Vita Sackville West — All Passion Spent

London, Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of Vita Sackville-West's best known, and most loved, novels. The first edition, first impression of this novel.A work by by English poet, novelist and horticulturalist Vita Sackville-West, a prolific letter writer and diarist known for inspiring the androgynous protagonist of 'Orlando', written by her friend and lover Virginia Woolf. 'All Passion Spent' is one of Sackville-West's best known novels, addressing women's control over their lives. A literary fiction novel split into three parts, the reader follows Lady Slane after the death of her husband. Sharing much with Sackville-West, Lady Slane explicitly states that she is not a feminist, and gives voice to many of Sackville-West's personal opinions.With the former owner's inscription of K. Graham to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Back strip significantly age toned. Handling marks to board perimeters. Small tide mark to front board centre. Rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, but with spotting to first few leaves. Good . Ill.: None. Good .