TO THE LIGHTHOUSE with a copy of Virginia Woolf's Last Will from 1930

Language: English

Published by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd for Everyman's Library, London UK, 1938

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Connolly 100; ".the sunniest of her books, one of her few novels where something happens, written at the height of her luminous Impressionist vision." Woolf's impact on literature, particularly women's writing, is immeasurable. - CONDITION & DESCRIPTION: A bespoke facsimile dust-jacket accompanies this book. Produced from a first impression [1927] issue. It has the price of 7/6 to the spine. Uneven colouring to rear panel. Photo accompanies. Red/wine cloth with gilt/gold lettering to the spine, which has been reinked. Small tooled image to the centre of the front board. The boards remain firmly attached to page block. All housed beneath the accompanying dustjacket. Decorated endpages in a bright condition. Story has 242 pages with 16 pages which list other Everyman's books published. The 242 pages are clean throughout - I will include a few small photocopied bonus images: a beautiful image of Virginia Woolf when she is about 20 years old. She sure was a beauty of her time. an old newspaper article headed: "I CANNOT GO ON" - WOMAN WRITER'S SUICIDE - At the inquest at Newhaven, Sussex, to-day, on Mrs. Virginia Woolf, whose body was recovered from the River Ouse near her home at Rodwell last night, a verdict of suicide while the balance of her mind was disturbed was returned. - Then, follows a lot more information about Virginia Woolf and her life etc. - It's very sad. - I also have a photocopy of Virginia Woolf's Last will written in 1930 [2 pages] which I will include with the sale. - It was only when I got a copy of this will that I saw that her first Christian name was Adeline. - Adeline Virginia Woolf - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it.…

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Title
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE with a copy of Virginia Woolf's Last Will from 1930
Author
VIRGINIA WOOLF with an introduction by D.M. Hoare
Publisher
J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd for Everyman's Library, London UK
Publication year
1938
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Facsimile Dustjacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Vanessa Bell
Edition
First Thus
Printing
1st Printing
Dimensions
8vo - over 8" Tall x 5" Wide
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