The Letters of Virginia Woolf [Six volume set]

Virginia Woolf; Edited by Nigel Nicolson and Assistant Editor Joanne Trautmann

Published by Hogarth Press

About this Item

The Letters of Virginia Woolf, 1888-1941. 6 Volumes.

Published by The Hogarth Press in London between 1975 and 1980. (The Hogarth Press publishing house was co-founded by Virginia Woolf and her husband Leonard in 1917.)

A key figure in early 20th Century literature, Virginia Woolf was part of the Bloomsbury group that challenged Victorian ideals with their progressive ideas on art, feminism and sexuality.

The letters in these volumes give readers a glimpse into the mind of one of the most creative and influential female 20th century writers.

Volume 1 (Published 1975): The Flight of the Mind (1888?1912). Covers her early life, her childhood, and her time as Virginia Stephen up to her marriage. ISBN-10: 0701204036.

Volume 2 (Published 1976): The Question of Things Happening (1912?1922). Details her marriage to Leonard Woolf, the founding of the Hogarth Press, and her early novels. ISBN-10: 0701204206.

Volume 3 (Published 1977): A Change of Perspective (1923?1928). Chronicles her mid-career literary success and her intense relationship with Vita Sackville-West. ISBN-10: 0701204362

Volume 4 (Published 1978): A Reflection of the Other Person (1929?1931). Spans the peak of her fame, her thoughts on writing The Waves, and feminist essays. ISBN-10: 0701204486 ?

Volume 5 (Published 1979): The Sickle Side of the Moon (1932?1935). Focuses on her personal griefs, aging, and the darkening political climate in Europe. ISBN-10: 0701204699

Volume 6 (Published 1980): Leave the Letters Till We're Dead (1936?1941). Records her final years, living through the London Blitz, and her final letters. ISBN-10: 0701204702

Minor shelf and handling wear to all volumes. Head and foot of spines and corners and edges of boards gently bumped/rubbed; mild soiling to boards and/or text blocks. Faintly visible erasures of previous bookseller?s notations on ffeps. Light soiling, fading, and moderate wear (including small chips, creases and tears) to dust jackets; three of the jackets are price-clipped. All dust jackets are now enclosed in (removable) protective mylar covers. Attractive set overall.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1787077523084

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Letters of Virginia Woolf [Six volume set]
• Publisher: Hogarth Press
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good