"A WOMAN MUST HAVE MONEY AND A ROOM OF HER OWN IF SHE IS TO WRITE FICTION": SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN, ONE OF ONLY 492 COPIES SIGNED BY VIRGINIA WOOLF
WOOLF, Virginia. A Room of One's Own. New York and London: The Fountain Press and The Hogarth Press, 1929. Octavo, original cinnamon cloth, uncut. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Signed limited first edition, number 257 of only 492 copies signed by Woolf on the half title in her characteristic purple ink.
Woolf's compelling work on women and writing has become a classic feminist text. Her "aim was to establish a woman's tradition, recognizable by its circumstances, subject-matter, and its distinct problems… A Room of One's Own charted this vast territory with an air of innocent discovery which itself sharpens the case against induced ineffectiveness and ignorance that for so long clouded the counter-history of women" (Gordon, 182). "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction," said Woolf, "and that, as you will see, leaves the great problem of the true nature of woman and the true nature of fiction unsolved." Printed in the U.S. by Robert Josephy and published on October 21, 1929; this edition of 492 copies, 450 of which were for sale, preceded the English edition (both trade and signed) by three days. Woolmer 215A. Kirkpatrick A12. Owner signature.
Interior fine, mild toning and discoloration to original cloth. A near-fine copy.