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Between the Acts
by Virginia Woolf
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€517.79€466.01
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About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Vanessa Bell. The first edition of Virginia Woolf's final novel, 'Between the Acts', presented in the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell.Woolf's final novel, published shortly after her suicide in 1941.Between the Acts' revolves around a festival taking place in a small English village just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Much of the novel is written in verse, making this one of Woolf's most lyrical works.With the former owner's inscription of W L Platts to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of fading to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Inscription to front pastedown. Handling marks to rear wrap of dust wrapper, and to dust wrapper back strip. Losses of paper to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, but otherwise clean and bright. Near Fine
Synopsis
Between the Acts is the final novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1941 shortly after her suicide. This is a book laden with hidden meaning and allusion. It describes the mounting, performance, and audience of a festival play (hence the title) in a small English village just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Much of it looks forward to the war, with veiled allusions to connection with the continent by flight, swallows representing aircraft, and plunging into darkness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 904F7
- Title
- Between the Acts
- Author
- Virginia Woolf
- Illustrator
- Vanessa Bell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Between the Acts Virginia Woolf Second World War orlando Virginia Woolf
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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