Joyce, James

8vo (186 x 122mm.), FIRST EDITION, original blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover lettered in blind, DUST-JACKET, collector's chemise and blue morocco-backed slipcase, ownership signature on front fixed endpaper, minor abrasion to lower fixed endpaper, binding slightly bumped, dust-jacket repaired with some professional restoration including some sections of spine

Slocum and Cahoon A11; Connolly, The Modern Movement 26

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where 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."

THE TRUE FIRST EDITION OF JOYCE'S GREAT AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL, as published on 29 December 1916. The first English edition was followed on 12 February 1917 (although, as noted by Slocum and Cahoon, the English edition used "American sheets because English printers would not accept the responsibility of printing it").

As noted by Connolly, the book is "a landmark in sensibility, the prose moved forward in complexity from the child's sensations at the beginning to the adolescent subtleties at the end..."