LAWRENCE (D.H.) Lady Chatterley's Lover, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 972 OF 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Florence, Privately Printed, 1928LAWRENCE (D.H.)Lady Chatterley's Lover, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 972 OF 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, spotting, publisher's boards, rebacked preserving original spine and lettering label, extremities of spine and corners refurbished, new endpapers [Roberts A42a], 8vo, Florence, Privately Printed, 1928Having been rejected for publication by several English publishers, Lawrence commissioned Lady Chatterley's Lover to be printed by the Tipografia Giuntina in Florence in an edition of 1000 copies, which he sold at 2 each.Provenance: Bonhams, 19 October 2004, lot 252.