V. Sackville-West — Pepita

London, Hogarth Press, 1937. Cloth. A charming early edition of the extraordinary story of Vita Sackville-West's grandmother, Pepita. Illustrated throughout with sixteen plates. Collated, complete. Josefa (Pepita), the half-gypsy daughter of an old-clothes pedlar from Malaga, makes her fortune as a dancer in Madrid; soon she is the toast of all Europe. Her affair with a young English attaché then sets the scene for a most bizarre family history. Written by Vita Sackville-West, an English novelist, poet, journalist, diarist, and garden designer, noted as the friend and lover of Virginia Woolf. Four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities, particularly the head of the spine, and the odd mark to the board. The Times Book Club stamp to rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .