Limited edition of the first complete unexpurgated text of this notable short fiction, presented with an appendix of 28 previously unpublished letters by Lawrence. Edited and with a commentary on the evolution of the text by Gerald M. Lacy. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. Number 5 of 126 numbered copies printed on blue paper (there were also 750 unnumbered hardcover copies). Octavo, 9-1/2 x 6-1/2 in. 170pp. Cream boards backed with gold cloth; front board with full-color reproduction of a watercolor painting by Lawrence; paper spine label; in dust jacket. Mild toning to fore-edge of textblock. Toning and some warping to paper spine label. Else fine in a very good (+) jacket with moderate toning to spine and panel/flap edges.
