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First edition, signed limited issue, number 94 of 200 copies signed by the author. Virginia Woolf considered this Forster in his prime, a critical sentiment echoed ever since: "Hitherto Mr. Forster has been apt to pervade his books like a careful hostess who is anxious to introduce, to explain, to warn her guests of a step here, of a draught there. But here, perhaps in some disillusionment both with his guests and with his house, he seems to have relaxed these cares. We are allowed to ramble over this extraordinary continent almost alone. The book shows signs of fatigue and disillusionment; but it has chapters of clear and triumphant beauty, and above all makes us wonder, What will he write next?" (p. 173ff). Kirkpatrick A10a. Virginia Woolf, The Death of the Moth, 1942. Octavo. Original brown cloth-backed boards, paper label on spine with spare label at rear, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Title page printed in red and black. Spine ends and upper corners bumped, covers toned, corners worn, internally fresh; a very good copy.

A Passage to India is a novel by E.M. Forster that explores the impact of British colonial rule on India through the lens of personal relationships and cultural misunderstandings.