1922 The Heir

Description

Author's Presentation Copy, First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed

The first edition, first impression.

A presentation copy from Vita Sackville-West and her mother, Victoria Sackville, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'To Mr. A. Milner, from his neighbours, V. Sackville and V. Sackville-West. July 1922'.

Alfred Milner, the 1st Viscount Milner, was a colonial administrator and statesman, who was an important member of David Lloyd George's War Cabinet. He had a long and important career, key to the formulation of Britain's foreign and domestic policy from the mid 1890s to the early 1920s.

'The Heir' follows insurance salesman Mr. Chase as he finds that he has inherited a manor from a relative. Though he finds the house a burden and impractical, he finds himself drawn to the estate, just as he had set the plans in motion to sell the house.

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'. Sackville-West was also a noted garden designer at her house Sissinghurst, the garden of which is still celebrated today.