Mornings in Mexico
Description
D.H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico,London: Martin Secker, 1927
Original olive cloth, titles to spine gilt, green top-stain. With the dust jacket. Small stain affecting inscription. A very good copy in the lightly rubbed and toned jacket with two small tape repairs to the verso of the spine.
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,
“Mrs Whitworth from D.H. Lawrence, remembering David. May 1927”.
Phyliss Whitworth staged a production of Lawrence’s play David at the Regent Theatre towards the end of May 1927. Because of ill health Lawrence had not been able to leave Italy or Germany to attend any rehearsals in England but he had kept in touch with Whitworth by letter.
A collection of essays about living in Mexico and a welcome release from his ‘savage pilgrimmage’
and more about the wanderings that gave life to his novels.
