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[Joyce, James]
Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- [Joyce, James]
- Ulysses by James Joyce will be published in the Autumn of 1921. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, [1921]
- paper
8vo bifolium (218 x 164mm.), THE ORIGINAL PROSPECTUS FOR THE FIRST EDITION OF "ULYSSES", 4pp., publisher's woodcut device, photograph of Joyce mounted on p.[2] above reviews by Ezra Pound, Richard Aldington, Valery Larbaud and others, p.[3] with details of the three issues of the 1,000 copies, p.[4] comprised of an order form, minor browning, tiny hole at centre vertical fold, slight creases at horizontal fold
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
THE RARE PROSPECTUS ISSUED BY SYLVIA BEACH AT SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLICATION OF "ULYSSES". At least three versions of the prospectus are known; this example gives the likely publication date of Autumn 1921 and bears the address 8, rue Dupuytren. In the event Joyce's continuing revisions, and his wish that the work appear close to his birthday meant that publication was delayed until February 1922.
"A most remarkable book...Bloom is in rags and tatters Hamlet, a proletarian Lear...An astonishing psychological document...ULYSSES is more bitter, more sordid, more ferociously satirical than anything Mr. Joyce has yet written...A tremendous libel on humanity..." (Richard Aldington's advance press notice)