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A portrait of the artist as a young man / by James Joyce.

Accession number
PML 197782
Creator
Joyce, James, 1882-1941.
Published
London : The Egoist Ltd., 1917 [that is, 1918], ©1916.
Credit line
Gift of Sean and Mary Kelly, 2018.
Notes
The 3rd edition; and the first to be printed in England (both the 1st and 2nd editions used the American sheets).
Published in March 1918 in an edition of 1,000 copies (cf. Slocum & Cahoon).
"First edition printed in the United States of America, 1916. Second edition, 1917."--Verso of title page.
"'Visiter' Printing Works, Southport".
Description
299 pages ; 19 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Presentation inscription from the author on front flyleaf: To / Count Francis Sordina / in gratitude and / friendship and in / remembrance of 21 June 1915 / James Joyce / Trieste, Italy / 24/iii 1920.
Provenance
Inscribed by Joyce to Francesco Sordina, 1920; The Sean and Mary Kelly Collection; gift of Sean and Mary Kelly, 2018.
Binding
Publisher's green cloth, stamped in blind on upper board and stamped in gold on spine. Housed in green cloth chemise and quarter green morocco case, lettered in gold.
Classification
Department