Between the Acts

London: The Hogarth Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 6". Vanessa Bell. A well preserved copy of Virginia Woolf's final novel, Between the Acts, presented in the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell. The first edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell. Woolf's final novel, published shortly after her suicide in 1941. 'Between the Acts' revolves around a festival taking place in a small English village just before the outbreak of the Second World War. The novel, a lot of which is written in verse, describes the mounting, performance, and audience of a play, the main attraction of the festival. Written by the Bloomsbury author Virginia Woolf, a central figure of the literary group, herself known for her experimental writings and affair with fellow author Vita Sackville-West.  In the original blue cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in excellent condition with slight fading to the extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is smart with chipping and slight loss to the extremities, worse to the head of the spine. The odd mark and spot to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot and marginal age toning, due to paper used. Contemporary ink inscription to front pastedown. Very Good Indeed