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Pioneering modernist author and trailblazing feminist voice VIRGINIA WOOLF scarce signed limited first edition of A Room of One’s Own, published by the Hogarth Press in 1929 and issued in an exceptionally small limitation of just 492 copies, this example being No. 307, boldly signed by Woolf in her characteristic purple ink on the limitation page. A landmark of first-wave feminist literature and one of the foundational texts of modern feminist thought.
VIRGINIA WOOLF * PSA * A Room of One's Own Signed Limited 1st Edition Autograph
$5,500.00
Guaranteed Authentic
This copy is from the earliest issue of the book: the American issue, which preceded all others by three days. Copies 1 - 100 were issued in Britain by the Hogarth Press and appeared simultaneously with the trade issue on October 24th, 1929.
The Virginia Woolf signature has been thoroughly examined and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA/DNA AUTHENTICATION SERVICES – your assurance of absolute authenticity. UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED GENUINE.
Condition is as shown; Limited First Edition, Hogarth Press, 1929. Hand-numbered 307 of 492 copies. Bound in the publisher’s original red cloth with gilt spine lettering and includes original slipcase, as issued. Light wear and handling consistent with age bibliophile John Stuart Grove's small postage-stamp-sized bookplate affixed to front board, previous collector's pencil notations to endpaper, otherwise internally very clean. Please review photos carefully for complete condition details. An excellent example of one of Woolf’s most important signed works.
Own a remarkable, investment-quality piece of literary and feminist history, a rare signed printing of one of the most important essays of the modern era. The perfect acquisition for the Woolf collector, the modernist library, or any enthusiast of landmark works in women’s history.
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