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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).