The Voyage Out.

£225 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

As early as 1908 Virginia Woolf was seriously concentrating on her first novel, which she called Melymbrosia and would later become The Voyage Out. At least five more drafts were written until she handed over her typescript to Leonard Woolf who delivered it to her half-brother's (Gerald Duckworth) publishing house in March 1913. It was accepted but not published before 1915 and finally, under the National Registration Act, Leonard registered Virginia Woolf as 'author'. Frist edition, sixth impression; 8vo (18 x 12.5 cm); ownership signature to front blank, else unmarked internally; half green morocco by Bumpus, gilt lettering to spine, all edges gilt, spine faded, else very good.

• Binding: Hardcover

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