- 100
Joyce, James.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Ibsen's New Drama. (From The Fortnightly Review London April 1900.) H.D.C. Pepler for the Ulysses Bookshop, 1930
- PAPER
12mo, first edition, one of 40 copies, original blue-grey paper-covered boards, preserved in specially-made quarter-morocco slipcase, a few spots of foxing to fore-edge
Provenance
Oliver Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher, armorial bookplate
Literature
Slocum and Cahoon A40
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
One of the scarcest of Joyce's primary works.
First edition of this review that Joyce wrote when he was eighteen, of Ibsen's When We Dead Awaken; it first appeared in the Fortnightly Review, April 1, 1900. An indeterminate number of press copies were also printed, with a "Press Copy" stamp incorporated into the colophon.