{"product_id":"nurse-lugtons-golden-thimble-virginia-woolf-1st-edition","title":"Nurse Lugton's Golden Thimble, Virginia Woolf — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, The Hogarth Press, 1966\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Small 8vo, pp. 15.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original purple cloth binding is well-preserved with bright, unrubbed gilt lettering and a central thimble device to the front board. The front board exhibits a vertical strip of mild sunning or darkening near the spine hinge, and the corners are lightly bumped. The rear board is clean, retaining the original '6s net' pricing stamped in gilt to the lower corner. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and tightly bound with no loose leaves, foxing, or internal markings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First edition, first printing of this charming children's story, issued without a dust jacket. The text is wonderfully accompanied by six full-page, black-and-white illustrations by Duncan Grant, a prominent figure in the Bloomsbury Group alongside Woolf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story was famously discovered by Wallace Hildick in 1963, nestled within the manuscript of \u003ci\u003eMrs. Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e at the British Museum. Originally written for Woolf's niece, Ann Stephen, the tale was first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e in 1965 before receiving this separate Hogarth Press publication in 1966, which saw a limited print run of 4,000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscovered tucked away in the manuscript of \u003ci\u003eMrs. Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNurse Lugton's Golden Thimble\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful children's tale by Virginia Woolf. It tells the story of an old nurse who falls asleep while sewing a curtain. As she slumbers, the animals she has been stitching suddenly spring to life, establishing a bustling miniature world until she begins to wake. Featuring charming illustrations by Duncan Grant, the book offers a rare, whimsical glimpse into Woolf's lighter literary imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54438655557971,"sku":"4823","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260723_225803.jpg?v=1785403443","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/nurse-lugtons-golden-thimble-virginia-woolf-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}