# Is "Sons and Lovers" by D.H. Lawrence a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence (Gerald Duckworth, 1913) is identified by: Duckworth London 1913. Duckworth London 1913 is the true first; Mitchell Kennerley New York 1913 is the first US.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Duckworth London 1913
- First issue in the publisher's blue/green cloth with Duckworth imprint and the '1913' date
- 16-page catalogue of advertisements often present
- UK first precedes US Mitchell Kennerley 1913
- Publisher imprint reads Gerald Duckworth
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | D.H. Lawrence |
| Publisher | Gerald Duckworth |
| Year | 1913 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Duckworth London 1913 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Duckworth London 1913. First issue in the publisher's blue/green cloth with Duckworth imprint and the '1913' date; 16-page catalogue of advertisements often present. UK first precedes US Mitchell Kennerley 1913.

## Is this the true first?
Duckworth London 1913 is the true first; Mitchell Kennerley New York 1913 is the first US. The UK first is the standard collectible.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
US Kennerley and later reprints distinguished by imprint; modern editions carry number lines absent from the 1913 first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Sons and Lovers* by D.H. Lawrence a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/sons-and-lovers
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.