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Joyce, James
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description
- Anna Livia Plurabelle. With a Preface by Padraic Colum. New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928 — [Joyce, James]. Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1929
- paper, ink
Together, 2 volumes. Anna Livia Plurabelle: 8vo (7 x 4 1/4 in.; 178 x 108 mm). Publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth; wear to spine and top and right edges of upper cover — Our Exagmination: Browned at edges. Original wrappers; spine chipped and browned, front cover torn at upper left corner, wear and some soiling. Quarter red morocco slipcase.
Provenance
Our Exagmination: Eric Gill (gift inscription from his brother Evan)
Literature
Slocum & Cahoon, A32, B10
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
FIRST EDITIONS. Anna Livia Plurabelle, COPY 640 OF 800, SIGNED BY JOYCE.
Our Exagmination is inscribed in pencil on the front free endpaper, "Eric Gill from Evan R. Gill, Feb. 22nd, 1931." This tribute to Joyce features contributions by Samuel Beckett, Marcel Brion, Frank Budgen, Stuart Gilbert, Eugene Jolas, Victor Llona, Robert MacAlmon, Thomas McGreevey, Elliot Paul, John Rodker, Robert Sage, and William Carlos Williams. The book also contains "Letters of Protest by G. V. L. Slingsby and Vladimir Dixon." These letters are believed to have been written by Joyce himself. In addition, brief quotations from Work in Progress appear throughout the book.