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Joyce, James | With an illuminated initial designed by Lucia Joyce

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July 16, 07:09 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,500 USD

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Joyce, James

Storiella As She Is Syung. (London: Corvinus Press, 1937)


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.


First edition, no. 121 of numbered 175 copies on hand-made paper (of a whole edition of 176).


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Slocum & Cahoon A46