To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

WOOLF, Virginia. To the Lighthouse – Proof Copy. London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1938.

Proof copy of the first Everyman’s Library edition of Woolf’s most famous novel.

Originally published in 1927 by the Hogarth Press, To the Lighthouse stands as Virginia Woolf’s most significant literary accomplishment. Drawing inspiration from the author’s childhood memories, the novel is a modernist portrait that skilfully experiments with the depiction of the passage of time.

Since 1906, Everyman’s Library published affordable editions of world literature, appealing to a diverse readership. In 1938, Woolf’s To the Lighthouse became number 948 in the Everyman’s Library series.

Octavo, pp. 242; some light toning and a few tiny stains, but generally very good; original brown wrappers, lettered in black to spine and front cover (front cover slightly creased and soiled, lower cover replaced, spine expertly relaid).