The Heir: A Love Story
by Sackville-West, V
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Middlebury, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1922. First Edition . Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rust cloth, 250 pp., dust jacket has been trimmed and the individual panels glued on end page and half title, spine slightly faded, a few small stains on cover. SIGNED by V. Sackville West on the title page above her crossed out printed name (appears to have been crossed out by Sackville-West) in the same pen and INSCRIBED & SIGNED by V. Sackville-West's mother "To Sir John Hall (B?) from the author's mother Victoria Sackville" written on her yellow bookplate with her monogram and address 40 Sussex Square Brighton. Also contains letter (dated 11th February, 1932) from the bookseller (J.I Davis & G.M Orioli of Museum Street, London) who sold this book; the letter reads in part, "We have now managed to procure you three more of the Sackville-West books, which you were anxious to have, as well as the Henry James...You will notice "The Heir", is an exceptionally interesting copy, being signed by the author, and having a presentation inscription from the author's mother.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Carroll Dooling
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000141
- Title
- The Heir: A Love Story
- Author
- Sackville-West, V
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Virginia Woolf, Bloomsbury Group, Bloomsbury
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Michael Carroll Dooling
Biblio member since 2004
Middlebury, Connecticut
About Michael Carroll Dooling
Michael Carroll Dooling, Rare Books & Manuscripts, LLC is located in Middlebury, Connecticut. Michael has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1976 and carries an eclectic array of books and manuscripts.
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- Cloth
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