- 639
Woolf, Virginia
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Woolf, Virginia
- Kew Gardens. Richmond: the Hogarth Press, 1919
- ink on paper
8vo (228 x 144mm.), first edition, one of approximately 170 copies, woodcut on p.16 in second state (no priority), woodcuts by Vanessa Bell, cancel slip 'L. and V. Woolf' over the imprint (as in all copies), original hand coloured decorated wrappers in royal blue, chocolate-brown and orange by Roger Fry's Omega Workshop, original white label printed in black on upper wrapper, preserved in matching blue cloth folding box, residue of over-glueing from time of production on one page, some slight foxing to text and label, some slight wear and minute nicks and tiny tears to edges of wrappers
Kew Gardens, one of three defining short fictions written by Woolf between 1917 and 1920 which sought a completely new expression of the novel, rejecting traditional narrative coherence in favour of 'an ordinary mind on an ordinary day'. Woolf's aim was "to find in the ‘moment of being’ a climactic inward event, parallel to what her friend T. S. Eliot termed ‘unattended moments’ and what James Joyce termed ‘epiphany’...The Victorians had trusted language to say just what they meant; the moderns found this impossible, and therefore communicated through symbols—the lighthouse or the waves—which require a reciprocal effort on the part of the reader..." (Lyndall Gordon, Oxford DNB)
Kew Gardens, one of three defining short fictions written by Woolf between 1917 and 1920 which sought a completely new expression of the novel, rejecting traditional narrative coherence in favour of 'an ordinary mind on an ordinary day'. Woolf's aim was "to find in the ‘moment of being’ a climactic inward event, parallel to what her friend T. S. Eliot termed ‘unattended moments’ and what James Joyce termed ‘epiphany’...The Victorians had trusted language to say just what they meant; the moderns found this impossible, and therefore communicated through symbols—the lighthouse or the waves—which require a reciprocal effort on the part of the reader..." (Lyndall Gordon, Oxford DNB)
Literature
Kirkpatrick A3a; Woolmer 7
Condition
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."