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Copperhead Press

Jacob's Room (Numbered Edition)

Jacob's Room (Numbered Edition)

$450.00 USD
$450.00 USD
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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"
  • Slipcase: 9 1/4" x 6 1/8"

Binding & Cover

  • Half-bound in Baby Blue sheepskin leather
  • Covers wrapped in natural handmade cotton paper with real leaf inclusions
  • Book title printed on white felt paper

Construction

  • Hand-sewn with red merlot book thread
  • Endpapers of grey handmade Lokta paper, sewn to the text block for extra strength
  • Gold satin headbands

Illustrations

  • Includes over 15 illustrations by Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)

Slipcase

  • Made from thick book board, covered in Brown Linen Brooklyn bookcloth
  • Interior lined with grey paper
  • Exterior features inset of an early photo of Virginia Woolf

Printing & Paper

  • Printed offset on white felt paper
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Collaborators

Artist

Samuel Thomson  

Samuel Thomson is an Ottawa-based traditional printmaker and illustrator specializing in linocut. His passion for high-contrast, hard-carved imagery began at the Bealart program in London, Ontario, and has since grown into an independent practice.

foreword written by

Michael Von Cannon

Michael Von Cannon teaches modern American literature at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is the co-creator and producer of One True Podcast and is co-editing the final volumes of Hemingway's correspondence for the Hemingway Letters Project.

afterword written by

Mark Cirino

Mark Cirino teaches American literature at the University of Evansville. He is the host of the popular Hemingway Society-sponsored program, One True Podcast. His most recent publication is an edition of A Farewell to Arms edited for the Norton Library.