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JOYCE, James. Storiella As She Is Syung. A Section of "Work in Progress". [London]: [Oxford University Press for] The Corvinus Press, 1937.
4o. Text printed in red and black. Hand-colored printed "lettrine" after Lucia Joyce, printed music and illustrations in the text. Original orange-stained limp vellum gilt [by W.H. Smith], spine and upper board lettered in gilt, lower cover with gilt Corvinus Press device [Nash and Flavell Device B], top edge gilt (extremities very lightly rubbed, boards very lightly cockled). Provenance: Louis Golding author of James Joyce published in 1933 (with printed presentation "This copy has been printed for Louis Golding").
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 15 of 25 copies SIGNED BY JOYCE of a total edition of 175. "[Storiella] is among Carlow's most ambitious productions, and is arguably the most significant text to be printed at the Corvinus Press" (Nash and Flavell). These fragments form pp. 260-275 and 304 of Finnegans Wake. Nash and Flavell Corvinus 17; Slocum and Cahoon A46.
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FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 15 of 25 copies SIGNED BY JOYCE of a total edition of 175. "[Storiella] is among Carlow's most ambitious productions, and is arguably the most significant text to be printed at the Corvinus Press" (Nash and Flavell). These fragments form pp. 260-275 and 304 of Finnegans Wake. Nash and Flavell Corvinus 17; Slocum and Cahoon A46.