A Room of One's Own: A special edition based on the first edition from the Hogarth Press (Vintage Classics)

Virginia Woolf

ISBN 10: 1529946417 / ISBN 13: 9781529946413

Published by Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2025

About this Item

Celebrate a vital work of feminism with this special edition featuring the original cover created by Virginia Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell, and the original text first published by The Hogarth Press. Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman. Witty, urbane and vital to this day, A Room of Ones Own is a persuasive argument against the intellectual subjection of women, particularly women writers. It weaves together memoir, imaginative speculation and political vision to create one of the most important works of feminism of the twentieth century. The book sprang from two lectures that Woolf delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1928. The first printing of the book the following year was as a limited edition, a joint publication between The Fountain Press of New York and the Hogarth Press. Two months later it was released to the general trade and has been an essential work ever since. The text of this edition of A Room of Ones Own is based on the original Hogarth Press edition, published by Virginia and Leonard Woolf in October 1929. The dust jacket features the original cover created by Virginia Woolfs sister, Vanessa Bell, for the Hogarth Press. Beneath the cover cinnamon boards printed in gilt take inspiration from the finish of the first trade edition. 'Brilliant interweaving of personal experience, imaginative musing and political clarity' Kate Mosse 'Achingly relevant' Natasha Walter, Guardian. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Room of One's Own: A special edition based on the first edition from the Hogarth Press (Vintage Classics)
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529946417
• ISBN 13: 9781529946413
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 277 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Celebrate a vital work of feminism with this limited run special edition featuring the original cover created by Virginia Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell, and the original text first published by The Hogarth Press.

This book is among the greatest contributions to feminist literature of the past century - a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. A Room of One's Own is a witty, urbane and persuasive argument against the intellectual subjection of women, particularly women writers. The sequel, Three Guineas, is a passionate polemic which draws a startling comparison between the tyrannous hypocrisy of the Victorian patriarchal system and the evils of fascism.

'Brilliant interweaving of personal experience, imaginative musing and political clarity' Kate Mosse

'Achingly relevant' Natasha Walter, Guardian

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HERMIONE LEE

About the Author

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was born in London. She became a central figure in The Bloomsbury Group, an informal collective of British writers, artists and thinkers. In 1912 Virginia married Leonard Woolf, a writer and social reformer. She wrote many works of literature which are now considered masterpieces, including Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves.