Finnegans Wake

James Joyce

Verlag: Viking Press, New York, 1939

Beschreibung

I have only gone through about 250 of the books that I have inherited from my late father. There have been some very nice surprises found, rare first editions, signed special editions and so forth. This book may well turn out to be the prize of the whole collection. Dad was a great admirer of James Joyce as evidenced by his purchasing many books by and about him back in the 1930's, the voluminous articles he cut out of newspapers and magazines and placed in the books and even his writing style which mimicked lots of the tricks Joyce used, (deliberately misspelled words, run-on sentances and paragraph, stream-of-consciousness narratives.) So I was not surprised when this book showed up in his collection. This fine example of the May 1939 Viking Press first edition of Finnegans Wake has my late father's name and the date of May 1939 on the front overleaf. It has an ex-libras sticker inside the front cover. There is some toning of the end pages probably from the several magazine and newspaper articles Dad cut out and left inside the covers. There is one from the New York Times Book Review dated May 7, 1949. Another is from the Saturday Review of Literature dated January 25, 1941. Another from the same source dated August 12, 1939 identifies an error by the printer on page 34. A fourth is from Time Magazine's February 4, 1947 issue. And finally, inside the back cover, is another article from the New York Times Book Review for February 18, 1940 covering Herbert Gorman's biography of Joyce (which I am also offering for sale. It is my book number 000113!) Aside from the aforementioned items and some slight toning of the outside of the pages, the book is pristine. The dust jacket, while complete, has had a rougher life. The top and bottom of the spine are torn and missing small amounts of material. There is a triangular tear at back top of the spine that is 2 3/4 inches long. The top and bottom of jacket front and back is chipped, rubbed and torn in small measure. It is still pretty bright and attractive though. The front foldover has "First Regular Edition" and the price of $5.00 at the top. I will be posting 5 pictures of the book and jacket and the articles inserted. If anyone wants more photos just let me know what you need. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. A volume of this rarity deserves the best treatment. As a result, I believe shipping by insured registered mail would be appropriate. Contact me for information on costs. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000235

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Finnegans Wake

Verlag: Viking Press, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1939

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition