Leonard Woolf AUTOBIOGRAPHY SOWING 1st/dj SIGNED Bloomsbury member Hogarth Press

Description: Shipping Leonard Woolf AUTOBIOGRAPHY SOWING 1st/dj SIGNED Bloomsbury member Hogarth Press This is Leonard Woolf's Autobiography of the Years 1880-1969, in five volumes in original first edition / first printing from his Hogarth Press. The first volume, Sowing, has the ownership signature of a member(s) of the Bloomsbury group, Ralph and Frances Partridge. All five volumes are first impressions/ printings of the first edition. London: The Hogarth Press, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1969. Correct first edition / first printing of all five volumes, with matching dates on title page and copyright page, as required. Original light blue cloth bindings, in original dust jackets. SIGNED and previously owned by Bloomsbury members: "R. and F. Partridge" at corner of first free endpage of "Sowing," which is volume one (the subsequent volumes are unsigned). NEAR FINE (Near Pristine) hardcovers in NEAR FINE (Near Pristine) dust jackets. A very nice set - clean, bright, and tight - with sharp tips and ends and no signs of handling. Dust jackets are not price-clipped and have no significant chips or tears. Dust jackets in new mylar protectors (removable). Frances Catherine Partridge (nee Marshall) married Ralph Partridge in 1933. The two were involved in a complex triangular relationship with Lytton Strachey and shared a Wiltshire farmhouse, Ham Spray, with Strachey and Dora Carrington (subject of the 1995 film "Carrington" with Alex Kingston playing Frances.) While working at a London bookshop owned by David Garnett, Frances became acquainted with Ralph Partridge, an employee at the Hogarth Press. She met Leonard and Virginia Woolf soon after. Ralph and Frances fell in love in 1923, but did not marry until Strachey died a decade later, in 1932, and Carrington, out of grief, committed suicide. Ralph and Frances lived happily at Ham Spray until Ralph's death in 1960. Frances went on to become a memoirist of the Bloomsbury group, and published seven volumes of diaries. Her story seemed as much literature as life, even as it was lived. When Ralph Partridge and Frances Marshall fell in love in 1923, Ralph was married to Dora Carrington, who was in love with Strachey; but Strachey was in love with Ralph, who, Frances wrote, was "hopelessly heterosexual" and could not reciprocate. All, of course, lived in the same house. According to her obituary, "Mrs. Partridge was an observer of the romances, illegitimate births and suicides that formed the backdrop of Bloomsbury life. As decades passed, she became the last firsthand authority on the group's mores and traditions. She was known as a sprightly woman who gave generously of her time and alcohol to the many who came to tap her memory. She could ably mimic how Strachey sat and smoked with his long fingers, details that made her a favorite of Bloomsbury biographers." Frances died in 2004 at age 103. Her books, some with the Ham Spray call label, ended up at the bookshop frequented by Bloomsbury figures where she got her start. Besides Leonard Woolf's Autobiography, we have several other titles from her library, please inquire. Buyer to pay $14.95 Priority Mail shipping within U.S. International shipments made at $75 via Priority International. All books may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt, with prior notification. If you have any questions, please email me! We accept and prefer payment via Paypal. International winners, most items can be shipped in the Global Priority flat rate envelope for $12.95 provided the item is not oversized. Thank you for bidding! Shipping & Handling Back to Top US Shipping$14.95 USPS Priority Mail® International Shipping$75.00 USPS Priority Mail International FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.Make your listings stand out with FREE Vendio custom templates! FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.

Price: 675 USD

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

End Time: 2024-09-11T10:10:03.000Z

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