[Rarebooks] FS: SIGNED Limited James Joyce, 1/100 copies

[Charles Agvent]

JOYCE, James. TALES TOLD OF SHEM AND SHAUN: THREE FRAGMENTS FROM WORK IN 
PROGRESS. Paris: The Black Sun Press, 1929. First Edition. Original 
printed wraps in glassine wrapper and original red suede and gold paper 
slipcase; printed under the direction of Harry and Caresse Crosby at 
their Black Sun Press. Copy #82 of only 100 (of a total edition of 650) 
numbered copies printed on Japanese Vellum and SIGNED by the author on 
the half-title page. Illustrated with an abstract portrait of the author 
by Brancusi, the only example of a graphic made for a book by the 
sculptor. With a preface by C. K. Ogden. The second separately published 
portion (preceded by ANNA LIVIA PLURABELLE) of what would become 
FINNEGANS WAKE. Two pages in the preface bound out of order but present 
and complete. Glassine wrapper lacks the spine. About Fine in a Near 
Fine example of the fragile original slipcase which has short splits at 
the edges. (#015301)        $12,500.00

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