ORLANDO: A Biography (First edition - first impression)
Virginia Woolf
Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 52 Tavistock Square, London, W.C., 1928
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Hardcover
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First impression of the true first edition. Illustrated with eight black and white photographs of "Orlando", including a frontispiece of "Orlando as a Boy". ***Very good in orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still quite bright but the spine is somewhat darkened and slightly marked. Whilst the boards show some marks and discolouration commensurate with age and handling, there is no damage to the cloth. There are a couple of very slight creases to the board edges, and a couple of small stains to the back board. There is also a small area of fading to the bottom corner of the back board. The corners are sharp and not bumped. There is no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean with none of the usual foxing. Internally the book is also very good, with a contemporary ownership name and date (Oct 1928) at the top of the front free endpaper. There is a small 1cm split to the paper at the front gutter, but the hinges are fine. There is none of the usual foxing - just some offsetting to the endpapers. There are no creases or tears and the pages are beautifully clean. The paper stock is very lightly tanned. No dustwrapper. ***224mm x 148mm. 299 pages including 'fictional' Index at the back of the book. ***'"Orlando: A Biography" is a novel disguised as a biography, first published on 11th October 1928. The book was inspired by the tumultuous family history of Virginia Woolf's lover and close friend, the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman, and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing, gender and trans-gender studies. ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original cloth-covered boards, in very good condition for its age (now approaching 100 years old!). The book is notoriously prone to fading of the boards, and tears to the fragile cloth at the spine, but this copy is very robust and only moderately marked on the boards, with very little fading. The interior is exceptionally clean (please see scans). Of interest to collectors of the literary outputs of the Bloomsbury Group, The Hogarth Press and the work of Virginia Woolf. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 8818
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Title: ORLANDO: A Biography (First edition - first ...
Publisher: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 52 Tavistock Square, London, W.C.
Publication Date: 1928
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
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ORLANDO: A Biography (First edition - second impression)
Published by
Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 52 Tavistock Square, London, W.C., 1928
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A second impression of the true first edition, published in the same month as the first impression - October 1928. Illustrated with eight black and white photographs of "Orlando", including a frontispiece of "Orlando as a boy". ***Please note that this copy is from the Boots Lending Library, but nevertheless has minimal library marks as listed below. ***Very good in orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still quite bright but the titles are rubbed. The boards are heavily worn, rubbed, and marked, as to be expected from a circulating library copy. There is a noticeable indentation and crease to the front board. The head and tail and edges of the spine are worn and rubbed, but there is no splitting. The spine has a light vertical reading crease, and there is a slight lean to the binding. There is the remains of a removed Boots Library label to the bottom of the front board, but virtually no lending library marks internally. The corners are quite sharp but slightly worn and rubbed. The page block edges are clean but slightly darkened. Internally the book is also very good, with no inscriptions or annotations. There is hardly any of the usual foxing, and no creases or tears. Pages clean. Printed on nice quality paper. The only library marks are a couple of small stamps on the back pastedown. No dustwrapper. ***224mm x 148mm. 299 pages including 'fictional' Index at the back of the book. ***'"Orlando: A Biography" is a novel disguised as a biography, first published on 11th October 1928. The book was inspired by the tumultuous family history of Virginia Woolf's lover and close friend, the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman, and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing, gender and trans-gender studies. ***A second impression of the true first edition, in its original cloth-covered boards, in reasonable condition for its age, but please note that this is a Boots Library copy with the aforementioned marks (see scans). Of interest to collectors of the Bloomsbury Group, The Hogarth Press and Virginia Woolf. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 9184
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ORLANDO: A Biography (First edition - first impression)
Published by
Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 52 Tavistock Square, London, W.C., 1928
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, published in October 1928 in an edition of 5,080 copies. Illustrated with eight black and white photographs of "Orlando", including a frontispiece of "Orlando as a Boy". ***Very good in orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still quite bright but the spine is somewhat darkened and slightly marked. Whilst the boards show some marks and discolouration commensurate with age and handling, there is no damage to the cloth. There are a couple of very slight creases to the board edges, and a couple of small stains to the back board. There is also a small area of fading to the bottom corner of the back board. The corners are sharp and not bumped. There is no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean with none of the usual foxing. Internally the book is also very good, with a contemporary ownership name and date (Oct 1928) at the top of the front free endpaper. There is a small 1cm split to the paper at the front gutter, but the hinges are fine. There is none of the usual foxing - just some offsetting to the endpapers. There are no creases or tears and the pages are beautifully clean. The paper stock is very lightly tanned. No dustwrapper. ***224mm x 148mm. 299 pages including 'fictional' Index at the back of the book. ***'"Orlando: A Biography" is a novel disguised as a biography, first published on 11th October 1928. The book was inspired by the tumultuous family history of Virginia Woolf's lover and close friend, the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman, and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing, gender and trans-gender studies. ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original cloth-covered boards, in very good condition for its age (now approaching 100 years old!). The book is notoriously prone to fading of the boards, and tears to the fragile cloth at the spine, but this copy is very robust and only moderately marked on the boards, with very little fading. The interior is exceptionally clean (please see scans). Of interest to collectors of the literary outputs of the Bloomsbury Group, The Hogarth Press and the work of Virginia Woolf. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 8818x
Quantity: 1 available