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Joyce, James.. Anna Livia Plurabelle. Preface by Padraic Colum.. Crosby Gaige, 1928.
Price: US$2755.17 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Princeton University for Crosby Gaige, 1928. Printed on green paper watermarked Alexander Japan Made in USA. Original black cloth, front cover blind stamped with border of three rules in centre, gilt-stamped, inverted triangle of three rules. Spines ends lightly rubbed, boards lightly dampstained and bowed, upper margins of leaves lightly waterstained. Rudementary sketch in ink to front free endpaper. One of 50 copies form a total edition of 850. This is copy number 6. Of the 50 copies (these copies were not signed by Joyce) probably only six were offered for sale by the publisher. The remaining 44 copies were presumable given away by Gaige with the exception of a few which were remaindered to the Chaucer Head Book Shop, New York in 1938 by Random House. [Slocum/Cahoon A32] Rare.
Seller: Ulysses Rare Books Ltd. ABA, ILAB, Dublin , Ireland
JOYCE, James.. Anna Livia Plurabelle.. New York Crosby Gaige, 1928.
Price: US$4235.00 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, no. 3 of six numbered copies of 50 COPIES ON PALE GREEN-TINTED PAPER, from an overall limitation of 850; 8vo; title previously detached cleanly at gutter now with neat reversible tissue paper repair to verso, chip from fore-edge of a preliminary blank leaf, slight separation at upper hinge, bookplate to front pastedown; publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and with triangular gilt design on upper cover, top edge gilt, presented in morocco-backed, cloth drop-back box. The first edition of Anna Livia Plurabelle by James Joyce, the text that was to become chapter eight in Finnegans Wake, and introduce Joyce readers to the character that fellow Irish author Edna O'Brien was to describe as 'the most accessible and indeed beloved character conceived by Joyce'. Slocum and Cahoon note that: 'Of these 50 copies [on light green paper] probably 6 were offered for sale by the publisher. These were numbered 1 to 6, with the following notice on p.[iv] in the handwriting of Crosby Gaige: This is one of 6 copies on green paper. Crosby Gaige.'; however, this copy is simply numbered '3', and does not bear the publisher's statement on the limitation page. The remaining 44 copies were presumably disseminated by Crosby Gaige, with the exception of a few, which were passed on to the Chaucer Head Book Shop, New York, by Random House in 1938. Slocum & Cahoon A32.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
JOYCE, James.. Anna Livia Plurabelle.. New York Crosby Gaige, 1928.
Price: US$4235.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, number 187 of 800 copies signed by the author; device to title, contemporary ink name to front free endpaper; publisher's brown cloth, blind-tooled borders, gilt device to upper cover, gilt spine, slightly rubbed at spine ends, fore-corners slightly bumped, top edge gilt, others uncut. A very good first edition of Anna Livia Plurabelle by James Joyce, the text that was to become chapter eight in Finnegans Wake, and introduce Joyce readers to the character that fellow Irish author Edna O'Brien was to describe as 'the most accessible and indeed beloved character conceived by Joyce'. Slocum & Cahoon A32.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
JOYCE, James. Anna Livia Plurabelle. Crosby Gaige, New York, 1928.
Price: US$4250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Preface by Padraic Colum. 16mo, brown cloth. New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928. Limited Edition. First appearance in book form, from the work in progress that would become "Finnegans Wake". An exceptionally nice copy, with the gilt stamping very bright. One of 800 copies, signed by the author. Slocum & Cahoon. A 32.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
JOYCE, James. ANNA LIVIA PLURABELLE. New York: Crosby Gaige., 1928.
Price: US$4491.43 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original brown cloth ruled in blind and with triangular gilt decoration to the centre of the upper board, titles in gilt to the spine. Top edge gilt. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh, a little rubbed to spine tips. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Issued in a limited edition of 800 copies (with a further 50 copies published on pale green-tinted paper in black cloth), this example is numbered 304 and signed by James Joyce in black ink to the limitation page. A UK trade edition, published by Faber and Faber (and instigated by T. S. Eliot) was published in 1930. The novelist Edna O'Brien has described 'Anna Livia', which would become the eighth chapter of 'Finnegans Wake', as the "melodic chapter with which he hoped to win over recalcitrant readers. He wrote seven versions in all, constituting thousands of hours of labour, each episode more enriched, more exuberant and more transmutative. What he was doing was leaving a literary ghost mark for a world that was unprepared for it". ('The Guardian', 27 January 2017; Slocum & Cahoon A32). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
JOYCE, JAMES A.. Anna Livia Plurabelle. Crosby Gaige, New York, 1928.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: Limited Edition Number 235 OF 850. AEG. Signed limited edition, 235/850. A lovely copy in all respects. F.
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Anna Livia Plurabelle. Crosby Gaige, New York, 1928.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: LIMITED EDITION of 800 copies printed. This copy is authentically SIGNED by James Joyce. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A sharp copy of this SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION in collector's condition. Includes a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Joyce, James.. Anna Livia Plurabelle. With a Preface by Padraic Colum.. Crosby Gaige, 1928.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Limited Edition. #544/800 copies, bound in brown cloth, top edge gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed, each copy hand-numbered, and SIGNED by Joyce on the copyright page. 61pp. About Fine, spine ends slightly rubbed, in original glassine dustwrapper, now browned and chipped at edges. Text and endpapers clean and unmarked. A lyrical installment from Finnegans Wake. Q18852
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Anna Livia Plurabelle. With a Preface by Padraic Colum. Crosby Gaige, New York, 1928.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. A magnificent copy SIGNED by James Joyce. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this limited edition of 800 copies SIGNED by the author with a custom acedate cover to protect the book. We buy SIGNED Joyce First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$7057.96 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, signed limited issue, number 693 of 800 copies signed by the author, preceding the UK edition by two years. Anna Livia Plurabelle is an early published chapter from Joyce's famous "work in progress" that would eventually become Finnegans Wake. Slocum and Cahoon A32. Duodecimo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front cover with decoration in gilt, covers with borders in blind, top edge gilt, fore edge untrimmed. Spine ends minimally rubbed, otherwise a fine copy, with cloth and gilt remarkably bright, and fresh within.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$7699.59 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, signed limited issue, number 134 of 800 copies signed by the author, preceding the British edition by two years. Anna Livia Plurabelle is an early published chapter from Joyce's famous "work in progress" that would eventually become Finnegans Wake. Slocum and Cahoon A32. Duodecimo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, spine and front cover decorated in gilt, borders to covers in blind, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Housed in a custom brown cloth slipcase. Bookplate and ink ownership signature of one Dennis Hartman to front pastedown, corresponding offsetting to front free endpaper. Spine ends lightly bumped, a few tiny marks to cloth, slight crease to preliminary blank. A near-fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$9624.49 + shipping
Description: First edition, signed limited issue, number 666 of 800 copies signed by the author. The book is rare in the publisher's glassine and slipcase, which are unrecorded by the bibliographers Slocum and Cahoon. This edition, which included a further 50 unsigned copies printed on green paper and bound in black cloth, precedes the British edition by two years. Anna Livia Plurabelle is an early published chapter from Joyce's famous "Work in Progress" that eventually became Finnegans Wake (1939). T. S. Eliot thought it an excellent chapter to select for early publication, writing that "this fantasy of the course of the river Liffey is the best-known part of Finnegans Wake, and is the best introduction to it" (p. 7). Slocum and Cahoon A32. T. S. Eliot, Introducing James Joyce: A Selection of Joyce's Prose, 1942. Duodecimo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, blind rules and dog-tooth roll on covers, front cover with gilt triangular centrepiece, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. In the publisher's glassine and original green card slipcase. Two later postcards with Joyce's portrait, one by Man Ray, loosely inserted. Spine head knocked, bump to upper corners, cloth bright and contents clean; glassine with tear to upper spine and fold ends, with singular chip: a near-fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom