Joyce, James

4to, FIRST EDITION, NO.82 OF 100 COPIES ON DUTCH HANDMADE PAPER SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, with blanks, original 'Greek flag' blue paper wrappers printed in white, protective glassine jacket, preserved in matching blue cloth chemise and quarter blue morocco folding box, edges uncut, very slight offsetting to endpapers, slight but skilful restoration to backstrip, repairs to joints,  minor wear  with some slight nicks to edges of wrappers; [together with:] the original prospectus ("Ulysses | by | James Joyce | will be published in | the Autumn of 1921..."), Paris: Shakespeare and company, Sylvia Beach, 8, Rue Dupuytren, single leaf folded to make four pages, photographic portrait of Joyce tipped in

The Chelsea Book Club, delivered  on 8 June 1922 (see Laura Barnes' cenus, in appendix to Glenn Horowitz's catalogue James Joyce Books & Manuscripts, New York, 1996); Humanities Research Center, Austin, Texas, pencil note in margin opposite colophon page ("TEM/J853u/1922/HRC/cop.5"), de-accessioned c.1995

Slocum & Cahoon A17; Connolly 42

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue where 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."

A NEAR FINE COPY OF THE MOST DESIRABLE ISSUE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST INFLUENTIAL ENGLISH NOVEL OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. The total edition was limited to 1,000 copies of which 100 were numbered and signed on Dutch handmade paper, 150 numbered and printed on vergé d’Arches and another 750 were merely numbered. By April 1922 the 1/750 issue had sold out, with the stock of the 1/150 issue exhausted by June; this, the most expensive issue of 100 signed copies, had sold out out by August.