Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
JOYCE, James. POMES PENYEACH. [ City Lights Books ] 1927, [ 1966 ], San Francisco, 1927.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Duodecimo, 24 unnumbered pages (including covers) ; 18 cm., a bit toned at spine With Errata slip tipped at colophon [Slocum & Cahoon A24]. This was the second publication by Shakespeare and Company bookshop, in 1927. This edition reproduces the original Errata slip on the final page of text. Priced " 50 cents " on the rear cover.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach (Pirated edition). Shakespeare & Co, San Francisco, 1927.
Price: US$11.31 + shipping
Description:
Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, Canada
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, 1927.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pirated edition of the 13 poem original publication, circa 1960's? Pirated Edition/San Francisco 50 cents printed on rear wrapper. A touch of browning to the spine as usual, former owners name on half-title page, a nice clean copy.
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Covers are detached, and separate from each other, but present. Rear cover has some staining, much less on the front cover. Inscription, using initials only, on front free endpaper. ; Approx. 3 5/8" wide by 4 5/8". Stiff paper covers. Errata slip attached in rear.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Pages are detached. Covers have been reattached with paper tape along the inner hinges. Rear cover has two spots of staining. Some pages, including title page, have very small chips. Last page of text has a larger chip to the outer edge and some other chips. Rear blank is missing a large piece from the lower outer corner. ; Approx. 3 5/8" wide by 4 5/8". Stiff paper covers. Errata slip attached in rear.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 16mo. 3 1/2"x4 1/2" Hardcover. Boards. 1st edition. Thin book. Errata slip bound in rear. Covers age toned as usual. Tiny chip at top of spine.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
James Joyce. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$280.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: hardcover, paper-covered boards. lacks errata slip. wear to backstrip. separation starting at lower portion of front hinge. faint age-toning to exterior along some margins. negligible soiling to very small areas of exterior. no markings, no foxing. rear cover has - price one shilling. images on request. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
Seller: art longwood books, Gloucester, MA, U.S.A.
James Joyce. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$320.69 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The first edition of this collection of thirteen poems from James Joyce. A slight volume in the publisher's original boards, including Joyce's popular poems 'Tilly' and 'A Flower Given to my Daughter'. The first edition of this collection of thirteen short poems, containing fewer than one-thousand words in total, from pioneering Irish modernist writer James Joyce.Joyce's second published collection of poems, written over a twenty year period between 1904 and 1924, and with each poem followed by the year and location of composition. The publication of the work was initially rejected by Ezra Pound. Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Company ultimately published the work for the price of twelve francs.The first trade edition, following a numbered edition of thirteen copies.With the errata slip tipped in to the final leaf. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Losses of paper to back strip at head and tail. Boards age toned to perimeters, with tide mark to front board. Rear hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
JOYCE, James.. Pomes Penyeach.. Paris: Shakespeare and Company,, 1927.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: [22 pp]. One by two inch sticker scar to rear cover, else near fine in printed paper-covered boards. Errata slip tipped-in after the colophon. Slocum & Cahoon A24.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 16mo. 3 1/2"x4 1/2" Hardcover. Boards. 1st edition. Thin pamphlet. Errata slip bound in rear. Boards age toned as usual. Else very good.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$384.83 + shipping
Description: 16mo, twelve leaves (last leaf blank). Unpaginated: a total of twenty printed pages, comprising four prelims, fifteen pages of poems, colophon. Stitched into light brown boards, with 'POMES PENYEACH | by | JAMES JOYCE' printed in green on front board, and 'PRICE ONE SHILLING | Herbert Clarke, Paris' likewise on rear board. Errata slip at rear. First trade edition, following a limited edition of, according to the colophon, 'thirteen copies [.] been printed on Dutch hand-made paper and numbered 1 to 13'. A fragile item: internally in fair condition, on lightly-aged paper; loose in aged and worn wraps, with heavy wear to spine. Slocum and Cahoon A24.
Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 24 pp. Errata slip present at end. 1 vols. 12mo. Attractive copy of this pocket volume of Joyce's poems. Slocum A24 Printed boards. Spine toned with small losses. Very good 24 pp. Errata slip present at end. 1 vols. 12mo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
JOYCE, James. POMES PENYEACH. Shakespeare & Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$448.00 + shipping
Description: 16mo, [pp. 24] Bound in pale green boards (faded to a light brown, spine paper chipped and worn), with the errata slip opposit the colophon. Slocum 2& Cahoon 24. A collection of 13 poems.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Original green printed boards, some fading as usual, light wear to spine. contents in excellent condition. Signature on front free endpaper. Errata slip present.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. POMES PENYEACH.. Paris: The Shakespeare Co., 1927.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Trade Edition. 3 ¾ in. x 4 ¾ in. Pale green boards faded to tan, with "Price One Shilling" and "Herbert Clarke, Paris" printed on rear board. Contains 13 poems. Unpaginated. Errata slip tipped-in. A few small chips on the spine. A very good copy with a previous owner's name on the front free end-paper.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
JOYCE, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. Original pale green boards. First trade edition of Joyce's second collection of poetry; errata slip tipped in at rear. Contains thirteen poems. Actually a very good copy. Slocum & Cahoon A24. Partially faded, as usual, marginal chips at rear free endpaper
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
JOYCE, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, 1927, 1927.
Price: US$506.69 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. Hardcover. Original pale-green boards, firm stitched binding, only minor edge-browning, ex-libris plate on front pastedown, errata slip tipped in at the end, pages and endpapers extremely clean. An unusually tidy first impression of this small, fragile item, Joyce's second collection of poems, scarce in this condition, housed in a neat Sotheby's postal envelope.
Seller: Shellhouse Books, Quinton, Northants, United Kingdom
Joyce, James. Poems Penyeach. Shakespeare & Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$549.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition of a series of 13 poems written between 1904 and 1924 and published by Shakespeare and Co. in 1927. The 1932 Obelisk Press edition of Pomes Penyeach came at a crucial juncture in James Joyces writing career and in the life and mental health of his daughter, Lucia. Joyce approached Jack Kahane, a founder of Obelisk Press who had previously produced a limited edition of Joyces Haveth Childers Everywhere, and the two agreed to terms. With Desmond Harmsworth, Obelisk Press agreed to print a version of Pomes Penyeach that would use Lucias drawings and stress the handcrafted, artisanal nature of the book. Twenty-five copies were printed in the summer of 1932. In the hopes of instilling in Lucia a sense of worth and independence, Joyce convinced Kahane to give Lucia 33% of the net profits. Covers darkened, spine with transparent tape preservation. First edition with errata slip present. 3¾" - 4¾".
Seller: Sekkes Consultants, North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, London, 1927.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original pale green paper-covered boards lettered in dark green. Very Good with rubbing and wear to spine, toning and light soiling to covers. A nice copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. POMES PENYEACH. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition, with Very Good protective folder. Bound in quarter blue cloth binding with boards covered in decorative paper. Folder spine with orange lettering. Volume in age-toned paper, as usual. Some shelf wear and soiling, including a small stain to rear board; spine crumbled. Pages clean. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. 1346050. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company,, 1927.
Price: US$716.57 + shipping
Description: Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1927, Prima edizione. Più che buon esemplare. La copia non presenta la pecetta «2 shillings» che normalmente copre in quarta di copertina il prezzo «One shilling», quello a cui Joyce intendeva che il libro venisse messo in vendita. Le tredici poesie della breve raccolta furono scritte prima dell«Ulisse» (soltanto lultima è del 1924) e in gran parte dal 1912 al 1918, tra Trieste e Zurigo; come il romanzo, ogni componimento è seguito in calce da data e luogo della stesura. Avendo atteso ventanni per la pubblicazione, si percepisce in questi testi un percorso evolutivo nella scrittura di Joyce, che trova corrispondenze calzanti nelle opere maggiori. Il titolo è un calembour che gioca con lassonanza tra linglese "poems" ("poesie") e il francese "pommes" ("mele"), dal modico prezzo di un penny per ciascuna ("penyeach", neologismo joyciano); la prima poesia è offerta in omaggio al lettore, come nel mondo anglosassone i commercianti erano soliti offrire un articolo se il cliente ne acquistava una dozzina; nonostante Joyce avesse pensato di mettere sul mercato il libro a dodici franchi o a uno scellino (12 pence esatti), il volume venne poi venduto a due, come testimonia la pecetta incollata in quarta di copertina a molti volumi, atta a coprire il prezzo precedente. Slocum & Cahoon, Joyce Bibliography, A24 in 24°, cartonato originale di color crema, "Price one shilling" impresso al centro della quarta di copertina, "Herbert Clarke" stampato in basso a destra, pp. [24] con foglio di errata applicata al foglio di guardia. Prima edizione. Più che buon esemplare. La copia non presenta la pecetta «2 shillings» che normalmente copre in quarta di copertina il prezzo «One shilling», quello a cui Joyce intendeva che il libro venisse messo in vendita. cartonato originale di color crema, "Price one shilling" impresso al centro della quarta di copertina, "Herbert Clarke" stampato in basso a destra,
Seller: Libreria Antiquaria Pontremoli SRL, Milano, MI, Italy
Joyce, James.. Pomes Penyeach.. Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1927., 1927.
Price: US$716.57 + shipping
Description: 12,5:9,6 cm. 1 Vorsatzbl., 20 unpag. S. mit eingeklebtem Erratazettel, 1 Blatt. OKt.mit rückseitigem Aufdruck des Verkaufspreises?Price one shilling? Original-Ausgabe. An dieser Sammlung schrieb Joyce 20 Jahre (1904-1924). Hervorragendes und bis heute exemplarisches Beispiel sprachlicher Virtousität. Einband stärker vergilbt. Kanten leicht bestossen. Rücken erneuert. Vorderdeckel mittig mit ganz leichter strichförmiger Farbspur. Insgesamt gutes Exemplar.
Seller: M + R Fricke, Berlin, B, Germany
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, London, 1927.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First trade edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original pale green paper-covered boards lettered in dark green. Near Fine with toning to covers, light wear to spine with minute loss at head and tail. Small previous owner bookplate to front paste down, and light toning to pages. A lovely copy, in much nicer condition than as normally found in.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Joyce, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$862.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 16mo. Unpaginated, Pale green paper over boards printed in black. A fine copy. The poems were previously published in an edition of 13 copies on handmade paper. Slocum A24 .
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$962.07 + shipping
Description: [Poetry] FIRST TRADE EDITION. Vigesimo-quarto (12 x 10cm), pp.[20]. With the errata slip at rear. Publisher's light green paper over boards, titled in dark green to upper, and priced at 1s to lower. Crisp and clean internally, with some wear and toning to spine. Covers gently rubbed. An unusually nice copy. Near fine. A collection of thirteen short poems written between 1904 to 1924. At its best, Joyce's poetry achieves, like his prose, a sense of vitality and loving compassion.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
JOYCE, James. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$1002.45 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1927. Duodecimo (122 × 95 mm), [24] pages (including the initial blank page and the terminal blank leaf) plus an errata slip tipped in on the blank page facing the colophon. Pale green papered boards lettered in dark green; spine lightly rubbed at the ends; covers a little sunned about the spine, with a couple of small marks at the rear; an excellent copy (internally fine) of a fragile production. This short collection of poems was sold for 12 pennies (1 shilling) or 12 francs and contains 13 poems, hence 'Pomes Penyeach' (the thirteenth poem being the 'tilly', the Irish term for the thirteenth item in a 'baker's dozen' and also the title of the first poem). Slocum and Cahoon 24 (giving a publication date of 5 July 1927). A deluxe issue of thirteen copies on handmade paper was also produced.
Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia
James Joyce. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare and Co., 1927.
Price: US$1026.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: JOYCE, James. Pomes Penyeach. Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1927. First edition, with errata slip, of this collection of thirteen short poems written by Joyce between 1904 and 1924. The title is a play on poems and the French pommes. However, as printed on the rear cover, the books original prince was one shilling (twelve pennies), making the thirteenth poem a bonus. The collection includes some of Joyces most popular poems, such as A Flower Given to My Daughter and On the Beach at Fontana, with each poem accompanied by its place and year of composition. Sextodecimo; some very light foxing, but generally very good; original paper covered boards, covers lettered in green (covers sunned and slightly soiled, spine a little worn with some small loss).
Seller: CASSIUS&Co., London, United Kingdom
James Joyce. Pomes Penyeach. Shakespeare & Company, Paris, 1927.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated on rear panel "Price One Shilling". Toning to front and rear. Slocum A24. Beautiful copy!
Seller: Lyons Fine Books, Neenah, WI, U.S.A.