Author: Hua, Su, [Ling Shuhua] [Sackville-West, V. (Vita)]
Title: Ancient Melodies : With an Introduction by Vita Sackville-West with Unclipped Dust Jacket
Description: London, Hogarth Press, 1953. Hardcover. Hardcover. A rare copy of "ANCIENT MELODIES : WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY VITA SACKVILLE-WEST" by Su Hua published by Hogarth Press. Original Near Fine green cloth covered boards with gilt stamping. Size: 8" x 5.5", 255.pp. Rare dust jacket in very good condition with some tiny chips on the spine and front, a touch of wear. The dust jacket is printed in black and orange. Protected in mylar. Ling Shuhua was not only a writer but also an artist. However, her decision to write Ancient Melodies in English, a language in which she was not entirely fluent, was guided by her friendship with Vita Sackville-West, a member of the Bloomsbury Group, who provided editorial guidance and wrote the book’s introduction. Sackville-West’s involvement lent the memoir an added layer of prestige and connected it to the vibrant literary scene of postwar Britain. Ling Shuhua is believed to have had a romantic relationship with Julian Bell, the nephew of Virginia Woolf during the mid-1930s when Julian Bell traveled to China to teach English literature at Wuhan University. A beautiful and rare addition for any serious Vita Sackville-West collector. .

Keywords: Bloomsbury Art / Oriental & Netsuke Hogarth Press Vita Sackville-West Bloomsbury Group


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