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1939Best.-Nr. 1409564New York: The Viking Press 1939. First American Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 628 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spin blue and red with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut: "$5.00." Tearing and chipping along edges of dust jacket with most significant material loss at head of spine. Small hole on spine. Heavy soiling to dust jacket. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards. General shelf wear. Fading to dye on top edge of textblock. Light soiling and foxing to edges of textblock. Light discoloration to endpapers. Shelved in Case 2. 1409564. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
1939Best.-Nr. 140947977London: Faber and Faber 1939. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. iv 628 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt on the spine yellow topstain. Near Fine with offsetting to fly-leaf and final page. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with trivial toning to spine. Housed in a custom clamshell case black cloth over quarter black morocco titled in gilt. A beautiful copy of Joyce's famously complex and linguistically innovative novel scarce in this condition. One of an edition of 3400 copies of which 950 copies in sheets were destroyed. Slocum A48. Faber and Faber unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 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
1939Best.-Nr. 17673London: Faber and Faber Limited 1939. First Edition First Impression. Cloth. Very good. First edition first impression of Finnegans Wake by James Joyce published in 1939. Octavo 8 628pp. Full red cloth title in gilt on spine. Yellow topstain untrimmed edges. Stated "First published in MCMXXXIX by Faber and Faber Limited" on title page no additional printings listed. Solid text block wear to cloth mostly along rear cover. Foxing to endpapers one leaf drawn on with red colored pencil. Previous ownership inscription dated 1944. Includes a "Complimentary Copy / Not for Sale" stamp on Page 628. Lacking the publisher's dust jacket. Housed in a custom red cloth chemise title in gilt on black label affixed to red morocco spine. A very good copy. Slocum & Cahoon A47. Finnegans Wake by James Joyce was published on May 4 1939 by Faber and Faber in London and Viking Press in New York. Joyce worked on the novel for over sixteen years initially publishing excerpts under the working title Work in Progress in various literary journals starting in 1924. Sections appeared in transition The Criterion and other outlets often accompanied by commentary from fellow writers. The final book a dense and experimental text was typeset and printed in France due to its complex typography and Joyce's publishing relationships. It was his last major work released just two years before his death. Faber and Faber Limited unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. RJOYFIN00jtmViking Press 1960. Very Good. Joyce James. Finnegans Wake. NY: Viking Press 1960. 628pp. 8vo. Red cloth. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with yellowing chipped edges and few stains. In dust jacket protector. Viking Press hardcover books
1955Best.-Nr. 318453New York: Viking 1955. sixth. hardcover. very good/very good-. 4 643 pages. Thick 8vo gilt-lettered red cloth d.w. edgeworn and with a few chips. New York: Viking 1955. Sixth printing. Cloth lightly worn at extremities still very good in very good- dust wrapper. This edition includes a list of corrections of misprints as prepared by the author after publication of the first edition. Viking unknown books
1955Best.-Nr. 577466New York: The Viking Press 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Sixth printing. Page edges lightly toned near fine in a very good dust jacket with toning on the spine and rear panel and a chip and tear at the crown. The Viking Press hardcover books
1939Best.-Nr. 6104London: Faber and Faber 1939. First trade edition. Near Fine/Very Good . A Near Fine copy of the book in Very Good dust jacket. Contemporary owner's name and bookplate on the front endpapers some foxing to the closed text-block and to the early and late leaves. Price-clipped dust jacket with the yellow titling faded minor chips and tears mostly a the extremities and some smudges to the jacket panels. Among the most influential and complex Modernist works Finnegans Wake "blends the reality of life with a dream world. The motive of the novel inspired by the 18th century Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico is that history is cyclical.the novel's plot is nearly as complex as the linguistic tactics deployed by Joyce who combined a number of languages and utilized complex sonic implications to create an atmosphere of wordplay and hidden meaning throughout the entirety of Finnegans Wake" Britannica. A natural progression from his earlier masterpiece Ulysses Finnegans Wake shows Joyce pressing his ability to weave together numerous languages cultural mythologies and national literatures to defy boundaries and binaries we so often lean on to understand the world. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Faber and Faber unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 140937376New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Publisher's black cloth binding lettered in gilt. Fine with fading to topstain near spine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with several tiny edge-tears and very light soiling. A striking copy of a book and jacket typically found in much lesser condition. The Viking Press unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 107104Viking Press 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First US edition stated on copyright page and front flap of dust jacket where the original $5 price is still present. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some moisture staining on the lower corners of the jacket not affecting the book. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Viking Press hardcover books
1945Best.-Nr. 05198FINNEGANS WAKE Viking 1945 fourth American printing vg or better in a less than vg dust-wrapper chipped at the head of the spine and again at the upper right corner of the rear dust-wrapper panel. This edition is apparently the first American edition to contain a list of corrections of misprints as prepared by the author after publication of the first edition. Viking Press unknown books
1999Best.-Nr. WELLER9780141181264Penguin 1999. New. New book. Penguin unknown books
1999Best.-Nr. 13883New York: Penguin Books 1999. Later printing. Paperback. As NEW. 628 pp. 21.5 cm; illustrated wraps. With an introduction by John Bishop. Penguin Books paperback books
1943Best.-Nr. 12364FINNEGANS WAKE Viking 1943 1st ed. 2nd printing near fine in vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and chipping. Viking unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 12362FINNEGANS WAKE Faber & Faber 1939 first edition some faint grey specks along the spine else a tight vg copy. Of 425 specially bound copies this is 1/125 copies of the English issue SIGNED by the author. Among the most controversial and important 20th century works of literature. Faber & Faber unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 014569London/New York: Faber & Faber/Viking Press 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Touch of wear to the heel of the spine which is mildly sunned. Lacking the original slipcase but with a custom-made slipcase in its place. Near Fine in a Fine custom slipcase. Original red buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Copy #222 of 425 numbered copies printed on handmade paper and SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. One of the most important books of modern English fiction if not one of the more readable. "Joyce insisted that each word each sentence had several meanings and that the 'ideal lecteur' should devote his lifetime to it like the Koran" Connolly THE MODERN MOVEMENT 81; "The greatest failure in literature" Burgess 99 NOVELS: THE BEST IN ENGLISH SINCE 1939 page 25. Faber & Faber/Viking Press hardcover books
2014Best.-Nr. 9032668London: Folio Society 2014. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. First Folio Society edition. Edited by Rose and O'Hanlon prefaces by Rose O'Hanlon and Deane introduction by Greetham illustrated by Lord with an introduction. Bound in publisher's original blue black and silver illustrated cloth with blue and silver leather spine label. Top edge silver. Comes with black paper-covered board slipcase stamped in illustrated silver. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout by Lord. 7 3/4 x 11 inches. 492 pages plus introductions and plates. Folio Society hardcover books
1983Best.-Nr. 67852Seattle: University of Washington Press 1983. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 88pp. Pages slightly tanned wraps lightly rubbed else very good. University of Washington Press paperback books
1949Best.-Nr. 19400London: Faber and Faber 1949. Cloth. Good /Good . A presentable serviceable copy of the 1949 4th edition. Tight and Good in its light-red cloth with an intriguing full-page inscription on the front free endpaper light offsetting along the spine the pastedowns and the endsheets and mild spotting to the fore-edge. And in a bright price-intact Good example of the chocolate-brown dustjacket with roughly 1/3 to 40% of the spine missing and very light chipping and creasing along the edges. Octavo 628 pgs. of text written between 1922-1939 as stated at the end of the text 18 pgs. at the rear of "Corrections of Misprints in FINNEGANS WAKE Faber and Faber unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 1401767New York: The Viking Press 1939. First American Edition First Printing First State Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Octavo 628 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Housed in publisher's moderately worn green cloth slip case bearing red labels with gilt lettering to spine. Protected within slip case in publisher's green cloth folders with green marbled paper inside. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering price uncut: "$5.00." Moderate rubbing and tearing along edges of dust jacket. Largest tear at bottom edge of spine. Some material loss at top edge of rear cover. Scuffing to dust jacket. General shelf wear to book spine and boards. Mild bumping to fore edge of rear board. Fading to dye on top edge of textblock. Light scuffing and staining to fore and bottom edges of textblock. Adhesive residue from bookplate to front pastedown. Gutter visible at half title page and at page 628. Age toning throughout textblock. Features a 16 page pamphlet titled "Corrections of Misprints in Finnegans Wake As Prepared by the Author after Publication of the First Edition" stored in rear of textblock. Light staining and penciling. Front inner flap reads "First Regular Edition $5.00" making this a first state dust jacket. CM Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. 1401767. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
1939Best.-Nr. 1401768New York: The Viking Press 1939. First American Edition First Printing Second State Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Octavo 628 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Housed in publisher's moderately worn green cloth slip case bearing red labels with gilt lettering to spine. Protected within slip case in publisher's green cloth folders with green marbled paper inside. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering price uncut: "$5.00." Sunning to spine. Rubbing and tearing along edges of dust jacket. Largest tear at at tail of spine. Some material loss to dust jacket primarily at head of spine and at top corners. Scuffing to dust jacket. Rubbing along extremities of boards. Mild scuffing to cloth. Textblock slightly sunken. Fading to dye at top edge of textblock. Gutter visible at half title page and at page 628. Age toning throughout textblock. Features a 16 page pamphlet titled "Corrections of Misprints in Finnegans Wake As Prepared by the Author after Publication of the First Edition" protected with plastic sleeve and stored in rear of textblock. Front inner flap reads "Regular Edition $5.00" making this a second state dust jacket. CM Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. 1401768. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
1958Best.-Nr. 89491NY: Viking 1958. Eighth US printing. 628 pp. Very near fine in near fine dust jacket with light toning and a few small spots to spine. The first edition to incorporate Joyce’s corrections to the text. Much less common than the 1939 first US edition. NY: Viking unknown books
1983Best.-Nr. 197290Seattle WA: University of Washington Press 1983. Softcover. Good wraps scuffed scratched scored rubbed; foxing or light staining on back wrap. long diagonal crease to front wrap edge. spine & spine edges have rubbed creasing/slight tears; spine light sunned. corners rubbed. foxing to textblock edges. green wraps w/ pink illustration stylized white printing. approx 90 unpaginated pgs bw illustrations throughout. Foxing to lower edges of interior wrap edges and opening closing pages. Instances of tanning foxing to pages. Remains tightly bound. University of Washington Press paperback books
1993Best.-Nr. 055868Frankfurt a. M., Verlag Zweitausendeins - Sonderausgabe - Lizenz Verlag Jürgen Häusser., 1993. Kainäh ÜbelSätzZung des Hehrkeß fun Schämes Scheuß von Dieter H. Stündel. 628 Seiten. Großformatiges Taschenbuch, Fußschnitt leicht bestaubt (Regalabrieb). Gr.-8°. H OBroschur.
Best.-Nr. 9788535924558CIA DAS LETRAS. new. No in�cio dos anos 1990 o surgimento de um manuscrito causou alvoro�o entre os estudiosos de James Joyce. Encontrado em meio a seus pap�is e anota��es Finn�s Hotel foi anunciado como embri�o daquele que seria o mais enigm�tico dos livros do irland�s o gargantuesco e caudaloso Finnegans Wake. Todavia uma longa briga judicial privou os leitores do acesso ao texto. Apenas agora mais de duas d�cadas depois de sua apari��o � que Finn�s Hotel chega ��s m�os dos f�s de Joyce. Se Finnegans Wake � um dos textos mais herm�ticos de toda a literatura universal este Finn�s Hotel � um presente aos leitores que tanto o aguardaram. Tremendamente claro e acess�vel � composto de onze pequenos contos que poderiam ser chamados de f�bulas sobre a hist�ria da Irlanda. Divertidos e comoventes os textos chegam ao portugu�s pelas m�os de Caetano W. Galindo cuja tradu��o do livro Ulysses recebeu os pr�mios Jabuti APCA e ABL. Joyceano de m�o cheia Galindo recriou aqui as dezenas de trocadilhos e jogos de linguagem do original. N�o se sabe ao certo as inten��es de Joyce com o manuscrito e se essas hist�rias de fato comp�em uma vers�o anterior do Finnegans Wake. Ainda assim est�o l� Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker protagonista do Wake bem como um esbo�o inicial da magn�fica carta de Anna Livia Plurabelle uma das pe�as mais belas da l�ngua inglesa. Esta edi��o traz ainda uma nova tradu��o do poema Giacomo Joyce tamb�m traduzido por Galindo. CIA DAS LETRAS unknown
