Limited to 26 copies and sold with rights to future Copperhead Press editions.
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Virginia Woolf's Early Modernist Novel
Step into the quiet, luminous world of Jacob’s Room with this fine press edition of Virginia Woolf’s groundbreaking novel, paired with the haunting interiors of Vilhelm Hammershøi. Woolf’s modernist masterpiece, a meditation on memory, absence, and the elusive nature of character, finds a perfect visual counterpart in Hammershøi’s hushed rooms and muted light. Together, author and artist create an atmosphere of stillness and mystery, echoing the novel’s exploration of the spaces people leave behind.
Handcrafted with the care and precision of fine press tradition, this edition invites the reader to experience Woolf’s artistry anew. Printed on archival papers with thoughtfully chosen typography and bound in materials that reflect the quiet elegance of both writer and painter, it is an object as much as an experience—a book that speaks in whispers yet resonates deeply. This is Jacob’s Room as it was meant to be encountered: intimate, contemplative, and enduring.
This Edition
Dimensions
- Book: 8 7/8" x 5 7/8"
- Clamshell case: 9 3/4" x 6 3/4"
Binding & Cover
- Full bound in sea foam green sheepskin leather
- Cover features a unique cut of natural cotton paper with real leaf inclusions
- White felt paper spine label
- Opens flat with an “eye” along the spine
- Copperhead Press logo blind embossed at the base of the spine
Construction
- Hand-sewn with merlot red book thread
- Endpapers made from natural cotton paper with real leaf inclusions, sewn to the text block for extra strength
- Headbands made from Baby Blue sheepskin leather
Illustrations
- Includes over 15 illustrations by Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)
Clamshell Enclosure
- Made from thick book board, covered in grey linen Brooklyn bookcloth
- Interior lined with grey suede cloth
- Exterior features an early photograph of Virginia Woolf
- Spine tag printed on white felt paper
Printing & Paper
- Printed offset on white felt paper
Sold with Offset Rights
Purchasing this edition reserves your place as a rights holder for future offset releases. Offset rights holders are guaranteed early access to the next offset title — available in both Lettered (26 copies) and Numbered (50 copies) formats. By ordering this edition, you’ll be added to the Offset Rights list and offered a matching number (or letter) for upcoming publications.
To give a sense of the direction for future titles, we are particularly drawn to the works of authors such as John Steinbeck, Herman Melville, Leo Tolstoy, Graham Greene, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Dos Passos, William Faulkner, Anton Chekhov, Ernest Hemingway, George Eliot, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Joseph Conrad, among others. Our focus centers on modernist writers and the classic authors who helped shape their work.
