Joyce, James

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

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Description

Joyce, James
Tales Told of Shem and Shaun. Three Fragments from Work in Progress. Paris: the Black Sun Press, 1929
paper

4to (210 x 167mm.), FIRST EDITION, number 10 of 100 copies on Japanese vellum signed by the author on fly-title, number written below colophon on p.[57], frontispiece portrait of Joyce by Brancusi, printed in red and black, original white paper covers printed in red and black, original glassine wrappers, green suede slipcase edged with silver tape, collector's quarter green morocco solander box, minute touch of sunning on spine of covers, slipcase with slight edge-wear

Provenance

The Collection of the Garden Ltd., bookplate; sale, Sotheby's New York, 9-10 November 1989, lot 214

Literature

Slocum & Cahoon A36