WOOLF, Virginia. A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf. Edited by Leonard Woolf.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1953. First U.S. edition, first printing.

Octavo, original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edge stained. With the original dust jacket, unclipped.

Condition: Book in good condition: light wear to extremities, minor rubbing to boards, and some age-toning to pages; binding sound. Dust jacket in good condition: moderate edge wear with small chips and short closed tears, some rubbing and light creasing, but overall intact and presentable.

A highly sought-after insight into the mind of one of the 20th century's greatest writers, A Writer's Diary presents selected extracts from Virginia Woolf's personal journals, focusing on her creative process, daily writing habits, and reflections on her major works.

Carefully edited by Leonard Woolf, this volume offers a unique, behind-the-scenes look at how some of her most celebrated novels-”Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves-”took shape. Candid, thoughtful, and often strikingly honest, Woolf's entries reveal both the discipline and the struggles that defined her literary career.

A must-have for collectors of modern firsts, Bloomsbury Group material, and readers interested in the craft of writing, this book remains one of the most engaging documents of a writer at work.

355 pp.