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1916ref. 109550London: The Egoist Ltd 1916. First English edition second printing of Joyce’s classic stream-of-consciousness work his first novel. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Beatrice Randegger. James Joyce. 25 Novembre 1919. Trieste." The recipient was a private student's of Joyce in Italy. In excellent condition with light rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce which describes the formative years of the life of Stephen Dedalus. It was published first in book format in 1916 by B. W. Huebsch New York. The first British edition was published by the Egoist Press in February 1917. Chosen by Modern Library as one of 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. The Egoist Ltd hardcover
1916ref. 2940New York: B. W. Huebsch 1916. First edition. Very Good. A Very Good copy with bright gilt on the spine. Shelfwear to extremities. Front inner hinge starting but holding. Some offsetting to front endpaper and early ownership signature to front pastedown. Page 16 with slight skinning affecting several lines of text. Joyce's first novel recounts the coming of age story of Stephen Dedalus the artistic alter-ego of Joyce himself. Stephen grows up ensconced in rigid institutions: the church school system family and national politics. Feeling trapped Stephen experiences a series of awakenings as he grows older and as a result of these awakenings Stephen rejects these traditional bulwarks of Irish culture. Instead he develops an aestheticism that will support his artistic vision. This rejection of existing communities and institutions alongside his embrace of a new aestheticism alienates Stephen from what he knows. Facing this alienation Stephen decides to leave Ireland and pursue his art abroad. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is an important contribution to literary modernism. One innovation is Joyce's use of age-appropriate syntax and vocabulary. The beginning of the novel which starts in Stephen's infancy is mostly monosyllabic nonsense. As Stephen grows older and grasps more about the world and his place in it the novel's vocabulary and syntax become correspondingly complex. Of Joyce's first novel H.G. Wells writes that "It is a mosaic of jagged fragments that does altogether render with extreme completeness the growth of a rather secretive imaginative boy in Dublin. The technique is startling but on the whole it succeeds." Very Good. B. W. Huebsch unknown
1916ref. 68262London:: The Egoist Ltd. 1916. First edition; English issue made up of American sheets. rebound in modern morocco t.e.g. illustrated after a photograph of Joyce on the front panel and a cross on the rear panel. Preserved in a custom 1/4 morocco folding box. Joyce made an earlier attempt to inscribe this copy to someone else; the eradication of the earlier inscription can be seen if the page is held to the light. The binder has trimmed the top edge of the sheets in order to gild the top edge and the last letter of "Wadsworth" is very slightly affected. Otherwise a fine copy. . 8vo. Slocum and Cahoon A12. Signed and inscribed by James Joyce for Percy Wadsworth Paris 30 July 1921 at the upper corner of the blank leaf preceding the half-title. The Egoist Ltd., unknown
1916ref. JOYCEJAM000887B.W. Huebsch New York. 1916. First edition. Octavo. pp iv 299.Spine slightly dull and a bit rubbed at the ends. Corners also slightly rubbed. Very good. No dustwrapper. B.W. Huebsch, New York. unknown
1977ref. 5455Norwalk CT: Easton Press. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1977. Hardcover. Fore-edge gilt lightly scratched but otherwise a tight solid sound beautiful copy. ; 4to green genuine leather with gilt dec. Covers gilt dec. Spine with gilt lettering raised bands spine all page edges gilt moire eps attached ribbon page marker color frontispiece 254pp. Introduction by Hugh Kenner illustrated by Brian Keogh. Includes unused unattached bookplate laid-in. . Easton Press hardcover
1927ref. 022707New York: B.W. Huebsch Inc. 1927. FIRST EDITION second printing. Full blue cloth with blind stamped name on the front cover gilt lettering on the spine. Stated "Second printing April 1917" on the copyrigh page. No previous owner's names not exlibrary. Overall in EXCELLENT condition. First Edition. Full Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. B.W. Huebsch, Inc. Hardcover
ref. C06B-00538Signet Classics. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Owner's name inside. Signet Classics unknown
1977ref. 108775The Easton Press Norwalk Connecticut 1977. Special Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near fine collector's edition from The Easton Press. Full leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon book marker. Specially commissioned frontispiece portrait and decorative endpapers. The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut hardcover
1977ref. 108663The Easton Press Norwalk Connecticut 1977. Special Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine collector's edition from The Easton Press. Full leather bound with gilt detailing and a satin ribbon book marker. Part of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut hardcover
1928ref. 107270Jonathan Cape 1928. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The 6th impression 1928 in the very rare original dust jacket. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Three quarter inch closed tear at top front of jacket. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1917ref. SB6268MSMNY: B.W. Huebsch Inc. 1917. Ink notation at top of page 1; Textblock aged else textblock is clean and tight. Moderately worn binding bumped and worn corners and spine extremities; Lacks dust jacket; 299p. First Edition 2nd Printing. Blue Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. B.W. Huebsch, Inc. Hardcover
1965ref. 68615NY:: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. The definitive text corrected from the Dublin holograph by Chester G. Anderson and edited by Richard Ellmann. Second printing thus. Very good in a very good age toning small chip on rear panel dust jacket.; 253 pages . Viking, hardcover
1928ref. 001849New York: Modern Library 1928. This is a Very Good copy of the First Modern Library edition stated of Joyce's seminal work. Rather scarce. The Introduction is by Herbert Gorman who wrote one of the earliest critical studies of Joyce's work. Clean text; 299 pages with 4 pages of ML titles. Pebbled leatherette binding rubbed at the margins. The original dark green has faded on the covers to a dark blue instead. Previous-owner bookplate on the front paste-down; period gift inscription and a tiny bookseller's label on the FFEP. The front gutter has split but is holding nicely. No dustjacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Modern Library Paperback
2001ref. DADAX0192839985OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2001-03-15. paperback. New. 5.25x0.75x7.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS paperback
1922ref. 001665New York: B.W. Huebsch 1922. This is a Very Good copy of Joyce's great novel one of the triumphs of 20th-Century Irish literature the Fifth Printing of the First Edition. Blue cloth binding with blindstamped front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 299 pages. Tanning to the paste-downs. Binding has some wear but remains respectable much better than usually seen. Some rubbing to the margins tips and spine and when held at the correct angle some glass rings are visible on both front and rear boards. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. B.W. Huebsch Hardcover
1917ref. 12438NY: Huebsch 1917. Hardcover. Good. Stated 2nd printing good plus no dj. Spine ends rubbed and faded; spine a little darkened. Small armorial bookplate on front pastedown; blind-stamped owner's name in Gothic script on ffep; odd spot that looks like foxing on the half-title though there is no other foxing. Occasional margin notes in pencil; also the rear endpapers are filled with notes. On the rear pastedown the owner claims to have met Joyce in Paris in 1929 introduced by agent Madeleine Boyd the discoverer of Thomas Wolfe. "He was almost blind talked to his daughter in Italian recited some of the "Work In Progress" later called Finnegan's Wake then had records of it played while he dozed off to sleep." 299 pp. Huebsch hardcover
1948ref. 32724NY: Signit Book 1948. First paperback edn. small 8vo pp. 199. Plastic coated printed wraps some of the coating coming off in the rear. A very good copy. See Slocum & Calhoon A11 note. Signit Book unknown
ref. 1782188444.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2015ref. SBBIH-4KIGS2EOE6LFCurrach Press 2015. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Currach Press hardcover
1973ref. 6231BLACK SPARROW PRESS. LOS ANGELES July 1973. Fine with no dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 1111358370 . SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates on the title page. About fine in stapled wrappers. Small soil spot on rear cover Published as Sparrow 10. . BLACK SPARROW PRESS. LOS ANGELES July, 1973 paperback
ref. 0887501370New. hardcover. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. hardcover
ref. 0887501370.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1975ref. 030830Oberon Press 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. Signed by Authors. Clean No Edition Stated. Hardcover Non Pictorial Boards. First Edition Signed By The Author At The Title Page. Signed " Joyce Marshall- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Oberon Press hardcover
2007ref. Q-1425995527AuthorHouse 2007-05-01. paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! AuthorHouse paperback
ref. 934651994. 8° 32 S. Geheftet Tadell. Dada und das Essen von Rene Simmen zusammengestellt und dadamässig illustriert. 010 1994 unknown
