Lot 121
  • 121

Joyce, James

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description

  • Joyce, James
  • Gens de Dublin. Traduit de l’anglais par Yva Fernandez, Hélène du Pasquier, Jacques-Paul Reynaud. Préface de Valery Larbaud. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1926
  • paper
8vo, first French translation of Dubliners, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY JOYCE ON THE INITIAL BLANK ("To Pierre de Massot | James Joyce | 17.i.28 Paris"), original cream wrappers printed in green and black, glassine, cloth slipcase and chemise

Literature

Slocum & Cahoon D13

Condition

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"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

French Dadaist writer and poet Massot was a fellow contributor to The Little Review, publishing three pieces between its covers from 1922 to 1924.  Massot also knew Ezra Pound through a mutual friend, the poet “Christian” (Georges Herbiet); Herbiet wrote the introduction to one of Massot’s early poetry books and is cited as contributing to Pound’s introduction to Dadaism.