Oct 01, 2009 - Sale 2188

Sale 2188 - Lot 166

Price Realized: $ 33,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 35,000 - $ 45,000
JOYCE, JAMES. Ulysses. 4to, original Greek blue wrappers lettered in white, expert restoration to edges, folds, flaps and spine ends; small thin chip along fore edge of front blank, small crease to lower margin of half-title, appears to be a printer's flaw; custom chemise and clamshell box, artistically designed with soft grey-blue patterned paper and lettering pieces in Greek blue, some minimal rubbing along edges. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1922
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number 679 of 750 copies on handmade paper. ex-collection joan whitney, with her book label tipped to front pastedown. A lovely copy with minimal professional restoration and housed in a handsome case. Slocum & Cahoon A17.