James Joyce

4to (209 x 156 mm.), original blue and white printed wrappers bound in, price of sixty francs to back cover, manuscript ownership inscription to front free endpaper, manuscript correction slip tipped in, contemporary black morocco, title gilt to spine, edges uncut, in black clamshell box, leaves browned, extremities slightly rubbed, restoration to spine.

20.9 x 15.6 cm

May 16, 2022 • Sotheby's

8vo (195 x 124 mm). half-title, 18 lines of publisher's advertisements facing the title-page; lightly browned, ownership inscription reading "l. macaulay-filgate[?]" on the flyleaf, foxing and off-setting from the inscription on initial blank. publisher's maroon cloth, front cover and spine gilt-lettered; lacking the dustjacket, boards and extremities a little rubbed, with exposure to upper board edge in one spot, edges with some light soiling, spine with some shelfwear.

195 x 124 mm

Jan 25, 2022 • Sotheby's

first edition, limited edition, no. 238 of 500 copies on "handmade pure linen vidalon royal" (of a whole edition of 685).

28.3 x 19 cm

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17.7 x 11.5 cm

Jul 16, 2021 • Sotheby's

large 4to (232 x 244 mm) printed in perpetua on johannot wove paper. illustrated with 40 etchings, 20 printed in colors, by robert motherwell; tiny spot of finger-soiling at top edge. original white pigskin over blue silk boards, spine lettered in blue. original blue silk slipcase with printed spine label; a bit faded, a few small stains.

23.2 x 24.4 cm

Jul 16, 2021 • Sotheby's

243 x 155 mm

Jul 16, 2021 • Sotheby's

folio (324 x 257 mm). illuminated initial designed by the author's daughter lucia joyce, shoulder notes printed in red, two printed marginal vignettes; some very minor spotting throughout as often. publisher's orange vellum, front cover and spine gilt-lettered, rear cover with gilt publisher's emblem, top edge gilt, others uncut; some very minor flaking of the orange pigment, mostly at top edges. original gray board slipcase; broken. russet cloth slipcase gilt, chemise.

32.4 x 25.7 cm

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295 x 252 mm

Jul 16, 2021 • Sotheby's

the official date of publication for ulysses was joyce's birthday, 2 february 1922, but difficulties with the cover meant that in fact only two copies, both from the 1/750 issue, were actually ready that day. no further copies of any issue of ulysses appeared from the printer until 9 february (when a further batch of the 1/750 arrived), followed by the first of the 1/100 on 13 february, and the 1/150 series on 4 march. it is now thought that this reflects the order in which ulysses was actually printed.

24 x 18.4 cm

Jul 16, 2021 • Sotheby's

first edition of joyce's first book, published in an edition of 509 copies. a fine copy, in the scarce first binding variant, with lighter green cloth and thick laid-paper endpapers.

16.3 x 11 cm

Jul 16, 2021 • Sotheby's

212 x 138 mm

Jul 16, 2021 • Sotheby's

octavo (161 x 114mm). half-title 'collection of british and american authors. vol. 4937' (faint marginal stain to p.293). contemporary half roan over paper-covered boards (extremities lightly rubbed, joints more heavily). provenance: author's presentation copy (inscribed in green ink on half-title 'zurich 4.1.1491 [sic]' to:) – gustav zumsteg (1915-2005).

16.1 x 11.4 cm

Dec 9, 2020 • Christie's

octavo (176x 106mm). second impression. half-title 'the albatross modern continetal library volume i' (faint marginal stain on p.9). contemporary half roan over paper-covered boards (extremities lightly rubbed, joints more heavily). provenance: author's presentation copy (inscribed in green ink on half-title 'zurich 4.1.1941' to:) – gustav zumsteg (1915-2005).

17.6 x 10.6 cm

Dec 9, 2020 • Christie's

Gold and black glitter, on plywood

54 x 54 cm

Sep 19, 2019 • Bonhams

Screenprint in colours, unframed

76 x 56 cm

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silkscreen on paper

56.01 x 56.01 cm

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oil on board

36.83 x 21.59 cm

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