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Woolf, Virginia.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
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The Common Reader. London: The Hogarth Press, 1925
8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 220 x 140 mm). Publisher's primary binding of cloth-backed paper boards, pictorial upper cover illustrated by Vanessa Bell in the rare Bell-designed dust-jacket; jacket spine lightly faded, rear panel and folds a trifle rubbed, tiny chip at top edge of rear panel. Together with: The Common Reader: Second Series. London: The Hogarth Press, 1932. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 220 x 140 mm). Publisher's gilt-titled green cloth in dust-jacket illustrated by Bell; jacket spine very lightly faded with minor creasing at ends, some rubbing to rear panel.
8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 220 x 140 mm). Publisher's primary binding of cloth-backed paper boards, pictorial upper cover illustrated by Vanessa Bell in the rare Bell-designed dust-jacket; jacket spine lightly faded, rear panel and folds a trifle rubbed, tiny chip at top edge of rear panel. Together with: The Common Reader: Second Series. London: The Hogarth Press, 1932. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 220 x 140 mm). Publisher's gilt-titled green cloth in dust-jacket illustrated by Bell; jacket spine very lightly faded with minor creasing at ends, some rubbing to rear panel.
Literature
Kirkpatrick A8 (first issue binding), A18; Woolmer 81, 315.
Condition
8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 220 x 140 mm). Publisher's primary binding of cloth-backed paper boards, pictorial upper cover illustrated by Vanessa Bell in the rare Bell-designed dust-jacket; jacket spine lightly faded, rear panel and folds a trifle rubbed, tiny chip at top edge of rear panel. Together with: The Common Reader: Second Series. London: The Hogarth Press, 1932. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 220 x 140 mm). Publisher's gilt-titled green cloth in dust-jacket illustrated by Bell; jacket spine very lightly faded with minor creasing at ends, some rubbing to rear panel.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First editions, the first being difficult to find in an acceptable dust-jacket, with only 1,250 copies printed and some of that number issued without the decorated boards.