{
  "full": "\n**D. H. LAWRENCE. THE RAINBOW. 1927–1971; 1980–1990. (ML 128)** \n\n#### 138a. First printing (1927) \n\n[within double rules] THE RAINBOW | [rule] | BY | D. H. LAWRENCE | [rule] | [torchbearer A2] | [rule] | THE MODERN LIBRARY | PUBLISHERS : NEW YORK \n\nPp. [*8*], 1–467 [468–472]. [1–13]16 [14]8 [15]16 [16]8 \n\n[*1*] half title; [*2*] pub. note A5; [*3*] title; [*4*] *Copyright,* 1915, *by* D. H. LAWRENCE | [short double rule] | *First Modern Library Edition* | 1927; [*5*] dedication; [*6*] blank; [*7*] CONTENTS; [*8*] blank; 1–467 text; [468] blank; [469–472] ML list. (*Spring 1927*) \n\nFormat: To accommodate the original plates, the trim size of *The Rainbow* increased to 6¾ x 4¼ in. (170 x 108 mm). After the balloon cloth binding was introduced in 1929 the trim size was widened to 6¾ x 4½ in. (170 x 113 mm). \n\n*Jacket A:* Uniform typographic jacket B. \n\n> Text on front:
 Ironically enough, it was the vain effort of a self-appointed censor to suppress “The Rainbow” that first called to the attention of the general public the enduring qualities of the book. It is one of those novels which England has produced that resembles its own immemorial oaks, with roots striking deep into the rich soil – the story of the Brangwens, whose menfolk, sturdy, lusty yeomen, might have had a place beside the knights and squires among the Canterbury Pilgrims. (*Spring 1927*) \n\n*Jacket B:* Uniform typographic jacket D. (*Spring 1929*) \n\n> Front flap:
 The fierce ecstasy and sensual violence that pervade the novels of D. H. Lawrence reach their highest and most lyrical note in *The Rainbow*. The sturdy generations of Nottingham Brangwens of whom Lawrence writes are men and women of his own blood, possessed as he was by the hot, fecund urgency of the flesh, and made aware of all the dark and mystical labyrinths of physical love. *The Rainbow* ranks with the most distinguished works of fiction in our language dealing with sex, exalted and unashamed. (*Spring 1934*) \n\nOriginally published in U.S. by B. W. Huebsch, 1915; reprinted from Huebsch plates by Thomas Seltzer, 1924; plates acquired by Albert & Charles Boni, 1926, and subsequently by Viking Press. ML edition (pp. [v]–467) printed from Huebsch/Seltzer/Boni/Viking plates. Publication announced for March 1927. *WR* 18 June 1927. First printing: 7,000 copies. Discontinued 1971/72; reissued 1980–90. \n\nThe ML arranged its printings with A. & C. Boni through March 1931 and Viking Press from December 1932. There was a second printing of 5,000 copies in December 1927 and five additional printings between November 1928 and March 1931 totaling 12,000 copies. Incomplete records of printings from the following decade suggest that sales declined to about 1,000 copies a year after 1932 and increased in the early 1940s to about 2,000 copies a year. \n\n#### 138b. Title page reset (1940) \n\nTHE | RAINBOW | BY | D. H. LAWRENCE | [torchbearer D7 at right; 3-line imprint at left] THE | MODERN LIBRARY | NEW YORK | [rule] \n\nPagination as 138a. [1–14]16 [15–16]8 \n\nContents as 138a except: [*2*] blank; [*4*] COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY D. H. LAWRENCE; [468–472] blank. \n\n> *Variant:* Pagination as 138a. Contents as 138b except: [*4*] COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY D. H. LAWRENCE | COPYRIGHT, RENEWED, 1943, BY FRIEDA LAWRENCE; [469–470] ML Giants list; [471–472] blank. (*Spring 1958*) \n\n*Jacket:* Non-pictorial in moderate blue (182) and black on cream paper; title in reverse on curved moderate blue panel at right, other lettering in black. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Front flap as 138a jacket B. (*Spring 1940*) \n\n#### 138c. Title page with Fujita torchbearer; 7½ inch format (1969/70) \n\nTHE | RAINBOW | BY | D. H. LAWRENCE | [torchbearer K at right; 3-line imprint at left] THE | MODERN LIBRARY | NEW YORK \n\nPagination as 138a. [1]16 [2–6]32 [7–10]16. \n\nContents as 138b variant except: [471–472] blank. (*Spring 1967*) \n\n*Jacket:* Non-pictorial on coated white paper with lettering in black and spectrum of five wavy bands in deep pink (3), strong orange (50), strong orange yellow (68), pale orange yellow (73), and brilliant yellow (83), all against white background. Front flap as 138a jacket B. \n\n#### 138d. Reissue format (1980) \n\nTHE | RAINBOW | BY | D. H. LAWRENCE | [torchbearer M] | THE MODERN LIBRARY NEW YORK | [rule] \n\nPagination as 138a. Perfect bound. \n\nContents as 138b except: [*4*] COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY D. H. LAWRENCE | COPYRIGHT, RENEWED, 1943, BY FRIEDA LAWRENCE. \n\n*Jacket:* Non-pictorial jacket on kraft paper with lettering in black and torchbearer in deep brown (56). Designed by R. D. Scudellari. \n\n> Front flap:
 *The Rainbow* is D. H. Lawrence’s longest and most ambitious novel. He worked on it for three years, writing eight complete versions before he was satisfied. The story of three generations of a Nottingham family whose love affairs move backward and forward across the years, it is the first part of a trilogy that also includes *Women in Love* and *Aaron’s Rod*. Almost immediately upon its publication in 1915, it was prosecuted and banned as pornographic. \n\nPublished spring 1980 at \\$5.95. ISBN 0-394-60491-1. \n\nAlso in the Modern Library
 Lawrence, *Sons and Lovers* (1923–1959; 1962–1990) 99
 Lawrence, *Women in Love* (1937–1990) 302
 Lawrence, *Lady Chatterley’s Lover* (1960–1990) 519
 \n\n",
  "id": "138",
  "year": "1927",
  "label": "D. H. LAWRENCE. THE RAINBOW. 1927–1971; 1980–1990. (ML 128)",
  "author": "D. H. LAWRENCE",
  "title": "THE RAINBOW.",
  "date": "1927–1971; 1980–1990.",
  "something": "ML 128",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "id": "138a",
      "title": "First printing (1927) ",
      "full": "\n\n[within double rules] THE RAINBOW | [rule] | BY | D. H. LAWRENCE | [rule] | [torchbearer A2] | [rule] | THE MODERN LIBRARY | PUBLISHERS : NEW YORK \n\nPp. [*8*], 1–467 [468–472]. [1–13]16 [14]8 [15]16 [16]8 \n\n[*1*] half title; [*2*] pub. note A5; [*3*] title; [*4*] *Copyright,* 1915, *by* D. H. LAWRENCE | [short double rule] | *First Modern Library Edition* | 1927; [*5*] dedication; [*6*] blank; [*7*] CONTENTS; [*8*] blank; 1–467 text; [468] blank; [469–472] ML list. (*Spring 1927*) \n\nFormat: To accommodate the original plates, the trim size of *The Rainbow* increased to 6¾ x 4¼ in. (170 x 108 mm). After the balloon cloth binding was introduced in 1929 the trim size was widened to 6¾ x 4½ in. (170 x 113 mm). \n\n*Jacket A:* Uniform typographic jacket B. \n\n> Text on front:
 Ironically enough, it was the vain effort of a self-appointed censor to suppress “The Rainbow” that first called to the attention of the general public the enduring qualities of the book. It is one of those novels which England has produced that resembles its own immemorial oaks, with roots striking deep into the rich soil – the story of the Brangwens, whose menfolk, sturdy, lusty yeomen, might have had a place beside the knights and squires among the Canterbury Pilgrims. (*Spring 1927*) \n\n*Jacket B:* Uniform typographic jacket D. (*Spring 1929*) \n\n> Front flap:
 The fierce ecstasy and sensual violence that pervade the novels of D. H. Lawrence reach their highest and most lyrical note in *The Rainbow*. The sturdy generations of Nottingham Brangwens of whom Lawrence writes are men and women of his own blood, possessed as he was by the hot, fecund urgency of the flesh, and made aware of all the dark and mystical labyrinths of physical love. *The Rainbow* ranks with the most distinguished works of fiction in our language dealing with sex, exalted and unashamed. (*Spring 1934*) \n\nOriginally published in U.S. by B. W. Huebsch, 1915; reprinted from Huebsch plates by Thomas Seltzer, 1924; plates acquired by Albert & Charles Boni, 1926, and subsequently by Viking Press. ML edition (pp. [v]–467) printed from Huebsch/Seltzer/Boni/Viking plates. Publication announced for March 1927. *WR* 18 June 1927. First printing: 7,000 copies. Discontinued 1971/72; reissued 1980–90. \n\nThe ML arranged its printings with A. & C. Boni through March 1931 and Viking Press from December 1932. There was a second printing of 5,000 copies in December 1927 and five additional printings between November 1928 and March 1931 totaling 12,000 copies. Incomplete records of printings from the following decade suggest that sales declined to about 1,000 copies a year after 1932 and increased in the early 1940s to about 2,000 copies a year. \n\n"
    },
    {
      "id": "138b",
      "title": "Title page reset (1940) ",
      "full": "\n\nTHE | RAINBOW | BY | D. H. LAWRENCE | [torchbearer D7 at right; 3-line imprint at left] THE | MODERN LIBRARY | NEW YORK | [rule] \n\nPagination as 138a. [1–14]16 [15–16]8 \n\nContents as 138a except: [*2*] blank; [*4*] COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY D. H. LAWRENCE; [468–472] blank. \n\n> *Variant:* Pagination as 138a. Contents as 138b except: [*4*] COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY D. H. LAWRENCE | COPYRIGHT, RENEWED, 1943, BY FRIEDA LAWRENCE; [469–470] ML Giants list; [471–472] blank. (*Spring 1958*) \n\n*Jacket:* Non-pictorial in moderate blue (182) and black on cream paper; title in reverse on curved moderate blue panel at right, other lettering in black. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Front flap as 138a jacket B. (*Spring 1940*) \n\n"
    },
    {
      "id": "138c",
      "title": "Title page with Fujita torchbearer; 7½ inch format (1969/70) ",
      "full": "\n\nTHE | RAINBOW | BY | D. H. LAWRENCE | [torchbearer K at right; 3-line imprint at left] THE | MODERN LIBRARY | NEW YORK \n\nPagination as 138a. [1]16 [2–6]32 [7–10]16. \n\nContents as 138b variant except: [471–472] blank. (*Spring 1967*) \n\n*Jacket:* Non-pictorial on coated white paper with lettering in black and spectrum of five wavy bands in deep pink (3), strong orange (50), strong orange yellow (68), pale orange yellow (73), and brilliant yellow (83), all against white background. Front flap as 138a jacket B. \n\n"
    },
    {
      "id": "138d",
      "title": "Reissue format (1980) ",
      "full": "\n\nTHE | RAINBOW | BY | D. H. LAWRENCE | [torchbearer M] | THE MODERN LIBRARY NEW YORK | [rule] \n\nPagination as 138a. Perfect bound. \n\nContents as 138b except: [*4*] COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY D. H. LAWRENCE | COPYRIGHT, RENEWED, 1943, BY FRIEDA LAWRENCE. \n\n*Jacket:* Non-pictorial jacket on kraft paper with lettering in black and torchbearer in deep brown (56). Designed by R. D. Scudellari. \n\n> Front flap:
 *The Rainbow* is D. H. Lawrence’s longest and most ambitious novel. He worked on it for three years, writing eight complete versions before he was satisfied. The story of three generations of a Nottingham family whose love affairs move backward and forward across the years, it is the first part of a trilogy that also includes *Women in Love* and *Aaron’s Rod*. Almost immediately upon its publication in 1915, it was prosecuted and banned as pornographic. \n\nPublished spring 1980 at \\$5.95. ISBN 0-394-60491-1. \n\nAlso in the Modern Library
 Lawrence, *Sons and Lovers* (1923–1959; 1962–1990) 99
 Lawrence, *Women in Love* (1937–1990) 302
 Lawrence, *Lady Chatterley’s Lover* (1960–1990) 519
 \n\n"
    }
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}