Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1987. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. XVIII, 430 pages illustrated with black-and-white photographs, chapter notes, list of sources, bibliographic record of books by Vita Sackville-West, index, family tree of the Sackvilles and the Nicholsons. Drawing on much previously unpublished material, the author traces not only Vita's professional and gardening life but also her temperamental duality, the damaging influence of her irresistible mother, her early passionate involvement with Violet Trefusis, her intense relationship with Virginia Wolf, her many unpublicised love affairs, and her relationships with her husband and sons. A very modern determination to be more than just a "married woman", her passionate, secretive character, and the strains, serenity is, mistakes and achievements of her remarkable life make this an absorbing and disturbing book. paperback copy, slight rubbing at the corners of the spine, no other damage, no annotations. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Gender Studies; ISBN: 014007161X. ISBN/EAN: 9780140071610. Inventory No: 0285087. . 9780140071610

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0285087
Title: Vita; The Life of V. Sackville-West
Author: Glendinning, Victoria
Illustrator: Photographic
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: reprint
ISBN 10: 014007161X
ISBN 13: 9780140071610
Publisher: Penguin
Place of Publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: BZDB2 biography, literary, relationships, England Biography & Autobiography; Gender Studies; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 014007161X EAN: 9780140071610 Glendinning, Victoria Vita; The Life of V. Sackville-West
Bookseller catalogs: Gender Studies;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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