JOYCE, James (1882-1941). Ulysses. London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1936. FIRST EDITION PRINTED IN ENGLAND, LIMITED ISSUE.
Sale 697 - Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Nov 6, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$600 -
$800
Sold for $531
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
JOYCE, James (1882-1941). Ulysses. London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1936.
4to (252 x 190 mm). Publisher's green linen buckram, gilt Homeric bow design by Eric Gill to upper cover, top edge gilt, others uncut (spine and edge sunned, corners bumped, lacking dust jacket, as often).
FIRST EDITION PRINTED IN ENGLAND, LIMITED ISSUE, number 992 of 900 copies on japon vellum of a total edition of 1000. (For the first serialized edition, published in The Little Review, see lot 272). Slocum & Cahoon A23.
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