An excellent sharp copy of Woolf's masterpiece
Woolf, Virginia ~ Orlando : A Biography
The Hogarth Press : London : 1928
The First UK printing published by The Hogarth Press, London in 1928. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Original publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine are bright. Some very light pushing at the spine ends with some very tiny bumps to the front panel edges. Just a hint of toning and spotting to the text-block. Some very light offsetting to the blank end-papers, otherwise clean internally and free from inscriptions. The scarce fragile WRAPPER is unusually complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Very small losses at the spine ends and upper edges with a few small area of tape reinforcement to spine on the verso. Some mild edge-wear with some small closed tears, creasing and nicks in places. Some small chips to the extremities and edges, not affecting text or design. Light age related markings. A 4 cm closed tear to the rear upper panel edge. Correctly priced '9s net' to the spine, just below Vanessa Bell's design of a 'wolf roundel' (also found on the on the title page). This roundel was soon to be supplanted by the more Modernist version by E. McKnight Kauffer which had just been commissioned by Leonard Woolf. The wrapper has NOT undergone any restoration and presents extremely well in the removable Brodart archival cover. With a frontispiece and 7 further photographic illustrations taken by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell at Knole House. Woolf 's love letter to Vita Sackville-West, a masterpiece of feminist literature. Published by The Hogarth Press in a first edition of only 5080 copies, preceded by the signed limited edition of 861 copies published in New York nine days earlier (Kirkpatrick A11b; Woolmer 185). The basis for the 1992 Academy Award nominated film directed by Sally Potter and starring Tilda Swinton. An excellent sharp copy of Woolf's masterpiece and what is now an extremely elusive title. Housed in a custom solander box with gilt titling and marbled inserts.
BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Near Fine
JACKET: Very Good++
£5950