Verlag: Faber, London, 1991
ISBN 10: 0571143059 ISBN 13: 9780571143054
Anbieter: Dreadnought Books, Bristol, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Thus. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xiv + 300pp. Binding firm. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket slightly worn. Edges foxed and browned. Occasional creasing to page corners. Corners bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Poetry; Modern; Fiction. ISBN: 0571143059. ISBN/EAN: 9780571143054. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 48900.
Verlag: London. Faber and Faber Ltd. 1st edition, 1991
ISBN 10: 0571143059 ISBN 13: 9780571143054
Anbieter: Tyger Press PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 8vo. dustwrapper. [i-xiv]. 300pp. a good copy.
Verlag: Faber & Faber, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1991
ISBN 10: 0571143059 ISBN 13: 9780571143054
Anbieter: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition - the scarcer hardcover issue. ***Near fine in dark-blue cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles and lining on the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. No creasing, bumps or tears - just very slight creasing to the bottom of the spine. Corners sharp. Edges of page block clean - just slightly marked at the top edge. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions or annotations. No creases or tears. Paper stock nice and white. Spine tight. ***In a near fine dustwrapper with the familiar 1980s Pentagram-designed typographical design. The dustwrapper is near fine with no noticeable blemishes, and retains the original publisher's printed price of £14.99 net. No creases or tears. No fading, even to the spine. ***300 pages including a section of Notes and Index of Titles and First Lines at the back of the book. 224mm x 145mm. ***'This important collection brings together in one volume all the poems published by James Joyce in his lifetime, most notably "Chamber Music" and "Pomes Penyeach". It also includes a large body of his satiric or humorous occasional verse, much of which is fugitive and little known to the general reader. In addition, the volume provides the text of the surviving prose "Epiphanies", which help us to understand the formative stages of Joyce's art; "Giacomo Joyce", the fascinating Trieste notebook that Joyce compiled while finishing "A Portrait of the Artist" and beginning "Ulysses"; and the 1904 essay "A Portrait of the Artist", in which he first explored the world of his autobiographical novel. The whole collection contains much that will be unfamiliar to the student and the general reader.' [Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper] ***James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. Joyce's novel "Ulysses" (1922) is a landmark in which the episodes of Homer's "Odyssey" are paralleled in a variety of literary styles, most famously stream of consciousness. Other well-known works are the short-story collection "Dubliners" (1914), and the novels "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (1916) and "Finnegans Wake" (1939). His other writings include three books of poetry, a play, letters, and occasional journalism.' [Wiki] ***A first impression of the true first edition, in exceptional condition. A collector's copy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.