London and New York: The Hogarth Press / The Fountain Press, 1929. First edition. One of 492 total copies between the UK and the US, this copy being part of the American issue. Signed by the author and preceding the trade edition by three days. A Fine, lovely copy housed in a custom folding chemise and slipcase. Woolf's thought-provoking essays on the obstacles facing women writers and some necessities for success (money and a room of one's own). Originating in lectures that Woolf gave at two women's colleges in Cambridge, the work has become closely associated with the feminist movement and includes an early discussion of homosexuality. Fine (Item #934)