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Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and other Essays. Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$22.09 + shipping

Description: 8vo. Pp 157. Blue buckram boards stamped in gilt on the spine. Name of ownership on the front pastedown endpaper else a clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy without dust jacket. The cloth is sunned at the spine and has a large stain on the upper panel. "The typography and binding of this book conform to the authorized economy standard."

Seller: The Glass Key, Montmorillon, France

WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. By Virginia Woolf. LONDON : 1942.. Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$23.39 + shipping

Description: LONDON : 1942. [ First published in 1941. This is the first Reader's Union Edition.]. Hardback. Blue cloth; gilt lettered spine. No owner name or internal markings. Tight copy, with a hint of fading to spine. Clean internally; 'war-economy book production standards'. VERY GOOD. 157 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.

Seller: Rosley Books est. 2000, WIGTON, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and other Essays.. The Hogarth Press, 1942.

Price: US$23.39 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1st edn., 2nd impression. 8vo. orig. cl. no d/w. Spine and bds. faded, generally good.

Seller: Allsop Antiquarian Booksellers PBFA, Warwick, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$23.86 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1942 First Edition Fourth impression. Size octavo, 157 pages. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, no dust jacket. Book condition good, corners and spine ends rubbed, spine and inner and upper edges of covers faded, small faded patch to lower corner of front board, end-papers toned, else contents clean. A posthumous collection of Woolf's essays, gathered and seen through the press by Leonard Woolf. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United Kingdom

Woolf, , Virginia. The Death of the Moth . and Other Essays.. London, Hogarth Press, second impression, 1942., 1942.

Price: US$25.87 + shipping

Description: 8vo. 158pp. Original pale blue cloth, faded as usual, a very good copy. From the collection of English novelist Anne Wignall / Ebury with signature. A posthumous collection of Woolf's essays, edited by Leonard Woolf.

Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia

Woolf, Virginia. THE DEATH OF THE MOTH and other Essays. the Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$25.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1942 Reprint of the 1942 First Edition. Second Impression. Published Posthumously. 28 Essays. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine. 157 p. pages, 8 3/4" tall. Spine colour slightly faded and slight fading at top & bottom. Small spots of foxing to page edges. Penciled name on ffep. No other inscriptions.

Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom

Virginia Woolf. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$25.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 2nd imp. (June 1942). 157pp. Original blue buckram with gilt titles to spine. VG copy, binding square and tight, some slight fading to spine and rear top edge, clean throughout, no jacket

Seller: Object Relations, IOBA, London, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$27.83 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1942 First Edition Second impression. Size octavo, 157 pages. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, no dust jacket. Book condition good, corners and spine ends rubbed, spine and inner and upper edges of covers faded, small faded patch to front board, previous owner's name to front end-paper "Daphne Nicholson" end-papers toned, else contents clean. A posthumous collection of Woolf's essays, gathered and seen through the press by Leonard Woolf. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$29.83 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1942 First Edition second impression. Size octavo, 157 pages. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, no dust jacket. Book condition good, corners and spine ends rubbed, spine and lower edge of covers a little faded, small faded patch to lower corner of front board, end-papers toned, else contents clean. A posthumous collection of Woolf's essays, gathered and seen through the press by Leonard Woolf. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United Kingdom

WOOLF.VIRGINIA. THE DEATH OF THE MOTH.. HOGARTH PRESS., LONDON., 1942.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: CLOTH FADED AT TOP HALF INCH OF SPINE AND SLIGHTLY ALONG THE TOP EDGES OF BOOK.DUSTJACKET HAS LOSS OF PAPER AT TOP OF SPINE INCLUDING WORDS"THE DEATH" AND PART OF CAPITAL "T" OF "THE" ON THE FRONT COVER.SOME BROWNING AND CHIPPING AT EDGES OF DUSTJACKET.SMALL TRIANGULAR CHIP TOWARDS BOTTOM OF SPINE.OWNER'S NAME ON FFEP.

Seller: Angus Books, SHEFFIELD, MA, U.S.A.

Virginia Woolf. The death of the moth and other essays. Hogarth Press, 1942.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Interior clean. Gutters worn and frayed. Exterior soiled.

Seller: Hill Country Books, Ctr Sandwich, NH, U.S.A.

VIFGINA WOOLF. THE DEATH OF THE MOTH AND OTHER ESSAYS. THE HOGARTH PRESS, LONDON, 1942.

Price: US$32.49 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Blue Buckram cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 220 x 140 mm approx. 158 pp. First Edition 1st impression 1942.Collection published posthumously and brought to the press by Leonard Woolf. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good no d/j (Book- significant fading to spine and uneven fading to both boards from being next to smaller books on an open bookcase, no notable wear, discreet previous owner name and date July 1942 to top of free front end paper, both have moderate foxing with hint of foxing to fore edge of book block. No other notable defects).

Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom

WOOLF, Virginia. Death of the Moth: And other essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$32.49 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Second impression (June 1942). 8vo, pp. 157, (3). Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Uneven sunning and splodges, light wear to extremities. POI to ffep, nick to front gutter, flecking due to poor paper stock, musty. Else, clean and tight. Very good. A robust copy of the first essay collection to appear after Woolf's death in 1941. Featuring 'Street Haunting: A London adventure,' 'Middlebrow' and 'Professions for Women'.

Seller: Quair Books PBFA, Leeds, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia:. The Death of the Moth and other essays.. London: The Hogarth Press, 1942., 1942.

Price: US$35.36 + shipping

Description: First edition, 2nd imp. 157 pp. Blue cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner's inscription on ffep. Light foxing on prelims and a little on edges. Spine and top of boards somewhat faded. Overall VG. No dust wrapper.

Seller: Owl Books, County Leitrim, Ireland

Woolf, Virginia. The Death Of The Moth And Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, 1942.

Price: US$49.47 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Clean copy, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia. THE DEATH OF THE MOTH: AND OTHER ESSAYS. HOGARTH PRESS LONDON 1942, LONDON, 1942.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Good+ tight condition hardback slight spine fade INK NAME. 2 copies of the First Issue. 2nd copy has more fading

Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$64.98 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Pages clean and bright, inscription on front endpaper, boards and binding tidy, dust jacket in poor condition with chipping and large areas of loss. Size: 8vo

Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

Virginia Woolf. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. Hogarth Press, Mecklenburgh Square, London, 1942.

Price: US$64.98 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Faded spine and cover. Neat inscription to ffep. 0.0

Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

Woolf (Virginia). The Death of the Moth and other Essays.. Hogarth Press, 1942.

Price: US$77.97 + shipping

Description: FIRST EDITION, some light spotting, pp. 157, crown 8vo, original blue buckram, the backstrip lettered in gilt and a little faded, a couple of light marks, edges and endpapers faintly spotted, good. (Kirkpatrick A27a)

Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia. Death Of The Moth And Other Essays. Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$95.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 157 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No dust jacket. NOTE: Both the edges of the front and back board are sun faded along with the spine of the book. The fading appears to be common to this title. Owner's name on front end paper. Stated: FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1942. There is no later printing history stated.

Seller: Book Bear, West Brookfield, MA, U.S.A.

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and other essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: 8vo. Pp 157. Original cloth, spine faded. D/w very worn with repaired tears and areas of loss. Foxing from endpapers through to page 25 with a marginal stain to pages 22 &23.

Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom

Virginia Woolf. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$116.96 + shipping

Description: The first edition of this anthology of essays from Virginia Woolf, published the year after her death, and including the notable 'A Letter to a Young Poet'. The first edition, first impression.Consisting of over twenty essays, reviews, and other miscellaneous items, most notable the titular essay. Viewed as a discussion of mental illness, the essay compares the insignificant short struggle and life of a moth to the daily struggles of human existence. A fascinating collection of essays from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, providing unique insights into Woolf's attitudes in the final years of her life.With a former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper In the publisher's original cloth binding. A touch of bumping to spine head, with discolouration to back strip, and fading to head of boards. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first few leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. Harcourt, Brace And Company, New York, 1942.

Price: US$122.50 + shipping

Description: First printing (unstated) . Book is in just about fine condition in green cloth boards with white lettering stamped on spine. Former owner's name inked on front free endpage. Unclipped dust jacket is in very good condition, with light wear to edges, one short closed tear at rear, and slight overall darkening, especially on spine. Overall a handsome copy. Posthumous essays edited by Leonard Woolf. 248 pp. In protective mylar.

Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Virginia Woolf. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$123.46 + shipping

Description: A very smart first edition of Woolf's posthumous collection of essays, including the notable 'A Letter to a Young Poet'. The first edition, first impression. Lacking the original Vanessa Bell dust wrapper. Consisting of over twenty essays, reviews, and other miscellaneous items, most notable the titular essay. Viewed as a discussion of mental illness, the essay compares the insignificant short struggle and life of a moth to the daily struggles of human existence. A fascinating collection of essays from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, providing unique insights into Woolf's attitudes in the final years of her life. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with slight fading to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Virginia Woolf. The Death of the Moon and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$123.46 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first edition of Virginia Woolf's posthumous collection of essays. First edition of The Death of the Moon and Other Essays by Virginia Woolf in the original publisher's cloth binding.The first impression of this work, with no later impression stated.A fascinating collection of essays from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, revealing her attitudes and beliefs towards the end of her life.Includes the notable 'A Letter to a Young Poet'.Lacking the Vanessa Bell dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some marks to the boards and the spine is slightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Woolf, (Virginia). The Death of the Moth and other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$129.95 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First printing. The front free endpaper has been excised, presumably to remove an inscription, elsewise the book is would have been very good. The jacket has some nicks and short closed tears but also some small losses at the spine. Size: Octavo . Category: Literature & Literary; Essays & Literary Criticism.

Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays.. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: First English edition of this collection of Woolf's essays selected and published by her husband posthumously. Octavo, original cloth. Very good with remnants of the rare original dust jacket. Jacket design by Vanessa Bell. At the time of her death in 1941, Virginia Woolf left behind her a large number of essays, sketches and short stories, some of which had been published in newspapers and some of which had never before appeared in print. The first collection of essays compiled and published by Woolf's widower, The Death of the Moth contains appearances of Street Haunting, Three Pictures, Old Mrs. Grey, and The Humane Art.

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. Hogarth Press 367 Meclenburgh Square, London, 1942.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition. 157pp. 8vo. Kirkpatrick A27a Blue cloth, spine faded. Generally a good copy

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

VIRGINIA WOOLF. THE DEATH OF THE MOTH & OTHER ESSAYS. THE HOGARTH PRESS, LONDON, 1942.

Price: US$253.41 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET DESIGNED BY VANESSA BELL, HALF TITLE PRESENT, MEASURES APPROX 9 X 6 INCHES A NUMBER OF MARKS, CHIPS & CREASES TO JACKET WITH SEVERAL RATHER CRUDE TAPE REPAIRS TO EDGES, SOME MINOR FADING TO EDGES OF CLOTH COVER, A BOOKPLATE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FRONT BLANK ENDPAPERS LEAVING SOME OLD GLUE RESIDUE & WRINKLES TO PAPER, SMALL INSCRIPTION DATED 1942 TO FRONT ENDPAPER, SOME FOXING MOSTLY TO PAGE FORE-EDGES & FIRST & LAST FEW PAGES, TWO RELATED NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS PASTED TO REAR ENDPAPERS. OVERALL THE BOOK & JACKET HAVE SEVERAL FAULTS BUT STILL A GOOD ACCEPTABLE COPY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Virginia Woolf. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$305.39 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first edition of this anthology of essays from Virginia Woolf, published the year after her death, and in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this posthumously published collection of essays from Virginia Woolf. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper, illustrated by Vanessa Bell.Consisting of over twenty essays, reviews, and other miscellaneous items, most notable the titular essay. Viewed as a discussion of mental illness, the essay compares the insignificant short struggle and life of a moth to the daily struggles of human existence.A fascinating collection of essays from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, providing unique insights into Woolf's attitudes in the final years of her life. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Light fading to back strip, with minor shelf wear to back strip head and tail. Discolouration to dust wrapper back strip and rear wrap. Significant closed tears to head of back strip, with minor loss to back strip tail. Small losses to head and tail of reap wrap. Edge wear to head of front and rear wrap. Tail of front hinge starting, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

WOOLF, Virginia.. The Death of the Moth and other Essays.. The Hogarth Press, London., 1942.

Price: US$324.89 + shipping

Description: First edition. Octavo. 157 pages. Original blue buckram covers. Essays on Henry James, E.M. Forster, Madame de Sévigné, etc.Endpapers very slightly spotted. Covers a bit faded at spine and edges. Very good indeed in very good, slightly nicked dustwrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell, chipped at head of spine.

Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom

WOOLF, VIRGINIA. The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$341.16 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 12mo. Bound in blue cloth, gilt spine title, pp. 157, dust jacket by Vanessa Bell. Minute dust-soiling to dust wrapper, with spine and flap-folds gently darkened, nicks to the tips and to the spine ends, otherwise a lovely copy overall.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

WOOLF, Virginia. The Death of the Moth. Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. Foxing to the foredge and first couple of leaves, thus near fine in very good dustwrapper with shallow loss at the crown, and a tear at the bottom of the spine.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

WOOLF, Virginia. The Death of the Moth. Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. Near fine in an about very good dustwrapper with some overall soiling and a couple of some internal tape repairs.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Woolf, Virginia. The Death of the Moth and other Essays. The Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$475.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition (so stated). Octavo. Original blue buckram stamped in gilt on the spine. Dust jacket by Vanessa Bell (chipped at corners and spine ends; few nicks). Very good (foxing at edges). No signatures or bookplates. Kirkpatrick A27a. Woolmer 500.

Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

WOOLF, Virginia. The Death of the Moth, and other Essays. Hogarth Press, London, 1942.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo, handsomely rebound in full blue morocco. London: Hogarth Press, 1942. First Edition. Fine.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

WOOLF, Virginia.. The Death of the Moth and other Essays.. London The Hogarth Press, 1942.

Price: US$514.25 + shipping

Description: First edition; 8vo; contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, scattered light foxing; publisher's blue buckram, gilt lettering to spine, top edge slightly bumped, light spotting to edges, with the original dustjacket by Vanessa Bell, mild browning and soiling, historic tape strengthening to reverse at spine ends; overall a very good copy. The first of Virginia Woolf's posthumous essay collections, several of these having been recently discovered following her death. Kirkpatrick A27a.

Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom