The Death of the Moth and Other Essays by Woolf, Virginia - 1942

London: The Hogarth Press, 1942 First edition, first printing. One of 4,500 copies. Publisher's bright blue cloth, lettered in gilt; in the original pictorial white dust jacket designed by Vanessa Bell, with a tree and landscape illustration to the front panel in black, lettered in black. Book about fine, with a hint of light toning to the spine, else fine; unclipped dust jacket, with only some minor wear to the extremities, faint of toning to the spine, minor nicks to the spine ends, short loss to the top edge of the front panel affecting the title lettering, a few minor spots of soiling to the rear panel, otherwise bright panels. Overall, a clean and near fine copy. Kirkpatrick A27; Woolmer 500. The Death of the Moth is a collection of Virginia Woolf's essays, selected and published posthumously by her husband Leonard Woolf. Specifically, it includes "The Death of the Moth," "The Humane Art," "A Letter to a Young Poet," "Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid," "Street Haunting: A London Adventure," and "Professions for Women," among others. At the time of her death in March 1941, Woolf was preparing her third volume of collected essays, and it was from this group of essays that her husband Leonard made his selections for this first posthumously published collection.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.