THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ASHAM: LEONARD & VIRGINIA WOOLF'S HAUNTED HOUSE
by [Virginia Woolf]: Hansen, Carol: Wilson, Jean Moorcroft [ed]
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London: Cecil Woolf, 2000. First edition. Yellow card wraps printed and decorated in red, green, and blue. Cover design by Robert Campling. 21 x 14.5 cm. 28 pp., 4 unnumbered pages of 8 color plates; one b&w half-tone photo, one illustration by Dora Carrington. Crease on lower wrapper fore-tip, small binding pinch at lower edge of spine, else about fine. No other copies currently available in commerce [March 2024].
First edition. The Bloomsbury Heritage Series No. 26. Asham House in East Sussex was the country retreat for the Woolfs from 1912 to 1919. Standing hidden from the road, it played host to some of the most influential writers, artists and intellectuals of the time, and was the setting for Virginia Woolf's short story, "A Haunted House." The house was demolished in 1994 to make way for an extended landfill. OCLC: 47883271.
First edition. The Bloomsbury Heritage Series No. 26. Asham House in East Sussex was the country retreat for the Woolfs from 1912 to 1919. Standing hidden from the road, it played host to some of the most influential writers, artists and intellectuals of the time, and was the setting for Virginia Woolf's short story, "A Haunted House." The house was demolished in 1994 to make way for an extended landfill. OCLC: 47883271.
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- Title
- THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ASHAM: LEONARD & VIRGINIA WOOLF'S HAUNTED HOUSE
- Author
- [Virginia Woolf]: Hansen, Carol: Wilson, Jean Moorcroft [ed]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Cecil Woolf
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Haunted, country retreat, missing chapter, demolished
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