This was developed for a Ludic Literature module and is not genuinely for sale.
Sale 2026/V · Lot 01 now bidding7 further lots hammered, realised £5,700,620

Sale 2026/V · Lot 01 · Now Bidding

An unpublished fragment in the hand of Virginia Woolf.

Woolf's unpublished fragment, discovered by a student from the University of East Anglia while frequenting the London Library. It was discovered on the 1st May 2026, on a scrap of paper laid inside the first edition of Nightwood which belongs to the London Library. Until this date, it was not known that Virginia Woolf had ever read Nightwood.

This is as genuine and authentic an edition as Michael Jackson's posthumous 2010 album, Michael.

Current bid
£72,500
47 bids · estimate £45,000 to £65,000
Validated
Unlicensed
Practitioner
Provenance verified by a literary consultant, who is not a licensed practitioner but is nonetheless adept at identifying Virginia Woolf's hand.
A scrap of paper in Virginia Woolf's hand, photographed at a distance

Fig. i. The fragment, recto (photographed in situ, at distance). Found within the London Library copy of Nightwood, 1936.

Image source: Wikimedia Commons

Further Woolf Memorabilia

Further Woolf memorabilia

We have a number of editions, ephemera, and letters discovered in stray libraries — all of which has been validated by our unlicensed practitioner.

Lots concluded
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Have you discovered an item of Virginia Woolf's?

We welcome any object that was once thought about or touched by Virginia Woolf, as well as all imitations, pastiches, and parodies. Please let us know the detail of your discovery in the form here!

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Submission ref. LA/VW/2026/2075

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