Michael Holroyd — Thirteen Signed Works by Michael Holroyd

London, Bloomsbury; Heinemann; et al. 1964-2012. First edition. Cloth. London: Bloomsbury; Heinemann; et al. 1964-2012. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5"; 8" by 5"; 7.5" by 4.5"; 9.5" by 6". None. A collection of signed works from Michael Holroyd, with most being first editions and all presented to and owned by the author and publisher Carmen Callil. The first edition to all but "Kingsmill" which is the Penguin edition, and "Lytton Strachey" which are the revised editions in both hardback and paperback.A fantastic collection of biographical works by Michael Holroyd, providing insights into the lives of several noteworthy individuals such as Augustus John, Lytton Strachey and more.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece to "Lytton Strachey by himself" and 'Hugh Kingsmill', monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations to "On Wheels", thirteen monochrome photographs over eight plates to 'Mosaic', sixty-three plates including colour plates to 'Strange Eventful History', twenty five monochrome plates and a frontispiece to 'Augustus John' Vol 1, and twenty and a frontispiece to 'Vol 2', twenty-two monochrome photographs over eight plates to 'Lytton Strachey' (1971). Collated, all complete. Signed by the author to all except "Facts and Fiction" which is signed by Michael Fishwick, the publishing director, to an inserted publisher"s presentation card". From the library of Carmen Callil, an Australian publisher who founded Virago Press in 1973, to "publish books which celebrated women and women's lives, and which would, by so doing, spread the message of women's liberation to the whole population". Virago publish works by new and neglected female authors, publishing the works by authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, all with a distinctive green spine synonymous with Virago. A thirteen volume set, featuring; "Hugh Kingsmill" (1973) , "A Dog"s Life" (1969), "Lytton Strachey: A Biography" (1979), "Mosaic: Portraits in Fragments" (2004),  "Lytton Strachey: A Biography" (1973), "Hugh Kingsmill: A Critical Biography" (1964), "Facts and Fiction: A Book of Storytelling" (2018), "On Wheels: Five Easy Pieces" (2012), "Lytton Strachey by Himself: A Self Portrait" (1971), "A Strange Eventful History" (2008), "The Shorter Strachey" (1980)", and "Augustus John: A Biography, Volume 1 & 2" (1974-5).  In the publisher"s original paperback to two volumes and the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper to all the rest. In the publisher"s original paperback to two volumes and the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers to all the rest. Externally, the hardcovers are lovely, with only very minimal bumping to the extremities to two volumes and a slight lean to 'Mosaic&apos. The paperbacks have light edge wear, creasing to the spine, and a tidemark to the front cover to 'Hugh Kingsmill&apos. The wraps are lovely to several, and very smart to the rest with light edge wear, including the odd small chip and closed tear, heavier to 'Augustus John vol 1 & 2' with minor sunning to their spines, and slight handling marks. Three inch closed tear to rear joint to 'Strachey' (1971). Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages to most, the odd volume lightly age toned. Author's signatures to all but one. Bookplates of Carmen Callil to the front pastedown or loosely inserted. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.