For sale is a rare and exceptional later edition of Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, with no dust jacket in a Very Good slipcase. Revised Edition unstated, 1981 Harcourt Brace.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, cloth boards with a strong sheen, strong title gilt on a sunned spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making this an excellent addition to any collection.
No dust jacket as issued. The slipcase is in Very Good condition with mild edge and corner wear and unevenly faded boards.
Mrs Dalloway (published on 14 May 1925) is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post–First World War England. It is one of Woolf’s best-known novels.The working title of Mrs Dalloway was The Hours, and the novel was created from two short stories, “Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street” and the unfinished “The Prime Minister”, the novel addresses Clarissa’s preparations for a party she will host that evening. With an interior perspective, the story travels forward and back in time and in and out of the characters’ minds to construct an image of Clarissa’s life and of the inter-war social structure.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
