Joyce, James.

8vo, first German edition, translated by Hannah von Mettal, presentation copy inscribed by the author ("To | Scofield Thayer | with grateful regards | James Joyce | Zurich Switzerland | 8.ix.919"), errata slip tipped-in, original green wrappers printed in blue, unopened, preserved in black cloth chemise and quarter black morocco slipcase, lightly discolored at edges.

Slocum & Cahoon D44

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This first German edition of Exiles was published in Switzerland at Joyce's own expense in an edition of 600 copies: it was the first of any of Joyce's works to be translated.  The "grateful regards" of the presentation inscription are for a $700 gift Thayer made earlier in the year to the Joyces. Thayer, the wealthy co-founding editor of the third and final incarnation of The Dial, was one of Joyce's most ardent supporters during the 1921 New York censorship trial over the serialization of Ulysses in The Little Review, during which he took the witness stand as a supporter.