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First Edition Fifth Printing. 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. 312 pp. Original Azure blue cloth boards stamped gold with the titles and design on the spine with rarely found dust jacket designed by Vanessa Bell with the price of $2.50. Previous owners calligraphy on inside ffe. Overall a wonderful copy of this elusive Woolf Highlight. Kirkpatrick and Clarke A10b.