<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First edition</a>, first printing of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?creators=Virginia%2520Woolf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf's</a>&nbsp;The Voyage Out.<ul><li>Virginia Woolf (English).</li><li>London: Duckworth &amp; Co., 1915.</li><li>318 pages.</li><li>16 pages of publisher’s advertisements.</li><li>Bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full morocco with gilt title, marbled endpapers, handsewn headbands and all edges gilt.</li></ul>

The Voyage Out (First Edition, First Printing)

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First edition</a> of one of famed <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?Book%20Subject=Women%2520Writers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">women writer's</a> of the 20th century, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?creators=Virginia%2520Woolf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf's</a> early novels. <ul><li>Virginia Woolf (English).</li><li>London: Leonard &amp; Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, Hogarth House,&nbsp;Richmond,&nbsp;1922.</li><li>Bound in full yellow cloth with paper label.</li></ul> Jacob's Room is one of Virginia Woolf's early novels. It grapples with the personal traumas of World War I, and is her first time she experiments with modernist techniques that would become central to her style.

Jacob's Room

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of Orlando by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Virginia%20Woolf&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf</a>.<ul><li>Virginia Woolf (English).</li><li>London: The Hogarth Press, 1928.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>299 pages.</li><li>8 plates.</li><li>Publisher’s original orange cloth, in the dust wrapper.</li></ul> This, the UK first edition is preceded by a signed limited American edition. Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf, published in 1928, is a seminal work of modernist literature that defies traditional genre classifications. The novel follows the life of its titular character, Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabethan England who mysteriously transforms into a woman at the age of 30, living for centuries without ageing significantly. Through Orlando's journey across time, Woolf explores themes of gender and identity fluidity, the nature of literature and history, and the constraints imposed by society. Orlando's interactions with various historical figures and experiences across different epochs reflect Woolf's commentary on the rigid gender roles and expectations of her time. The character's transformation from male to female allows Woolf to challenge and critique the gender norms and patriarchal structures of the early 20th century. Woolf's innovative narrative structure blends biography, fiction, and fantasy, characterized by a playful, satirical tone and rich, poetic prose. The novel is also notable for its exploration of sexuality and the fluidity of love, making it a pioneering text in LGBTQ+ literature. "Orlando" remains a vibrant and influential work, celebrated for its bold experimentation and profound insights into human experience.

Orlando First Edition

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> of Night And Day by <a href="sothebys.com/en/search?query=virginia%20woolf&amp;tab=objects" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf</a>.<ul><li>Virginia Woolf (English).</li><li>London: Duckworth, 1919.</li><li>(ii) 538 pages, (i), complete with the final publishers ad leaf.</li><li>Bound in full blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, top edge gilt.</li></ul>

Night And Day First Edition

First edition finely bound copy of Woolf's The Years.<ul><li>Virginia Woolf (English).</li><li>London: The Hogarth Press, 1937.</li><li>Bound in full green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine with all edges gilt and marbled pastedowns and endpapers.</li></ul>

The Years

A limited edition of A Room of One's Own, signed by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Virginia+Woolf&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf</a>.<ul><li>Virginia Woolf (English).</li><li>New York / London:&nbsp;The Fountain Press / Hogarth Press,&nbsp;1929.&nbsp;</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>159 [1] pages.</li><li>Limited Edition, #408/450.&nbsp;</li><li>Signed flat by Virginia Woolf on the half-title page.</li><li>Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering along the spine.</li></ul>

A Room Of One's Own | Signed by Woolf

A First Dramatists Edition, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=First%20Printing&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Printing</a>, signed copy of the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?Book%20Subject=Plays&amp;Book%20Subject=Drama" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">play</a> <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?Book%20Subject=Plays&amp;Book%20Subject=Drama&amp;query=Who%27s%20Afraid%20Of%20Virginia%20Woolf&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf</a>?<ul><li>Edward Albee (American).</li><li>New York:&nbsp;Dramatists Play Service Inc.,&nbsp;1998.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>115 pages.</li><li>Signed by Edward Albee on title page, dated 2011.</li><li>This is an actor's script from the Dramatists Play Service containing the entire play put on in 1998.</li><li>Red spine with black lined design.</li></ul>

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First American edition</a> of Night and Day by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Virginia%20Woolf&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Woolf</a>, in the rare dust jacket.<ul><li>Virginia Woolf (English).</li><li>New York:&nbsp;George H. Doran Company,&nbsp;1920.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>508 pages.</li><li>Bound in green cloth, in a custom cloth clamshell box.</li></ul>

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