James Joyce. His First Forty Years
by Gorman, Herbert S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1924. An important early critical study of the premier modernist author of the XXth century. Herbert (Sherman) Gorman (1893-1954), also an historical novelist, eventually wrote the first full biography of Joyce (1939). The work includes an outline of Joyce's Life, selected articles on "Ulysses," and a bibliography. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the First English Edition. Gray paper-covered boards with red cloth spine and a paper label. There is no publication date, but per Copac and LOC, it would be 1926, two years after the American edition. Clean text; 238 pages. Discreet bookseller label on front paste-down; endpapers have typical offset. The spine label is darkened and has a tiny chip. A lovely copy of this important title, which is uncommon. No dustwrapper; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002223
- Title
- James Joyce. His First Forty Years
- Author
- Gorman, Herbert S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First UK Edition.
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Bles
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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