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The Voyage Out
by Virginia Woolf
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$571.77A$514.59
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About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press, 1929 . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The first Uniform Edition of Virginia Woolf's first novel, in the very scarce publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The first Uniform Edition of this work, produced in photo-litho offset from the text of the first edition, but with the preliminary pages reset. This was the first work produced in the Hogarth Press's Uniform Edition series. Kirkpatrick A1e.Issued on the 26th September 1929, with 3,200 copies produced.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. First published in 1915, Woolf's first novel details the voyage of Rachel Vinrace for South America on her father's ship, after which she is launched on a course of self-discovery, likely reflecting Woolf's own journey from a repressive household to the intellectual stimulation of the Bloomsbury Group.Kirkpatrick notes that 'although works in the Uniform Edition are described as a 'New Edition' to the verso of the title page, they are in fact reprints of the first edition'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Light fading to cloth of back strip, with shelf wear to spine tail. Dust wrapper sunned to back strip, with minor losses of paper to spine tail, and closed tear to head at the fold over the front joint. Small tape repair to dust wrapper reverse, to the tail of the back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
Synopsis
From the book:As the streets that lead from the Strand to the Embankment are very narrow, it is better not to walk down them arm-in-arm. If you persist, lawyers’ clerks will have to make flying leaps into the mud; young lady typists will have to fidget behind you. In the streets of London where beauty goes unregarded, eccentricity must pay the penalty, and it is better not to be very tall, to wear a long blue cloak, or to beat the air with your left hand. One afternoon in the beginning of October when the traffic was becoming brisk a tall man strode along the edge of the pavement with a lady on his arm. Angry glances struck upon their backs. The small, agitated figures - for in comparison with this couple most people looked small - decorated with fountain pens, and burdened with despatch-boxes, had appointments to keep, and drew a weekly salary, so that there was some reason for the unfriendly stare which was bestowed upon Mr. Ambrose’s height and upon Mrs. Ambrose’s cloak. But some enchantment had put both man and woman beyond the reach of malice and unpopularity. In his guess one might guess from the moving lips that it was thought; and in hers from the eyes fixed stonily straight in front of her at a level above the eyes of most that it was sorrow. It was only by scorning all she met that she kept herself from tears, and the friction of people brushing past her was evidently painful. After watching the traffic on the Embankment for a minute or two with a stoical gaze she twitched her husband’s sleeve, and they crossed between the swift discharge of motor cars. When they were safe on the further side, she gently withdrew her arm from his, allowing her mouth at the same time to relax, to tremble; then tears rolled down, and leaning her elbows on the balustrade, she shielded her face from the curious. Mr. Ambrose attempted consolation; he patted her shoulder; but she showed no signs of admitting him, and feeling it awkward to stand beside a grief that was greater than his, he crossed his arms behind him, and took a turn along the pavement.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 873F28
- Title
- The Voyage Out
- Author
- Virginia Woolf
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Voyage Out Rachel Vinrace Mrs Dalloway woolf Rachel Vinrace
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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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