Lot 276
Woolf (Virginia) Orlando: A Biography, first edition, one of 861 copies, this one of 800 signed by the author, New York, Crosby Gaige, 1928.
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
Woolf (Virginia) Orlando: A Biography, first edition, one of 861 copies, this one of 800 signed by the author, plates, original cloth, gilt, covers with a few small marks, spine very slightly faded, preserved in modern blue morocco drop-back box, [Kirkpatrick A11], 8vo, New York, Crosby Gaige, 1928.
⁂ The true first edition, preceding the English edition by a few days. This copy is marked "Out of series" on the limitation page but is still signed by Woolf on the verso of the half-title in her characteristic purple ink.
Description
Woolf (Virginia) Orlando: A Biography, first edition, one of 861 copies, this one of 800 signed by the author, plates, original cloth, gilt, covers with a few small marks, spine very slightly faded, preserved in modern blue morocco drop-back box, [Kirkpatrick A11], 8vo, New York, Crosby Gaige, 1928.
⁂ The true first edition, preceding the English edition by a few days. This copy is marked "Out of series" on the limitation page but is still signed by Woolf on the verso of the half-title in her characteristic purple ink.
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