Vita Sackville-West – The Heir – First Edition 1922
£185.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Heir’ published by Heinemann in 1922. A very good book bound in an elaborate private cloth binding. Some fading and wear to the edges, light circular stain to the rear and some handling marks.
A restrained, ironic short story about inheritance, class, and emotional detachment. It centres on the transfer of a country house to an expected successor, revealing how tradition outweighs personal feeling. Sackville-West exposes the quiet cruelty of social convention, showing how individuals are valued more for lineage than affection. Her precise, elegant prose underscores the emotional cost of preserving status and continuity.
Excessively scarce in the first edition.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘The Heir’ published by Heinemann in 1922. A very good book bound in an elaborate private cloth binding. Some fading and wear to the edges, light circular stain to the rear and some handling marks.
A restrained, ironic short story about inheritance, class, and emotional detachment. It centres on the transfer of a country house to an expected successor, revealing how tradition outweighs personal feeling. Sackville-West exposes the quiet cruelty of social convention, showing how individuals are valued more for lineage than affection. Her precise, elegant prose underscores the emotional cost of preserving status and continuity.
Excessively scarce in the first edition.
