Finnegans Wake
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1939. First Edition. First trade edition. In original, unclipped, jacket in a protective sheet. The jacket has some edge wear, chipping, and light toning to the spine. Bound in red cloth over boards with gilded lettering and lines on the spine. Square corners, no lean, slight push at the head of the spine. Long and lower edges roughly trimmed. Many pages uncut, though also loose from being handled. Some toning to edges. Toning to pastedowns, a few preliminary pages, and final page of text; infrequent elsewhere. Joyce's follow-up to his Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, was written between 1922 and 1939. It was initially published in installments, and its title was only revealed with the final publication. Its use of language, lack of normal structure, and use of characters baffled and baffle many readers though some consensus has formed around themes, etc... Preceded by a 425-print run of signed limited editions.
Pages: (8) 628 Dimensions: 9(13/16) x 6(9/16) x 1(9/16). Very Good+ / Very Good. Item #6185
Price: $5,000.00