Woolf, Virginia

8vo, FIRST EDITION, half title, original bright blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, top edge yellow, spine very slightly rolled

Lytton Strachey, bookplate

Connolly 54; Kirkpatrick A10a

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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."

LYTTON STRACHEY'S COPY OF WOOLF'S MOST FAMOUS AND MOST AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL. 

Strachey and Woolf had first become acquainted through her brother, Thoby, when, following the death of their father, the four Stephen siblings moved to Gordon Square and began to socialise with Thoby's friends from Cambridge. Although Strachey himself proposed to Virginia in the spring of 1909, within a few days he was urging Leonard Woolf, another of Thoby's Cambridge circle, to marry her: "As I did it, I saw that it would be death if she accepted me... I think there's no doubt whatever that you ought to marry her..." (19 February 1909). Strachey and the "Woolves" remained close friends until Strachey's death in 1932.