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Joyce, James
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Joyce, James
- Finnegans Wake. Faber and Faber Limited and (New York:) the Viking Press, 1939
- paper
8vo, first edition, no. 230 of 425 copies signed by the author (in green ink as usual), partially unopened, original red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, top edge gilt, publisher's original slipcase, a touch of browning to endpapers and minute wear to corners of binding, slipcase rather discoloured and worn
Literature
Slocum and Cahoon A47; Connolly 87
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 Deluxe issue of the author's great defining modernist experiment, published simultaneously with the regular English and American trade editions.
The title was taken from an Irish-American ballad (a party piece in the Joyce household) about the drunken bricklayer Tom Finnegan, who falls to his death from a ladder but returns to life when accidentally splashed with whisky at his wake. "Around this song, with its suggestion of reincarnation and eternal return, Joyce constructed a vast edifice of corresponding myths and narratives" (Bruce Stewart, Oxford DNB).