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.
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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