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1939ref. 140949010New York: The Viking Press 1939. First American Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American trade edition first printing. iv 628 pp. Bound in publisher's black buckram lettered in gilt blue topstain. Near Fine with very light rubbing to extremities and bookseller stamp to back free endpaper recto. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing soiling and edgewear and contemporary bookseller ticket to rear flap. A beautiful copy of Joyce's linguistically innovative final novel. Slocum 48. The Viking Press unknown books
1939ref. 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
1939ref. 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
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
1939ref. 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
1960ref. 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
1955ref. 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
1955ref. 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
1939ref. 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
1939ref. 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
1939ref. 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
1945ref. 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
1999ref. WELLER9780141181264Penguin 1999. New. New book. Penguin unknown books
1999ref. 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
1943ref. 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
1939ref. 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
1939ref. 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
2014ref. 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
1960ref. 508905New York: Caedmon Publishers 1960. Softcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Tall octavo. 25pp. Stapled self-wrappers. Wrappers tanned with a cover stain lower wrap with a bit of very shallow abrading and foredge with a tiny stain barely affecting the margins of the last few pages near very good. A portion of Joyce's novel published in conjunction with the release of the Caedmon Records recording of readings from Finnegans Wake. Caedmon Publishers unknown books
1939ref. 1403209Faber and Faber London 1939. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Faber & Faber UK 1939. Signed Limited Numbered. One of 425 Limited edition copies. Signed by James Joyce. Pages are clean; text is unmarked binding is tight and square. Light wear to cloth boards at spine ends and edges. Text block is clean. Hard cover in original salmon cloth with titles on spine in gilt top edge gilt fore edge and foot of handmade paper untrimmed. Housed in an expertly restored yellow slipcase inside a custom slipcase. Faber and Faber, London hardcover books
1939ref. 1407012The Viking Press 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First Published May 1939 stated on the copyright page. First U.S. Edition which was published simultaneously with the first UK edition. Near fine condition. Negligible tanning of the page edges. Small 3-star stamp in red ink on the back paste down. Dust jacket has water damage to bottom front and back flaps which extends slightly onto the panels. Minor chipping at the edges and at the corners. Couple of closed tears. Original price of $5.00 printed on the front flap. Comes housed in a custom slipcase. The Viking Press hardcover books
1927ref. 020496New York: Two Worlds Publishing Company January 1927. First Edition. wraps. Slight soiling; wrinkling and chipping to spine tips. Very Good copy of this fragile periodical. Original printed stapled wraps. A bowdlerized and unauthorized reprint the fifth of thirteen published by Roth of Joyce's ULYSSES which had been banned in the United States on grounds of obscenity. Two Worlds Publishing Company paperback books
1992ref. 621158San Diego: San Diego State University Press 1992. Softcover. Near Fine. Periodical. Pictorial wrappers. Light edgewear near fine. Includes an excerpt from "Citre et Trans" by Samuel R. Delany an excerpt from "Martyrdom" by Joyce Carol Oates two "transsexual" interviews by Chris Martin "There's Trouble in That Body: Queer Fanzines Sexual Identity and Censorship" by Matias Viegener and more. San Diego State University Press unknown books
ref. 91461No place: no publisher no date. Unbound. Fine. First edition of this poem bookmark. Illustrated. A fine copy. OCLC locates no copies. no publisher unknown books
1989ref. RFANFAN00tpmBlack Sparrow 1989. Fine. Fante John. Fante / Mencken. John Fante & H. L. Mencken: A Personal Correspondence 1930 - 1952. Mencken H. L.; Moreau Michael; Fante Joyce. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow 1989. 172pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. 1/4 Red cloth. Book condition: Near fine with gently rubbed edges. In protective mylar. Black Sparrow hardcover books
