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1930ref. 312065Paris: Henry Babou and Jack Kahane; New York: Fountain Press 1930. First edition number XV of 75 "Writer's Copies" initialed by publisher Henry Babou. 73 1 pp. 4to. Printed wrappers. Lacking glassine and slipcase spine heavily chipped dampstaining. First edition number XV of 75 "Writer's Copies" initialed by publisher Henry Babou. 73 1 pp. 4to. First edition of this fragment of what would ultimately become Finnegans Wake. Slocum and Cahoon 41 Henry Babou and Jack Kahane; New York: Fountain Press unknown books
1927ref. 28729Paris: Shakespeare and Company 1927. First edition. Original green printed boards some fading as usual light wear to spine. contents in excellent condition. Signature on front free endpaper. Errata slip present. Shakespeare and Company unknown books
1932ref. 48658London: Faber and Faber 1932. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. First UK edition of this pair of pieces that partly form the enormous puzzle that is FINNEGANS WAKE in lovely condition. Subtitled "Fragments from WORK IN PROGRESS" TWO TALES OF SHEM AND SHAUN would later be included in parts I and III of FINNEGAN'S WAKE as symbolic of the sons of HCE. They were first published in 1929 in Paris at the Black Sun Press in an edition of 600 copies and were quite obscure until the present Faber and Faber edition. A beautiful copy of an important stepping stone on the way to Joyce's final book. 7.5'' x 4.75''. Original mint green boards. Original unclipped 2s. 6d. orange dust jacket. 46 pages. Ownership stamp of B. Naumburg to front flyleaf. Jacket with mild edgewear small closed tear near middle of spine. Binding with a touch of edgewear. Tight. Faber and Faber unknown books
1970ref. 577198New York: The American Place Theatre 1970. Softcover. Good. Playscript. Quarto. 65 leaves spirit duplicated in purple on rectos only. Prong-bound. Inventory number on first leaf "8". Old tape shadows where repairs to various small tears once wear good or better. Signed by Oates on the first leaf. A very uncommon Oates item perhaps because it appears that the play was universally panned by critics. OCLC locates three copies of what appear to be a mimeographed or spirit-duplicated script and we note other possible copies with her papers at Syracuse. The American Place Theatre unknown books
1979ref. 404421Northridge California: Lord John Press 1979. Hardcover. Fine. First edition deluxe issue. Full morocco. Fine. Copy number 1 of 50 numbered copies bound in morocco and Signed by the author. Lord John Press hardcover books
1928ref. 817011928. Tasker Robert Joyce 1903-1944. Grimhaven. New York: A.A. Knopf 1928. 3 241 pp. Original cloth in worn dust jacket in a mylar covering. A large piece of front dust jacket missing and bound with tape. Author's presentation inscription "Love/ Len D. Owens Sr./ with sincere best wishes/ Robert Joyce Tasker/ Culver City- Feb. 17th 1930" to front free endpaper. Internally clean. $450. Robert Joyce Tasker was an American writer and screenwriter. While serving a five-year sentence for robbery in San Quentin Prison Tasker wrote this autobiographical account about his prison life Grimhaven. After his release the success of his book permitted Tasker to become a Hollywood screenwriter. In 1942 he relocated to Mexico City to work for various film producers. Len D. Owens was an advertising and billboard executive and the father of Academy award winning screenwriter Frances Marion. unknown books
1953ref. 154829Universal City: Universal Pictures 1953. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1953 film two showing scenes from a beauty pageant and one showing actress Joyce Holden performing a burlesque show for her sorority sisters. Two with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A pair of siblings from a slum neighborhood in New York dream of escaping to a better life but become involved in criminal activities out of desperation and poverty. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1939ref. 611295New York: The Viking Press 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. Large octavo. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Slight stain on spine topedge stain a little faded scattered foxing on rear endpapers else near fine lacking the dust jacket. A solid copy of the American edition issued simultaneously with the U.K. edition. The Viking Press hardcover books
1914ref. RKILTRE00tpmGeorge H. Doran 1914. Very Good. Kilmer Joyce. Trees and Other Poems. NY: George H. Doran 1914. 1st edition. 80pp. 16mo. Black leather with gilt embossing on spine. Book condition: Very good with rubbed and bumped extremities. Each cover has a few scratches. Pages are clean and clear. George H. Doran hardcover books
1963ref. 120384NY: Vanguard Press 1963. First edition first prnt. Signed by Oates on the title page. Minimal board bottom edge shelfwear; dustjacket with minor soiling on front panel internal tape repair not visible on the exterior edgewear mostly at corners and spine ends and a faint circular dampstain on rear panel that has left a barely perceptable shadow on the rear board. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Oates' first book. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vanguard Press Hardcover books
1998ref. 016602The Folio Society 1998. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In Blue Full Goatskin Leather 1/1750 For Sale #521 As New In Matching Box Gorgeous Production. The Folio Society Hardcover books
1929ref. 48822Paris: Shakespeare and Company Sylvia Beach 1929. Very Good -. Paris: Shakespeare and Company Sylvia Beach 1929. First Edition regular paper issue. Octavo; printed wraps; 194pp. Chipped at extremities; split along top portions of joints; staining and rubbing; a Good to Very Good copy. Samuel Beckett's first book appearance a collection of essays published by Sylvia Beach on the "work in progress" which would become Finnegan's Wake. Carlton Lake No Symbols Where None Intended. University of Texas at Austin 1984; no. 1; Slocum B10. Shakespeare and Company, Sylvia Beach unknown books
1939ref. 48832London: Liberal Book Club 1939. First edition. 281 pp. Light tanning along spine else very good plus in decorated pale blue cloth. SIGNED by Cary on the front free endpaper in blue ink to which has been added in black “Heather Harvey from” and “1941” on either side of Cary’s signature. London: Liberal Book Club hardcover books
1944ref. 620305New York: Harper & Brothers 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 311pp. Small dark spot on top of front board a couple scratches and spine ends with some bumping and light wear very good or better. Signed by the author. Philip Larkin described the book as "not superlative but managing to catch something of the indomitable soul of art. Really rather moving." Basis for the 1958 Ronald Neame-directed film featuring Alec Guinness and Kay Walsh.Burgess 99. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1962ref. 10263Cambridge; Boston: Joyce Chen Associates; Designed and printed at The Nimrod Press 1962. Square octavo 23 x cm. 223 4 pages. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. The original self-published cookbook that was to become an evergreen classic of Chinese-American cooking a book which perhaps did more to introduce Chinese home cooking to Americans than any other before. Cambridge-based Joyce Chen 1917-1994 was a chef author television personality and enterpreneur. She had several acclaimed restaurants in Cambridge. Chef Ming Tsai called Chen the Chinese Julia Child . Joyce Chen helped elevate what Chinese food was about. She didn't dumb it down. She opened people's eyes to what good Chinese could taste like." Laid-in are five related items including a four-page "Christmas Thoughts" an insert printed a year later for the 1963 holiday season; a four-page Mail Order Catalog with envelope and a typed letter signed introducing a special pastry service at Chen's restaurants. Interior is clean and sound. In original pictorial boards printed in brown and grayish blue. No dust jacket as issued; later printings of this edition were issued in tan cloth and a dust jacket that mimics the design on the original boards. Fine. Signed by the author "Joyce Chen" on a preliminary blank. Joyce Chen Associates; Designed and printed at The Nimrod Press hardcover books
1920ref. 316474London: Duckworth 1920. First edition. Frontispiece and 60 other B&W photographs. 220pp. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth. First edition. Frontispiece and 60 other B&W photographs. 220pp. 8vo. Spence 642 Duckworth unknown books
1918ref. 232612New York: B.W. Huebsch 1918. Third Printing. 299 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth very slight rubbing at edges spine split at front hinge Brentano's label on back pastedown. Very good. Third Printing. 299 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. This third printing of Joyce's first novel was printed in January 1918 although the Fifth printing says it was June 1918 although the title-page still has the 1917 date on it. The second printing was in April 1917; the first printing preceded it by three months. Slocum & Cahoon 11 B.W. Huebsch unknown books
1922ref. 253031New York: B.W. Huebsch Inc 1922. Fifth Printing. 299 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Spine faded else VG. Fifth Printing. 299 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Slocum & Cahoon 11 B.W. Huebsch, Inc unknown books
1923ref. D479New York: B. W. Huebsch 1923. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Black paper over boards lettering stamped in gilt on upper board in blind on spine; photo-illustrated dust jacket. Second printing of the first authorized American edition. Head of spine perished; fore-edge of rear board bumped and cracked; thin split in paper down front joint though binding remains tight; internally bright and clean. Dust jacket a bit soiled; chipped at tips eliminating the first two letters of the title and less so at corners; presents nicely in mylar image and lettering remain sharp. B. W. Huebsch hardcover books
1986ref. 80298New York: Limited Editions Club. Fine. 1986. Hardcover. James Joyce DUBLINERS LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB 1986 in 1/4 Goatskin and Irish Linen Covered Boards - SIGNED 1/1500- FINE. Lovely example of this great Limited Editions Club production - 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches in 1/4 green Nigerian Oasis goatskin and Irish handkerchief linen covered boards - with photogravures from photographs by Robert Ballagh. Fine and fresh condition #856 of 1000 printed - the slipcase has a small nick/discoloration at one edge otherwise it is also Fine. Introduction by Thomas Flanagan who also signed this copy. ; Signed by Illustrator . Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1986ref. 020929New York: Limited Editions Club 1986. hardcover. Mild sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase. Robert Ballagh. Quarto 8-1/2" x 11" bound in quarter dark green Oasis goat leather and Irish handkerchief linen turned over the boards. Illustrated with 6 photogravures by Robert Ballagh printed on handmade paper. Introduction by Thomas Flanagan. Copy #887 of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by the photographer and by Flanagan on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1975ref. 373115New York and Philadelphia: Octagon Books in association with The Rosenbach Foundation 1975. 3 vols. 4to. Original blue cloth. Fine in near fine slipcase. 3 vols. 4to. Octagon Books in association with The Rosenbach Foundation unknown books
1945ref. 1368344Buenos Aires: Editorial Santiago Ruedas 1945. First Spanish Language Trade Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 833 pages. In Good condition lacking extremely scarce dust jacket. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with black label and gilt lettering to spine. Some shelfwear and rubbing. Boards and text-block slightly bowed. Small tear and hole in rear hinge. A well read copy. JS consignment. Shelved in case 2. First trade edition in the Spanish language first Argentine and the first South American edition. One of 2528 copies 28 being lettered 300 numbered and the remaining 2200 being the trade edition. First published in English in 1922 this translation of the most famous of the modernist novels took six years to complete. Argentinian Jorge Luis Borges who had himself translated small portions of Ulysses in the 1920s wrote that "An exact rendering of Ulysses strikes me as something impossible to achieve." 1368344. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Editorial Santiago Ruedas hardcover books
1916ref. 330792New York: Laurence Gomme 1916. First. hardcover. near fine. Small 8vo cloth backed boards. New York: Laurence Gomme 1926. First Edition. Autographed by Kilmer 1917. Near fine copy with bookplate. Laurence Gomme unknown books
1967ref. 575948New York: Vanguard Press 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Corners very slightly bumped still fine in fine dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher printed slip and promotional photograph of the author laid in. Warmly Inscribed by the author: "For George Bixby with gratitude and affection. Joyce 1/21/69." The author's fourth book. Vanguard Press hardcover books
