To the Lighthouse; (Modern Library #217.1). Cet article n’est pas disponible.To the Lighthouse; (Modern Library #217.1)

A rather scarce Modern Library reprint edition of Virginia Woolf's famous 1927 novel, notable for the author's reliance on her principal characters' inner thoughts (in lieu of dialogue). This is the story of the Ramsays: Mrs. Ramsay, her husband Mr. Ramsay, and their children and guests as they visit their summer house on the Isle of Skye over a ten-year period in the early 20th century. Much of the story is concerned with a proposed visit to a nearby lighthouse, a visit which seemingly might never occur. With an introduction by Terence Holliday. Volume wrapped in jacket with Paul Galdone image of the lighthouse to front panel. --- In Toledano spine 8 / blue cloth / gilt titling on light blue spine & cover blocks / blue topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso advertises 303 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1944 (though 1937 date appears in book). ML #217.1. --- A generally well-preserved copy: tightly-bound and unmarked, though with slight age-toning to leaves. Unclipped dust jacket ($0.95) with a few creases & chips to edges (including a large triangular chip at head of spine), otherwise bright, intact and wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xiii, [5], 9-310 pages. …