ULYSSES

James Joyce

Verlag: Modern Library New York, 1946

Beschreibung

This notable Modern Library Giant edition includes the summing up by Judge Woolsey allowing the controversial novel to be published in the USA. The text block is stained at the top, as required for this edition, and it has a few signs of being read. The binding is firm, and has obviously been well protected by the jacket, which is well preserved and itself protected by a mylar sleeve. There is a former owner signature on the front endpaper, which is a minor irritation, so if that kind of thing bothers you don't buy this copy. With one's best forensic hat on it is obvious that in some early passages some annotations have been made in pencil. It is equally obvious that another somebody has erased these offending marks. I look on these pale ghosts as marks of experience rather than serious abuse. This is not an ex library copy, but it is an OLD copy. 1946 is a long time ago now, and Near Fine takes into consideration the age of the book. So much of this wonderful maze of a book still grips and fascinates; above all, it is moving, especially when the text is familiar because of more than one reading. The Molly Bloom solilloquy is an extraordinary example of creative fiction, and it is still shattering today. 'I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.' If that moves you, as it does me, then give this a read. It is unlike any other novel, and it has moments of great beauty. Language: eng. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1517482605821

Bibliografische Details

Titel: ULYSSES

Verlag: Modern Library New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1946

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine