James Hanley / Resurrexit Dominus Signed 1st Edition 1934

Banned novel, with the author's unpublished edits to pass the censors. Author: Hanley, James Title: Resurrexit Dominus Publication: London: Privately Printed [Boriswood], 1934 Edition: First Edition. A novel, set in Ireland, about a teenager, Sheila Moynihan, who leaves home because her brothers are molesting her, only to have to fight off an attempted rape, and to suffer further molestation by a series of priests she turns to for help. A rather grim picture of sexual violence in the 1930s. Due to the subject matter, the book was published in an edition of 110 copies for private circulation.

Resurrexit Dominus has never been reprinted. A very good copy in a very good acetate dust jacket. Signed by Hanley on the limitation page.

This is Hanley's own copy of the book, with extensive revisions marked in pencil, sanitizing the book to make it more palatable to the official censors. In addition to the annotations in the text, there is a list of pages with changes written at the front and four sheets of notes about further changes. A unique and revealing look at an author's response to censorship. Subject: Catholicism, Censorship / Banned Books, FICTION, Ireland. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and the Cascade Booksellers Association (CBA), and we adhere to their codes of ethics.

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