On Being Ill
by WOOLF, VIRGINIA
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
[London]: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1930. Limited, First Edition, Signed. Cloth. Very Good. 12 mo. Pp. 34. Blue cloth, vellum spine, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers. With original printed limitation of 125 numbered copies stroked through and 250 copies printed above, "Out of series" handwritten in purple ink by Leonard Woolf, type-set and signed in purple ink by Virginia Woolf, top edge trimmed, others deckled. Covers soiled, spinestrip darkened, tiny 2 mm stain at fore-edge of 3 leaves, else interior clean and crisp. Lacks the dust jacket, else very good copy of the preliminary state.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30896
- Title
- On Being Ill
- Author
- WOOLF, VIRGINIA
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited, First Edition, Signed
- Publisher
- Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Cloth
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- Vellum
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Crisp
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- Gilt
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- Leaves
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- Jacket
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