- 99
Joyce, James, contrib.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress. Paris: Shakespeare and Co., 1929.
- PAPER
8vo, first edition, deluxe issue, one of 96 numbered copies on vergé d'Arches, unopened, original cream coloured paper wrappers printed in black, publisher's glassine, preserved in specially-made cloth case and quarter-morocco slipcase
Literature
Slocum and Cahoon B10; Federman & Fletcher 1
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
A superb copy. Contributors include Samuel Beckett (his first appearance in print: "Dante...Bruno. Vico...Joyce"), Frank Budgen, Stuart Gilbert, Eugene Jolas and William Carlos Williams. Joyce is reputed to have written the hostile "Letters of Protest" himself, and there are a number of quotations from Work in Progress as it had been appearing in transition. Beckett explained the punctuation of the title of his contribution as follows: from Dante to Bruno is a jump of about three centuries, from Bruno to Victo about one, and from Vico to Joyce about two (see Federman & Fletcher, Samuel Beckett. His Works and his Critics. An Essay in Bibliiography, p.3).