THE HEIR – A LOVE STORY Signed and Numbered #60.
London: William Heinemann, 1922.
First Edition, Limited Edition. Signed by Author. First Edition, Limited and Rare Edition, Size: 8vo, 9 3/8” x 5 3/4” 128 pp. including fp, with Vita Sackvllle-West’s iconic signature below the portrait by William Swaine
THE HEIR – A LOVE STORY had a run of 100 copies.
1-50 were for public sale. This limited edition only contained the one story.
Copies numbered from 51-100 were for private circulation. Numbered and Signed by Vita Sackville-West.
This is the unique and rare number 60.
Binding: hand-made paper and all edges uncut. Bound in “patterned” covered boards, quarter bound in white imitation vellum, with white paper tile label on the spine, printed black. Mild partial browning to endpapers, very light, occasional spotting but an exceptionally rare copy.
The private circulated edition had varied decorative patterns. This particular edition as mentioned in Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme
A7.(b2). “No. 60: Diagonal rows of flowers with brown petals and white centres, on a mustard background, and with white dots scattered throughout”.
A wonderful addition to any VSW collector’s library.
Item #33152 Price: US$6,000.00