- 228
Joyce, James
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Storiella as She Is Syung. [London:] (Corvinus Press, 1937)
- paper, ink
4to (12 3/4 x 10 in.; 323 x 254 mm). Large handcolored initial after Lucia Joyce, marginal notes printed in red at the right of the page, black on the left. Original orange vellum over boards, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt, publisher's emblem in gilt on lower cover, top edge gilt, uncut; minimal wear and soiling.
Literature
Slocum & Cahoon A46
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 EDITION. COPY 23 OF 25 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY JOYCE (of a whole edition of 176). While the signed copies were issued in vellum over boards, the regular copies were in flexible bindings. The text comprises the opening and closing sections of Part II, Section II of Work in Progress. This is the last fragment to be issued in book form before the publication of Finnegans Wake in 1939.