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Richmond: Printed and Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1922. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing and one of only 1,200 copies originally published by Virginia and her husband Leonard on their Hogarth Press. An unusually nice copy, bound in publisher's goldenrod cloth with title label to spine, lacking the scarce dust jacket. Near Fine with light stain to spine and a few small spots to the front cover, two roughly opened leaves (with loss only to blank margins) very skillfully mended with archival tissue, else virtually pristine. A difficult book to find in such nice condition.

Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's first novel to employ her distinct stream-of-consciousness narrative style. The story revolves around the life of Jacob Flanders and reflects on themes such as the effects of World War I on English society, the passage of time, and the challenges of understanding an individual's subjective experience.

Identification of first editions of 'Jacob's Room' can be confirmed by checking the publisher's imprint and the date, which for first editions will display 'The Hogarth Press 1922'. Copies may also contain a statement of 'First Edition', and the lack of subsequent printings or editions being mentioned.