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MRS. DALLOWAY
by Woolf, Virginia
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1925. First American Edition, First State. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First American Edition, First State. Hard Cover. First American Edition, First Printing of Virginia Woolf's MRS. DALLOWAY released in the UK by Hogarth Press the same year.
This scarce American dust jacket has not been seen before which lists other publications on the back which is unique to the other more common dust jackets.
This very precious unclipped creme dust jacket designed by Vanessa Bell is printed in black and yellow. There is some minor rubbing and chipping at the heel and crown of the spine as well at the folds. Some minor tears and sunning at the spine and edges. Original orange cloth boards with white paper and label on spine printed in brown with some sunning on the pages. Protected in mylar.
Published May 14 1925, 2100 copies printed -$2.50
Kirkpatrick A9b.
Size: 8vo - 7 1/2"x 5 1/8" Very Good
MRS. DALLOWAY provides a snapshot of post-World War I English society, addressing themes such as class, gender roles, and the effects of war on individuals and society. Woolf's portrayal of the characters' internal struggles reflects broader societal concerns of the time, making it a significant work in the modernist literary canon.
This scarce American dust jacket has not been seen before which lists other publications on the back which is unique to the other more common dust jackets.
This very precious unclipped creme dust jacket designed by Vanessa Bell is printed in black and yellow. There is some minor rubbing and chipping at the heel and crown of the spine as well at the folds. Some minor tears and sunning at the spine and edges. Original orange cloth boards with white paper and label on spine printed in brown with some sunning on the pages. Protected in mylar.
Published May 14 1925, 2100 copies printed -$2.50
Kirkpatrick A9b.
Size: 8vo - 7 1/2"x 5 1/8" Very Good
MRS. DALLOWAY provides a snapshot of post-World War I English society, addressing themes such as class, gender roles, and the effects of war on individuals and society. Woolf's portrayal of the characters' internal struggles reflects broader societal concerns of the time, making it a significant work in the modernist literary canon.
Synopsis
Mrs Dalloway is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in post-World War I England. Mrs Dalloway continues to be one of Woolf's best-known novels. Created from two short stories, "Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street" and the unfinished "The Prime Minister", the novel's story is of Clarissa's preparations for a party of which she is to be hostess.
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Details
- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33731
- Title
- MRS. DALLOWAY
- Author
- Woolf, Virginia
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First State
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Vanessa Bell, Hogarth Press, Mrs. Dalloway,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Electronic List TBCL; Gallery Highlights; Bloomsbury Group;
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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