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Joyce, James. Letters of James Joyce, Volume 1.. New York, Viking Press., 1966.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: New edition with corrections. Edited by Stuart Gilbert. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good minus (edges spotted; bookplate) with very good dust jacket (short tear).
Seller: Bucks County Bookshop IOBA, Doylestown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$72.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Editions. Vol I originally published in 1957 , now in this "New Edition with corrections.Vol II and III state "First Published in 1966" with no other dates on the copyright pages. The Books are bound in fine green cloth with titling in gilt on the spines. Corners are sharp Bindings are firm. The top edges of Vol.II have several dots of foxing. Otherwise the page edges are clean and bright. Cream color endpapers. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. The book case is in good plus condition with tears and abrades areas on the bottom edge of the front panel and horizontal edges at the back also abraded . Too heavy to ship internationally.
Seller: Friends of the Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$97.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 3 Volume Set Series; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 1496 pages; Hard cover is green cloth. Gold lettering on spine. Some rubbing, scuffing, bumping, sunning, shelf wear to boards. 3 volume set. No DJ or slip case. Illustrated with b/w pictures. Usual former library markings. Pages are otherwise clean and tight. "This new edition . Contains much new material to which Stuart Gilbert did not have access in 1957."
Seller: Pegasus Books, Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Viking Press, 1966. Three volumes in original slipcase; slipcase very lightly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned, corners/edges quite rubbed/bumped, several large chips/tears at the corners/edges, three inch tear at the top edge; dustjackets faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled, very lightly sunned, corners/edges/spine ends very lightly rubbed/bumped, several small chips/tears at the corners/edges/spine ends; covers faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled, corners/spine ends very lightly rubbed/bumped; edges faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned/foxed, top edges very lightly soiled/foxed; interiors faintly age-toned throughout; binding tight; slipcase, dustjackets, covers, edges and interiors intact and clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply for International or Expedited orders. hardcover. Good/Good.
Seller: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First editions. Volumes II and III only. Small quartos. lxxii, 472; xxxi, 584pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Both volumes with topedges lightly foxed, Volume III with the boards the tiniest bit bowed and Volume II cocked, near fine in modestly worn and somewhat toned, very good or better dust jackets; Volume II has two very short tears on the lower panel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Green cloth bindings with gold print on spines. Tight, sound and unmarked. Vol. I 440 pages including index ; Vol. II 472; Vol. III 580 pages including index for II & III. Dust jackets are very good with slight rubbing on spine ends areas and a few small tears on some edges. Vol. I was originally published in 1957 by Stuart Gilbert. Vol.s II & II are a later work; First editions here by Richard Ellmann. Slip case is sound but has some chipping at edges and some rubwear. The rear of the case has spots which almost look like silverfish at bottom edge. Due to heavier than standard weight, S&H may be adjusted.
Seller: Falls Bookstore, Readsboro, VT, U.S.A.
Joyce, James (Eidted by Richard Ellmann). Letters of James Joyce.. Viking Press, New York, 1966.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 3 volumes in publisher's box; volume one and three in edgeworn and chipped DJs, Volume two Lacking DJ. Box is worn with some loss to gray paper, with toning and scuffing to paper band. Text is unmarked. Joyce. ; Three Volume Set; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1496 pages
Seller: The Second Reader Bookshop, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three Volumes. All First Printings. Vol 1 from 1957, vols 2 & 3 from 1966. Modest wear else a solid set in dusty and somewhat worn jackets. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1496 pages
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing of the 1966 edition, slipcased three volume hardcover set, all of the books have a slight lean to their binding, bumps to their spine ends, and a touch of wear to their fore edges. Overall, this is a solid, bright, Very Good+ set in Very Good dust jackets, which all have sunning to their spine, bumps with some areas of creasing and tearing to their spine ends and corners, rubbing with a few small smudges, and a hint of edge wear, while Vol. III also has a few stray marks at the tail of its spine. Set is housed in a Good+ slipcase, which is unevenly sunned, has bumps to the corners, light wear to the edges, rubbing with some smudging to the panels, and mild wrinkling to the paper at the tail of the rear panel with some flaking at the head.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Slipcased reissue with corrections of the 1957 first issue. Overall, a presentable set. Noted for it's collection and presentation of unpublished and unfamiliar photographs in addition of facsimiles of various mss pieces, etc. Includes previously unpublished letters of others as well [e.g. W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, etc]. Minimal shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred; DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, even toning at spine, small closed tear at the head of V1, price clipped, else bright and clean; slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear, cream paper only shows moderate toning and some spotting, else tight. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering, cream endpages, frontispieces. 8vo. 440; 472; 584pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Near Fine in Very Good- DJ in Good+ Slipcase
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Complete in three (3) volumes, uniformly bound in green cloth, spine panels lettered in gold foil, slipcased. 1st thus (New Edition): 1966 (Vol. I first issued 1957, here re-issued with corrections, Vols. II, III first editions). All three volumes as issued, apparently unread. Dust jackets show slight age tanning along spine panels and just a hint of rubbing to a corner or two but are essentially as issued, now in mylar. Slipcase shows mild surface loss along one bottom edge, thus Near Fine. 440 + lxxii,472 + xxxi,584 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$165.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New edition. Hardback. 3 vols. Octavos. 440; lxxii, 472; xxxi, 584pp. Original green cloth with gilt spine titles. Very good indeed set in slightly edge nicked and chipped, very good dust jackets, in a slightly worn slipcase.
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 3 volumes,in dust jackets and boxed, in protective mylar wraps, green cloth, gilt spines, pp., 440; lxxii, 472; xxxi, 584: port. frontispieces, illustrations, " A chronology of the life of James Joyce, by Richard Ellmann": v. 1, p. 43-50.Includes indexes.Vol. 1: New ed., with corrections. Vols. 2-3 edited by Richard Ellmann., Condition: Chipping with small losses to d.j spines of vol. 1 @ 2, box is separating at some seams and has edge wear and creases at top and bottom. Size: 8 vo,.
Seller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Price: US$247.50 + shipping
Description: 3 volumes. First Edition thus, volume one is a reissue with corrections of a collection originally issued in 1957, volumes two and three are first edition, first issue. Portrait frontispiece in each volume, and with halftone plates largely from unpublished or unfamiliar photographs as well as copies of Joyce's handwriting and additional autograph materials 8vo, publisher's original green cloth lettered in gilt on the spines, in the original dustjackets. 440; liii, 472; xxxi, 584 pp. A fine set, the text and cloth essentially as new, the jackets with toning, primarily to the spines and some minor edge rubbing and a little chipping to the tips. The definitive collection of letters that illuminate the life and mind of one of the greatest writers whose influence on world literature was absolutely profound. The collection includes previously unpublished letters of others as well, such as W.B. Yeats and Ezra Pound.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$265.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: "New edition, with corrections." All volumes crisp and clean, binding tight, corners sharp and inner pages bright and unmarked. Dust jackets show mildest of wear to extremities. All price-intact and clean. Original publisher slipcase intact, frayed at top edge.; 3 Volume Set; 1496 pages
Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$384.07 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Editions; Three Volumes in very fine condition with dust jackets now protected in removable covers. Portrait frontispiece in each volume, and with halftone plates largely from unpublished or unfamiliar photographs as well as copies of Joyce's handwriting and additional autograph materials. 8vo, publisher's original green cloth lettered in gilt on the spines, in the original dustjackets. 440; liii, 472; xxxi, 584 pp. A fine set, the text and cloth essentially as new, the jackets in fine condition. The definitive collection of letters that illuminate the life and mind of one of the greatest writers whose influence on world literature was absolutely profound. The collection includes previously unpublished letters of others, such as W.B. Yeats and Ezra Pound. Overall a beautiful set. Collector's Item.
Seller: first editions, Dublin, Ireland
Price: US$394.68 + shipping
Description: 8vos, cloth. Occassional fox spot to edges. Fine in dust jackets and box.
Seller: Louella Kerr Books, Petersham, NSW, Australia
Price: US$439.10 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1966, 1967, 1967. Vols.2 and 3: First published, second printing. d.w. Bound in green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. b/w frontis., b/w plates. 24x16.5cm. d.w.of each vol.sl.worn at edge, somewhat sunned at spine and sl.stained. Front cover of d.w.of vol.3 sl.rubbed. Edges sl.spotted. 440pp./ lxxii,472pp./ xxxi,(1),584pp. [02370-102608]
Seller: Ogawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO, Japan
Joyce, James.. Letters of James Joyce [3 Vols.].. The Viking Press, New York, 1966.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Volume One originally published in 1957. Volumes Two and Three published concurrently in this edition in 1966. Volume One: 440pp. Edited by Stuart Gilbert. Revised with Corrections in 1966. Very Fine in green cloth, dustwrapper. Volumes Two and Three: 472pp./584pp. both Very Fine in green cloth, dustwrappers. Edited by Richard Ellmann. Three volumes in slipcase (also Fine with no wear). A magnificent set in as new condition. Q19785 Hardcovers in publisher's slipcase
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.