Virgina Woolf. TO THE LIGHTHOUSE, 1927 1st Printing.

Description: Virgina Woolf. TO THE LIGHTHOUSE, 1927 1st Printing. TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by VIRGINIA WOOLF Harcourt Brace, 1927. First US Edition; First Printing (as indicated by the "I" on the copyright page(. (The American edition was released simultaneously with the British edition and neither has precedence). Hardcover. Green cloth with blue lettering and a (now faded) lighthouse design at the center of the front panel. Described by Virginia Woolf herself as ‘easily the best of my books’, and by her husband Leonard as a ‘masterpiece’, To the Lighthouse, first published in 1927, is one of the milestones of Modernism. Set on the Isle of Skye, over a decade spanning the First World War, the narrative centres on the Ramsay family, and is framed by Mrs Ramsay’s promise to take a trip to the lighthouse the next day – a promise which isn’t to be fulfilled for a decade. Flowing from character to character and from year to year, the novel paints a moving portrait of love, loss and perception. Bearing all the hallmarks of Woolf’s prose, with her delicate handling of the complexities of human relationships, To the Lighthouse has earned its reputation – frequently appearing in lists of the best novels of the twentieth century, it has lost not an iota of brilliance. CONDITION: Good. (Covers are soiled and stained, the lettering is very faded with most of the coloring gone, the center design is faintly visible. The paper edges are dust soiled. The front and rear endpapers has a small narrow light stain at the fore-edge. The Contents are complete and intact on age tanned paper with occasional small foxing spots, and many pages have some pencil underlining or marginal annotations. The rear blank endpaper is filled with several paragraphs, pencil written by the original owner.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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Location: NJ

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