[Rarebooks] FS - Joyce, ULYSSES (Shakespeare & Co.)

[GREENFIELD BOOKS]

JOYCE, James. */ULYSSES/*. Complete two volume set, bound in original 
reddish-brown cloth. Published by Shakespeare and Company, Paris, in 
January, 1924. Larger 8vo, pp. 736. Colophon states: "Printed for Sylvia 
Beach by Maurice Darantiere at Dijon, France". With four pages of 
corrections at end of volume II.

First published by Sylvia Beach (Shakespeare and Company, Paris) in 
February, 1922, in a limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies. The 
second and third printings, by the Egoist Press, London, were the 
subject of numerous confiscations by the authorities. Notwithstanding, 
many copies of were smuggled into America by tourists, and /Ulysses/ 
achieved an early reputation as a modern classic. When, in 1933, Bennett 
Cerf challenged the U.S. Post Office's censorship stranglehold over 
literature, he arranged publication terms with Joyce, and a Random House 
representative dutifully asked a customs official to confiscate his copy 
of /Ulysses/ so that a court case could be initiated. The result was the 
epic decision of U. S. District Court Judge John M. Woolsey, lifting the 
ban, and setting new standards for defining pornography (see /Dictionary 
of Irish Literature, /p. 333).

This is the fourth printing of the first edition, bound in the original 
undistinguished cloth, with gilt spine lettering. The boards are now 
scuffed, bumped, and worn at the corners, with a tear to the cloth of 
vol. I at the
spine. The inner half of the top edge of vol. II is stained. The hinges 
and joints are still tight, but the binding of each volume is somewhat 
shaken. As collectors know, the paper used in this printing is subject 
to "browning" and brittleness. The paper in this copy is no exception, 
and all pages show age-toning at the margins, with occasional chipping 
to the edges due to brittleness. There is a former owner's bookplate on 
the front pastedown ("Irving Jay Brown") of each volume. Overall, a good 
set of what has been described as the greatest novel in the English 
language.

Price:  $500.00.

Terms of Sale - The price is net in US funds. Payment by check, or 
credit card (MC, VISA, AMEX). Postage, packing and insurance $15 in 
North America; $30 overseas. Returnable within seven days of receipt if 
not as described.

Trade Discount - Books offered for sale in these postings are usually 
offered by us at a discount from the prices at which they will be listed 
for sale on the usual out-of-print databases (e.g. Abebooks). 
Consequently, the price indicated above is net to all, with no further 
discounts being available. Notwithstanding, Greenfield Books does 
reciprocate a discount to book dealers who are members of a national 
association affiliated with the International League of Antiquarian 
Booksellers (ILAB). We will also consider extending a discount to other 
full time book dealers who advertise their books on-line, and whose 
publicly stated Terms of Sale includes the offer of a trade discount. 
However, any such discount is only applicable to books offered for sale 
either at our web site (URL below), or on the aforementioned 
out-of-print databases.

 
=================================================================================================
GREENFIELD BOOKS						
Member: ABAC/ILAB and						
The Ephemera Society of America					
===============================					
217 Academy Road,					
Winnipeg, MB R3M 0E2 Canada				
Voice: (204) 488-2023				
FAX: (204) 488-3508				
	
Visit our web site and search our entire inventory, check out photos of our latest acquisitions, or make a secure credit card payment for your purchase.  Web site: http://www.greenfieldbooks.com			
=================================================================================================