- 319
Joyce, James
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Joyce, James
- Ulysses. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1922
- PAPER
4to, first edition, number 30 of 100 copies on Dutch handmade paper, signed by the author, 2 blank preliminary leaves, one blank leaf at end (pp. [735/736]), twentieth-century dark blue morocco gilt by Buddenbrooks Boston, with abstract rectangular gilt and blind fillet designs on covers with two onlaid green bands, wide gilt turn-ins with similar decoration, watered silk doublures and endpapers, original wrappers bound in, edges uncut, the wrappers somewhat soiled, with some tears and fraying, and reinforced on verso
Literature
Connolly 42; Slocum and Cahoon 17
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
The signed edition of 100 copies of the greatest novel of the twentieth century.
The edition was limited to 1000 copies of which 100 were numbered and signed on Dutch handmade paper, 150 were numbered and printed on vergé d’Arches and 750 were merely numbered.