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Joyce, James
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Joyce, James
- Ulysses. Paris: Shakespeare & Company, 1922
- paper
4to (239 x 189mm.), FIRST EDITION, number 541 of 750 numbered copies on handmade paper, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY JOYCE TO DAVID AND ESTHER KARSNER ("To David and Esther Karsner | James Joyce | Paris 26.iii.924") on front endpaper, original Greek blue wrappers lettered in white, collector's blue cloth case and quarter blue morocco slipcase, slight splits to joints
Provenance
The Karsners, authorial presentation; sale, Swann Galleries, 20 April 2006, lot 37
Literature
Slocum & Cahoon A17
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
INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY OF ARGUABLY THE GREATEST NOVEL OF THE CENTURY, IN LOVELY, UNRESTORED CONDITION.
David Karsner was a writer for the New York Call, and authored biographies of Eugene V. Debs and Sherwood Anderson as well as novels on historical American labour and political events.