1939 Reviewing

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First Edition, Original Binding

The first edition, in the original paper wraps.

With an introduction by Woolf's husband, Leonard Woolf.

Hogarth Sixpenny Pamphlets Number Four. An interesting work, discussing the value of the reviewer, both to the author and the public. 

Written by the Bloomsbury author Virginia Woolf, a central figure of the literary group, herself known for her experimental writings and affair with fellow author Vita Sackville-West.

Published by the Hogarth Press, the Bloomsbury publishing house founded ran by Leonard and Virginia Woolf. The press was founded in the interwar period, as printing became a hobby for the couple, diverting Virginia when her writing became too stressful. Both Woolfs' taught themselves to use a printing press, publishing 527 titles from the period of 1917 to 1946.