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Synopsis
Virginia Woolf's only play-a hilarious farce taken from the life of her great-aunt, Julia Margaret Cameron, the famous Victorian photographer. It was first performed at Vanessa Bell's London studio in 1935 as one of Bloomsbury's theatrical evenings and later, in New York, in a star-studded French production. Edited and with a Preface by Lucio P. Ruotolo; drawings by Edward Gorey.
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About the Author
VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882–1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels.
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A Stephen family skit discovered among Leonard Woolf's papers at his death. Begun and abandoned in 1923, the little jeu d'esprit was resurrected some twelve years later and performed in Vanessa Bell's studio with a cast of family members. The setting is Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight, where during the 1860s and '70s the photographer Julia Cameron (Virginia and Vanessa's great-aunt) reigned at her home "Dimbola" among such distinguished friends as Tennyson and the painter G. F. Watts. Tennyson recites endlessly from Maud while Watts and Mrs. Cameron work busily on their respective pictures of Mrs. Watts (16-year-old Ellen Terry) as Modesty at the Feet of Mammon and the Muse inspiring Tennyson. Ellen is swept off by a handsome young naval officer; the Camerons escape Indiawards from the ensuing chaos (accompanied by British-built coffins) with a parting admonition to the age to "be careful to fix your/ Lens out of focus"; the Queen appears with consolatory peerages and O.M.'s for Watts and Tennyson. In another age this airy morsel would have been printed in a collection of minor works rather than launched under its own steam at seven dollars, amid solemn assertions that it "reveals Virginia Woolf's great talent for comedy." It is handsomely presented here in the complete texts of what are thought to be the 1923 and 1935 versions. Ruotolo provides unobtrusive textual and biographical glosses, and Loretta Trezzo's puckish headpieces reinforce a charming but very, very slight literary footnote. (Kirkus Reviews)
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Freshwater : A Comedy
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ISBN 13: 9780151334872
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Condition: Good. TREZZO, Loretta (illustrator). 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 3131065-6
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Freshwater: a Comedy
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976
ISBN 10: 0151334870
ISBN 13: 9780151334872
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. TREZZO, Loretta (illustrator). First Edition; Second Printing. Very Good/Very Good Condition. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. First edition, second printing.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 76 pages. Seller Inventory # 75077
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Freshwater: A Comedy
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ISBN 10: 0151334870
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. TREZZO, Loretta (illustrator). First Edition. A stated first edition of the only published play by Virginia Woolf. Never intended for publication, the comedy was performed for friends by close acquaintances of Ms. Woolf. Written in two separate typescripts, both appear in this volume. The typescripts were discovered after the death of the author's husband. With a frontis portrait of author's niece Angelica Garnett in costume for her role as Ellen Terry. Edited, and with a preface by Lucio P. Ruotolo, and illustrated by Loretta Trezzo. --- In white cloth-covered boards with green foil Trezzo illustration to cover and spine titling in gold, green and red foil. Jacket with a collage of Trezzo's illustrations. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking apparent damages. Unclipped jacket with a couple of small tears and age-toning to edges; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xi, 76 pages. Seller Inventory # 85244
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Freshwater
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ISBN 10: 0151334870
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. TREZZO, Loretta (illustrator). First U.S. Edition. Two versions, both the 1923 and the 1935, are included; Edited and with a Preface by Lucio P. Ruotolo; illustrated by Loretta Trezzo; 76pp. The first U.S. edition. Seller Inventory # 0913240
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. TREZZO, Loretta (illustrator). 1st Edition. VG plus octavo hardcover in a like, priced dj. No names or markings to text. First edition. 75pp. Drama. Seller Inventory # ABE-1768035723894