The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original Vanessa Bell designed unclipped dust wrapper.One of the experimental novels of Virginia Woolf, following six narrators from childhood to adulthood through a series of soliloquies, ruminating on the concepts of individuality, self, and community.?Readers can see some of Woolf's friends in her characters in this novel in particular E. A nice first edition copy of this experimental novel by Virginia Woolf, one of her most puzzling publications, here in the original beautifully designed dust wrapper by Vanessa Bell. Slipcase shows minor wear to edges and corners but otherwise has held up well. Some light creasing and faint tears to all d.j folds but has been well protected by p.o.'s plastic covering. bottom edges and spine tail end with wear to forcorners. joint entirely split along fold but is hard to see as p.o. with uneven darkening to front panel and small faint dampstains near top edge. Small dark spot on spine under author's name may correspond to faint dampstain on dust jacket spine. Light wear to board edges, forecorners, and bumped spine ends. Darkening to spine of boards with rubbing that has made some faint patches of uneven tone.

Foxing and slight darkening along both hinges with previoues seller's small sticker on corner of rear paste down and previous owner's name inscribed on f.f.e.p. General toning to textblock with faint soiling and foxing along edges.

The waves by virginia woolf