Accession number
PML 197822
Creator
Joyce, James, 1882-1941.
Published
Paris : Henry Babou and Jack Kahane ; New York : Fountain Press, 1930.
Credit line
Gift of Sean and Mary Kelly, 2018.
Notes
"This volume constituting the only complete original edition of a fragment of Work in progress ..."--Verso of half-title page.
The Haveth Childers Everywhere episode covers p. 532-554 of Finnegans Wake, 1939.
Title in black and green, initial letter and running titles printed in green.
"100 copies on Imperial hand-made iridescent Japan, signed by the writer nos. 1 to 100; 500 copies on hand-made pure linen Vidalon Royal (specially manufactured for this edition) nos. 101 to 600; half of each category being for the United States of America. There have also been printed: 10 copies called writer's copies on Imperial hand-made iridescent Japan, nos. I to X; 75 copies called writer's copies on pure linen hand-made Vidalon Royal, nos. XI to LXXXV"--Verso of half title.
Library's copy hand-numbered XXXI and inscribed HCE below that--one of the 75 'writer's copies,' printed on Viadalon Royal.
The Haveth Childers Everywhere episode covers p. 532-554 of Finnegans Wake, 1939.
Title in black and green, initial letter and running titles printed in green.
"100 copies on Imperial hand-made iridescent Japan, signed by the writer nos. 1 to 100; 500 copies on hand-made pure linen Vidalon Royal (specially manufactured for this edition) nos. 101 to 600; half of each category being for the United States of America. There have also been printed: 10 copies called writer's copies on Imperial hand-made iridescent Japan, nos. I to X; 75 copies called writer's copies on pure linen hand-made Vidalon Royal, nos. XI to LXXXV"--Verso of half title.
Library's copy hand-numbered XXXI and inscribed HCE below that--one of the 75 'writer's copies,' printed on Viadalon Royal.
Description
72, [2] pages ; 29 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Presentation inscription on front fly-leaf: To / Georges Borach / Souvenir de la Saints Bloom 1930 / James Joyce / Zurich / 16.vi.1930.
Provenance
Inscribed by the author to George Borach, 1930; The Walter and Vera Eberstadt Collection; Sotheby's (London)14 July 2015, lot 171; The Sean and Mary Kelly Collection; gift of Sean and Mary Kelly, 2018.
Binding
Publisher's printed white wrappers, lettered in black and green and wrapped in glassine, issued in green slipcase edged in gold. Housed in modern blue-green cloth box, stamped on spine and on black leather spine label in gold.
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