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Between the Acts
by WOOLF, Virginia
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Edges very faintly spotted, offsetting to endpapers as common; a pleasing near fine copy in a very close to near fine jacket, li
- Seller
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East Hampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press, 1941. Edges very faintly spotted, offsetting to endpapers as common; a pleasing near fine copy in a very close to near fine jacket, lightly soiled with a hint of edgewear.. First Edition. Octavo. Woolf's posthumous final novel, with jacket designed by Vanessa Bell.
Synopsis
Between the Acts is the final novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1941 shortly after her suicide. This is a book laden with hidden meaning and allusion. It describes the mounting, performance, and audience of a festival play (hence the title) in a small English village just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Much of it looks forward to the war, with veiled allusions to connection with the continent by flight, swallows representing aircraft, and plunging into darkness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harper's Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29175
- Title
- Between the Acts
- Author
- WOOLF, Virginia
- Book Condition
- Used - Edges very faintly spotted, offsetting to endpapers as common; a pleasing near fine copy in a very close to near fine jacket, li
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: The Hogarth Press
- Date Published
- 1941
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Harper's Books, Inc.
Books may be returned for any reason within two weeks provided they are received in the same condition as they were sent.
About the Seller
Harper's Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
East Hampton, New York
About Harper's Books, Inc.
Harper's Books, founded in 1997, is a bookshop and photography gallery located in East Hampton, New York. We are one of the world's leading dealers in photographic literature, with particular emphasis placed on association copies and landmark books presented in exceptional condition. In addition to our book business, we maintain a gallery space where photographs are exhibited in concert with books. Harper's Books is a member of the ABAA, and the only American rare book dealer chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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