Ulysess 1922 ULYSSES James Joyce First EditionFirst edition of Joyce's masterpiece, one of 750 numbered copies printed on handmade paper from a total edition of 1000 copies, this is number number 257. Thick quarto, original blue turquza wrappers. In near fine condition, square and tight with a touch of rubbing to the crown and foot of the spine. Housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional example. Ulysses was published in Paris by Shakespeare & Company,1922.LIMITED ISSUE, ONE OF 1000 COPIES ON DUTCH HANDMADE PAPER, this copy number 257 page.Original "Greek flag" blue printed wrappers, uncut (some small spots, larger along the lower rear joint, a few small nicks to edges, but an unsophisticated copy). The impact of Joyce's Ulysses was revolutionary in its own time, and the book continues to stand as the single most significant English language novel of the last century. The complexities of its formal structure, its linguistic inventiveness and its imaginative cohesion of historical sources have made Ulysses the most diligently studied work of modern literature in English. Cyril Connolly, while criticizing Joyce's "preference for language rather than people," nevertheless could not reject the novel's immense intellectual weight: "somehow it does achieve greatness like a ruined temple soaring from a jungle -- and should be judged perhaps as a poem, a festival of the imagination. "The first printing consisted of 1,000 copies, divided into three various limitations. The first 100 copies were printed on fine handmade paper, numbered 1-100, and signed by Joyce (as here). Copies 101-250 were also printed on handmade paper, though of a lesser grade than the first 100, and were not signed by Joyce. The final 750 copies were numbered 251-1,000, printed on the least expensive stock of paper, and like the previous limitation, were not signed by Joyce. A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY, owned by the novelist and editor Bryher who helped finance and support numerous other publishers, including Sylvia Beach. She also gave financial support to writers, including Joyce and Edith Sitwell, and counted among her circle of friends Maurice Darantiere, Dijon, France

Good Condition, Small stains inside, includes delivery cover.