Author: Woolf, Virginia Title: To the Lighthouse
Description: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1927. First American Edition. First American Edition. Woolf, Virginia. TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. First American Edition of Virginia Woolf's fifth novel. "In writing To The Lighthouse, Woolf consciously used her own childhood memories of summer vacations in St. Ives, Cornwall, at Talland House (from where she could see the Godrevy Lighthouse) and drew portraits of her parents, Leslie Stephen and Julia Prinsep Stephen, in the figures of Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay. Woolf noted in her Diary, "to have father's character done complete in it; and mother's; and St. Ives; and childhood; and all the usual things I try to put in - life, death, and c". Hussey, Mark. It was named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. This classic was later adapted to film. 8vo. 310 pp. Green green cloth boards, navy blue titles to the spine and front boards. Fore edges untrimmed and top edge blue-black. Previous owners Ex Libris. Some slight cocking to the boards. Overall a wonderful copy of this elusive Woolf Highlight. Kirkpatrick and Clarke A10b. .
Keywords: Virginia Woof Collection, Hogarth Press, Vanessa Bell Virginia Woolf & Hogarth Press
Price: US$ 600.00 Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library
- Book number: 33946
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