Kew Gardens
- London: The Hogarth Press, 1927
London: The Hogarth Press, 1927. First Edition Thus. Very Good+. First fully illustrated edition, third overall, copy 382 of a limited 500, hand-numbered by Virginia Woolf in her distinctive purple ink. Bounds in original illustrated paper-covered boards after a design by Vanessa Bell, edges untrimme; with decorative floral frames throughout the text also by Bell. Near Fine with small loss to corners and spine ends. Foxing and rubbing to rear board, contents lightly toned and with occasional offsetting. A lovely copy of this short novel by Virginia Woolf set in the infamous Kew Gardens of London. Its unexpected success was "the most dramatic factor in the Woolf's becoming significant commercial publishers." Woolmer 155.
Details
Title
Kew Gardens
Author
Woolf, Virginia; Vanessa Bell [Illustrator]
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
The Hogarth Press: London
Date
1927
Edition
First Edition Thus