David: A Play

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Matching title/copyright dates. Vertically striped green, purple, and orange painterly boards, moderate wear. Deckled pages very good, no writing, slight roll. Brown-orange dj moderate wear; unclipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Solid copy. The whole subject, from God's rejection of Saul as King to Jonathan's shooting of the warning arrow, occupies but six chapters in the original. But that sheer narrative is instinct with the elements of drama, the chief being the conflict of Saul's star and David's, with it movements and reactions; while David's close ties with the house of his enemy supply another. Mr.. Lawrence expands this human tension with meaning and mystery..... The strong lines of the ancient story reappear in the freshness of a new creation. Its passions and actions lie open like it sky and country. There is beauty as well as power in David, for Mr. Lawrence's escape has brought him discipline and freedom. The play is without pretence; and he makes it seem an easy thing to write, but in the writing he is decidedly an artist. - London Times. 130 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.