THE DEATH OF THE MOTH and Other Essays
by Woolf, Virginia
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: Reader's Union / Hogarth Press, 1943. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Frontis illus, a B&W photo portrait of Virginia. 28 Essays include: Novels of E. M. Forster; Thougfhts on Peace in an Air Raid; Professions for Women; The Art of Biography and 3 essays on Henry James. Grey cloth cover with paper tritle lable illustrated with a bee on the spine. 157 p.pages, 8" tall. A few red and brown spots on back. Penciled inscription and blind embossed address on ffep. No other inscriptions.
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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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020043
- Title
- THE DEATH OF THE MOTH and Other Essays
- Author
- Woolf, Virginia
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reader's Union / Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- LITERATURE/ESSAYS
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