Death of the Moth: And other essays
by WOOLF, Virginia
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press, 1942. Very Good. Second impression (June 1942). 8vo, pp. 157, (3). Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Uneven sunning and splodges, light wear to extremities. POI to ffep, nick to front gutter, flecking due to poor paper stock, musty. Else, clean and tight. Very good. A robust copy of the first essay collection to appear after Woolf's death in 1941. Featuring 'Street Haunting: A London adventure,' 'Middlebrow' and 'Professions for Women'.
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- Bookseller
- Quair Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2236
- Title
- Death of the Moth: And other essays
- Author
- WOOLF, Virginia
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1942
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
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