The Death of the Moth and Other Essays
by Virginia Woolf
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- Hardcover
- first
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London : Hogarth, 1942. First U.K. Edition. Second Impression. Hardcover. Good copy in the original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Some fading to spine and wear to cloth. Light pencil mark on first page, otherwise clean copy, tight binding, minimal foxing.
Synopsis
A highly acclaimed collection of twenty-eight essays, sketches, and short stories presenting nearly every facet of the author's work. "Up to the author's highest standard in a literary form that was most congenial to her" (Times Literary Supplement (London)). "Exquisitely written" (New Yorker); "The riches of this book are overwhelming" (Christian Science Monitor). Editorial Note by Leonard Woolf.
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- R Sharman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000004
- Title
- The Death of the Moth and Other Essays
- Author
- Virginia Woolf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st U.K. Ed., 2nd Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hogarth
- Date Published
- 1942
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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