Jacob's Room
by Woolf, Virginia
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Richmond: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1922. Hardback, original orange cloth. 20cm x 13.5cm. First edition of Woolf's third novel. Protagonist Jacob Flanders' story is told through the narrative of the women who interact with him throughout his life. One of 1200 copies of the first of Virginia Woolf's novels to be published by the Hogarth Press. 290pp + 14pp adverts at rear. 1st edition, 1st impression 1922. Ex-Boots library copy, with label removed from front board, with label to rear pastedown. Binding is grubby and worn, spine frayed, paper label to spine worn. Inner joints weak, some occasional foxing. A good reading copy. (bs28). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fair.
Synopsis
Jacob's Room is the third novel written by Virginia Woolf. It was published on 26 October 1922 by Hogarth Press. The novel centers around the life of Jacob Flanders, but indirectly. More of a character study than a story, Jacob is viewed through the eyes of other characters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Besleys Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BS28BKBRN809
- Title
- Jacob's Room
- Author
- Woolf, Virginia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- Richmond
- Date Published
- 1922
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