Leonard Woolf — Autobiography of Leonard Woolf

London, The Hogarth Press, 1960-69. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of the complete autobiography of Leonard Woolf, a set of first editions in their original dust wrappers. The first editions, first impression.Complete in five volumes.Each volume is in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The complete autobiography of Leonard Woolf, exploring his life from his birth in 1880, up until just before his death in 1969.Leonard was a political theorist, author, publisher, and the husband of Virginia Woolf, with whom he established the Hogarth Press in 1917. 'Sowing', published in 1960, covering 1880-1904, illustrated with a frontispiece, and eleven plates.'Growing', published in 1961, covering 1904-1911, illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates, and two maps.'Beginning Again', published in 1964, covering 1911-1918, illustrated with a frontispiece, and ten plates.'Downhill All the Way', published in 1967, covering 1919-1939, illustrated with a frontispiece, and ten plates.'The Journey Not the Arrival Matters', published in 1969, covering 1939-1969, illustrated with sixteen plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Spines are a touch faded. Minor edge wear to the wraps, a little heavier to the head of the spine of 'Journey Not the Arrival Matters&apos. Wraps for the first three volumes are age-toned. Light spots and handling marks to the wraps, heavier to the spines of the first three volumes. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Mark to page 49 of 'Beginning Again&apos. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Very Good Indeed.