FOLIO SOCIETY ULYSSES James Joyce Limited Edition 2022 (see description)

Description: Folio Society Limited Edition - ULYSSES by James Joyce To mark the centenary of publication on 2 February 2022, this Folio Society limited edition, bound in calfskin leather, celebrates one of the greatest novels of the 20th century in the most authoritative edition of the text. The intricate artwork by John Vernon Lord, one of the finest illustrators working today, includes 19 colour illustrations and an exclusive print presented in a folder featuring a design by the artist. Lord has also signed each of the 500 hand-numbered copies on a letterpress-printed limitation page. This centenary limited edition follows the most authoritative text to date. Joyce scholars and long-term collaborators Danis Rose and John O’Hanlon returned to the original 1922 typescript, which was read and corrected by the author. By incorporating Joyce’s later revisions and corrections they have created, as nearly as possible, the Ulysses that James Joyce wanted to have published. The edition includes an essay by the editors detailing their methodology, while Joyce expert and fine-press exhibition curator Stacey Herbert has written a superb short history of the publication of this landmark novel. Joyce devotee and multi-award-winning artist John Vernon Lord described working on this limited edition as ‘a humbling experience’. His series of 19 extraordinary colour illustrations and exclusive print are complemented by a new binding design and a portrait of Joyce, which is inset as a printed label on the clamshell box. Lord’s fascinating introductory essay illuminates the meanings, symbols, events and inspirations behind each illustration – his work a visual guide through the complex narrative. Exciting, challenging, moving but never solemn, Ulysses is an extraordinary book that takes place over the course of 24 hours in Dublin at the dawn of the 20th century. Leopold Bloom is Joyce’s Ulysses and the 18 episodes in the novel loosely parallel the journey of Homer’s protagonist, as Bloom makes his way through the city, and home to his wife and son; each character wrestling with their flaws and failings, before ultimately confronting their relationships with each other. ‘For seven years I have been working at this book – blast it!’ wrote James Joyce in a letter in 1920. What had started out as a short story entitled ‘Ulysses in Dublin’, intended as a rounding-off for Dubliners, had taken him over completely. Ulysses may take place in a single day in a single city, but it teems with zestful humanity. By the end of his journey, Joyce had created a masterpiece. Production Details:- • Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies signed by John Vernon Lord• Introduction by John Vernon Lord• Introductory essays by Danis Rose and John O’Hanlon, and Stacey Herbert• Bound in green calfskin leather blocked in gold foil• 768 pages of text set in Dante and printed on Munken Pure paper• Printed in two colours throughout• Frontispiece and 18 full-page colour illustrations printed on Natural Evolution Ivory paper• Gold page tops• Two green grosgrain ribbon markers• Size 11⅖˝ × 8˝ Presention box• Clamshell box covered in red cloth inset with a printed label and blocked in gold foil • Size 3½˝ × 12½˝ × 9˝ Also includes Print by John Vernon Lord presented in a folder featuring a design by the artist CONDITION: Book is NEW and comes with its original packaging as issued from Folio Society when purchased (see photo 11). It has only been opened to check for printing imperfections or damage incurred by courier service. However, please note the tiny printing imperfection to the back cover of the book (see photos 7 & 8). Due to the weight of the book (Approx. 5 kilos when packed) postage will be via Royal Mail Special Delivery service at a cost of £9.50 All items are sent at cost price whether purchasing a single or multiple items. Due to size, weight and value considerations it is not possible to accurately calculate combined postage automatically. Always feel free to ask or if purchases require immediate payment I will refund any difference. All items must be sent to the address stipulated during the payment process. All items are sent via recorded delivery unless they are of little monetary value. Virtually all my items are available through the global shipping program (GSP) to designated countries outside the UK. Please note I have no control over international postage costs. I do not set these, eBay's GSP does, I send the items to an address in the UK and am not even aware of the country for which they are destined. Items purchased through the GSP must be sent via the GSP shipping centre. Please ask any questions before buying FR PB970PC

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