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Orlando: A Biography.

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Orlando: A Biography.

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Stock Code 108594

New York, Crosby Gaige, 1928

Signed by the author. Nigel Nicholson, Vita Sackville-West's son, famously declared Orlando to be 'the longest love letter in literature.' This is the true first edition, preceding the Hogarth Press edition by nine days.

First edition, signed by the author in her distinctive purple ink on verso of half title, number 107 of 861 copies; small royal 8vo (235 x 160 mm); illustrated with 7 plates (including 3 showing Vita Sackville-West as Orlando), a couple of minor spots to preliminary leaves, else near-fine; publisher's black cloth boards, gilt lettering and patterns on spine protruding on to upper and lower boards, upper board with gilt publisher's device depicting a ram, spine and head of rear board very slightly faded and bumping to spine head, otherwise a near-fine and very attractive copy.

Kirkpatrick A11.
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Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper.

Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 106 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.

We exhibit at major international art fairs, including TEFAF (Maastricht and New York), Frieze Masters, Art Miami and Masterpiece London, as well as antiquarian & rare book fairs including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hong Kong.

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Orlando: A Biography.

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Stock code: 108594

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