A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1916.
First edition, first printing. From the library of Stephen James Joyce with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Stephen James Joyce was the author's grandson, his last surviving direct descendant, and the executor of his literary estate until his death in 2020. Stephen was a controversial and fierce protector of his grandfather's estate, bringing numerous lawsuits against scholars, bibliographers and artists attempting to quote Joyce's work. In 2013 when Ireland's Central Bank issued a special commemorative James Joyce ten euro coin, Stephen described it as "one of the greatest insults to the Joyce family that has ever been perpetrated in Ireland." Still, a fantastic association copy between one of Ireland's most famous authors (if not the most) and his last living direct descendant. 299 pp. Original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, blind stamped front board. Very Good with musty odor to book, discoloration to cloth at spine ends, light spotting, toning to spine. Contemporary former owner name penciled to front free endpaper.
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