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Censorship Transcript Charles Rembar D.H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley’s Lover 1959

$ 10.53

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Year: 1959
  • Condition: Good to very good condition.This is a paper copy that is stapled on the upper left corner. The first page and last page are a little soiled.All pages are intact.Staple shows signs of rust.Pages do show some age toning.Overall very good condition.See photographs.
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    You are bidding on a rare historical Trial Transcript document of a censorship trial concerning D.H. Lawrence’s book, Lady Chatterley’s Lover from the hearing held on May 13, 1959 held at the U.S Post Office Building in New York City.
    Noted Attorney Charles Rembar represented Grove Press, Inc.
    In 1959,
    Grove Press
    published an unexpurgated version of
    Lady Chatterley's Lover
    by
    D. H. Lawrence
    . The
    U.S. Post Office
    confiscated copies sent through the mail. Rembar, working for Grove Press, sued the New York City postmaster and won in New York and then on federal appeal.
    Subsequently, he defended
    Henry Miller
    's
    Tropic of Cancer
    and
    John Cleland
    's
    Fanny Hill
    – the latter argued before the
    U.S. Supreme Court
    – which played a major role in changing the nation's approach to
    obscenity
    84 Pages
    Approximately 8 ½ x 11 inches
    Good to very good condition.
    This is a paper copy that is stapled on the upper left corner.
    The first page and last page are a little soiled.
    All pages are intact.
    Staple shows signs of rust.
    Pages do show some age toning.
    Overall very good condition.
    See photographs.