Vita Sackville-West — Knole and the Sackvilles

London, Lindsay Drummond, 1949 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Vita Sackville-West's ode to her ancestral home Knole House, in Kent. Inscribed by Sackville-West herself to the front free endpaper, with 'for Galby, with love from the author, Christmas 1954.The 1949 third impression of Lyndsay Drummond's 'New Edition' of the work, which was first published in 1922. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and twelve double sided plates. Collated, complete.A history of Knole and it's long association with the Sackville family.Knole is a large country house in Kent, ranked as one of the top five largest houses in England. Dating back to the mid fifteenth-century, with its association with the Sackville family beginning in 1603. Before this, Queen Elizabeth granted the estate to her cousin, Thomas Sackville, though he had to buy the lease from its currently owner, Robert Dudley, the favourite of Queen Elizabeth.Written by the noted Bloomsbury author Vita Sackville-West, well known today for her friendship and relationship with fellow author, Virginia Woolf. Sackville-West provided the inspiration for Woolf's beloved novel 'Orlando&apos. Sackville-West was also a noted garden designer at her house Sissinghurst, the garden of which is still celebrated today. Vita was born and raised at Knole House, writing prolifically there, producing eight full-length novels between the years 1906-1910. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Foxing to fore edge of text block. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Significant spotting to endpapers. Chipping to back strip head and tail, with closed tear to head of front wrap. Significant edge wear to rear wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instance of significant spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.