London: Triad Grafton / Grafton. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1985. Reprint. Paperback. 0586044442 . In the original publisher's glossy pictorial card covers. Some Tiny 'shelf-wear' - Negligible - but overall this is a Near FINE, Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy - looks Unread, Unused. Paper lightly but uniformly taning slightly with age/type of paper. NO creasing. Smooth spine. NO Inscriptions or Marks. 143pp. "Acclaimed on its first publication, rich in fictional delights, this collection of Virginia Woolf's shorter fiction (18 stories) ranges from 1906 until the month before she died in 1941. The volume offers us an invaluable insight into Virginia Woolf's development as a writer, vividly demonstrating her evolving characterisations, narrative methods and themes, often elaborated in her novels, to which this book serves both as a fascinating introduction for new readers and companion for old." A really nice tight Near Fine copy. ; A Triad Grafton Book; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

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Virginia Woolf’s intention to publish her short stories is carried out in this volume, posthumously collected by her husband, Leonard Woolf. Containing six of eight stories from Monday or Tuesday, seven that appeared in magazines, and five other stories, the book makes available Virginia Woolf’s shorter works of fiction. Foreword by Leonard Woolf.

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Bookseller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 113222
Title: A Haunted House and Other Short Stories
Author: Woolf, Virginia
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0586044442
ISBN 13: 9780586044445
Publisher: Triad Grafton / Grafton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: 0586044442, A Haunted House And Other Short Stories ; Virginia Woolf ;, 18 Short Stories;, Acclaimed On Its First Publication, Rich In Fictional Delights, This , Collection Of Virginia Woolf's Shorter Fiction (18 Stories) Ranges From , 1906 Until The
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; Eng Lit, Lit Crit & Shakespeare;

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