The Death of the Moth and Other Essays

Virginia Woolf

Verlag: The Hogarth Press, London, 1942

Beschreibung

The first edition of this anthology of essays from Virginia Woolf, published the year after her death, and including the notable 'A Letter to a Young Poet'. The first edition, first impression.Consisting of over twenty essays, reviews, and other miscellaneous items, most notable the titular essay. Viewed as a discussion of mental illness, the essay compares the insignificant short struggle and life of a moth to the daily struggles of human existence. A fascinating collection of essays from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, providing unique insights into Woolf's attitudes in the final years of her life.With a former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper In the publisher's original cloth binding. A touch of bumping to spine head, with discolouration to back strip, and fading to head of boards. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first few leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 873F38

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Death of the Moth and Other Essays

Verlag: The Hogarth Press, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1942

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book