake Chapala near Guadalajara; they returned to Oaxaca in 1924-1925 so that he could complete it. It is a tale of political upheaval in Mexico (but featuring an Irish tourist named Kate) -- in which a local armed religious sect manages to overthrow Christianity and replace it with the worship of Quetzalcoatl. Although when he completed it Lawrence considered this to be his most important book, it was NOT well-received: it was condemned as being fascist, anti-Christian, and also racist (generating fear about the decline of the white race). This volume is in fine condition; the dust jacket is very good-plus (spine faded and with a few small holes, other minor wear at the spine ends and the folds). This extremely fragile jacket is quite uncommon. Roberts A33. Housed in a clamshell case with brown leather spine and black leather label.
First Edition of this 476-page novel sited in Mexico. Lawrence began it in 1923 when he and Frieda lived on Lake Chapala near Guadalajara; they returned to Oaxaca in 1924-1925 so that he could complete it. It is a tale of political upheaval in Mexico (but featuring an Irish tourist named Kate) -- in which a local armed religious sect manages to overthrow Christianity and replace it with the worship of Quetzalcoatl. Although when he completed it Lawrence considered this to be his most important book, it was NOT well-received: it was condemned as being fascist, anti-Christian, and also racist (generating fear about the decline of the white race). This volume is in fine condition; the dust jacket is very good-plus (spine faded and with a few small holes, other minor wear at the spine ends and the folds). This extremely fragile jacket is quite uncommon. Roberts A33. Housed in a clamshell case with brown leather spine and black leather label.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sumner & Stillman
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15136
- Title
- THE PLUMED SERPENT (Quetzalcoatl)
- Author
- Lawrence, D.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1926
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction (Early 20th Century);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sumner & Stillman
Biblio member since 2009
Yarmouth, Maine
About Sumner & Stillman
Founded in 1980, Sumner & Stillman is a small family business providing personal service in the buying and selling of literary first editions of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) for over 30 years.
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