Limited to 50 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"
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
