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Paris: Shakespeare and Company, [actually Adolph & Rudolph Loewinger, 230 West 17th St., New York for Samuel and Max Roth], 1929. FIRST TRUE American Edition - Pirated and UNAUTHORISED by Joyce. Recent dark green full coarse grained morocco, spine with five raised bands, gilt title and author s name, all edges untrimmed, boards with blind decoration to the edge of the bands. Pages tanned and age toned, some marks and staining, all edges untrimmed, page with I bound in before the title [as called for in 'A Bibliography of James Joyce by Slocum and Cahoon A19, page 28], "Jonthan" instead of "Jonathan" on "By the Same Writer" page, on page 93 with some print effect to the 3rd and 5th row of text (see photos), page 359 page numbered to the inner rather than the outer margin, some pages badly trimmed or cut (473-480) with roughly cut margin (not impacting the text), page 511 torn and repaired to the inner margin, impacting the text - see photos, pages 531 and 533 cut poorly with loss to the outer margin (not impacting the text), from page 369 onwards some pages uncut, repaired to pages 511, 733 and 735. The number 1 printed just below the page number to page 525. We have photographed many pages to show the extent of the poor trimming and cutting of the pages, which was common with these editions of Ulysses. Photos have been taken with and without flash. There is no loss to the text. Slocum & Cahoon comment as follows "It was unauthorised by Joyce and sold illegaly in the United States. Many copies of this piracy were seized by the Society for the Suppression of Vice on October 5, 1929."; "Number of Copies: c 2,000-3,000." "Among the many points in which this piracy differs from the legitimate ninth printing are the misprint "Jonthan" for "Jonathan" (p.[2])." A handsomely bound copy. One for sale online at over £11,000. 735pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 9 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles, five raised bands, six compartments, gilt year of publication at the foot of the spine. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition blind stamped decoration to both boards aligning with the raised bands. Page edges fair to good condition all untrimmed, some uncut. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition. Paste downs very good condition new, marbled. End papers very good condition new, marbled. Title fair to good condition tanned, minor marks. Pages fair to good condition tanned, minor marks (see Description above for detailed condition). Binding very good condition sound and attractive. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1929 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1698176192422
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