WOOLF, VIRGINIA — Freshwater: A Comedy

New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0151334870. A stated first edition of the only published play by Virginia Woolf. Never intended for publication, the comedy was performed for friends by close acquaintances of Ms. Woolf. Written in two separate typescripts, both appear in this volume. The typescripts were discovered after the death of the author's husband. With a frontis portrait of author's niece Angelica Garnett in costume for her role as Ellen Terry. Edited, and with a preface by Lucio P. Ruotolo, and illustrated by Loretta Trezzo. --- In white cloth-covered boards with green foil Trezzo illustration to cover and spine titling in gold, green and red foil. Jacket with a collage of Trezzo's illustrations. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking apparent damages. Unclipped jacket with a couple of small tears and age-toning to edges; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xi, 76 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .