A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
by James Joyce
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Fine/no dj
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About This Item
A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN. [Collector's Edition] by James Joyce. The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1977. Full Leather with Raised Bands. Book Condition: Fine. Illustrator: Brian Keogh. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book: Fine. From the Magnificent "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" collection. Bound in full fine genuine leather with 22kt gold gilt decorations and raised bands on the spine. All edges are gilt. Smyth-sewn pages of specially milled acid-neutral paper. Silk moire endpapers and a satin ribbon page marker. Easton Press bookplate for the original owner. Book kept protected from the elements in the nonsmoking environment. Each volume is a collector's treasure.
Synopsis
Joyce's A Portait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical work. It tells of the intellectual, religious, and philosophical awakening of the main character, Stephen Dedalus as he rebels against the conventions in which he has been raised and leaves home to pursue his artistic ambition.
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- Bookseller
- Zikorn (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55
- Title
- A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
- Author
- James Joyce
- Illustrator
- Brian Keogh
- Format/Binding
- Fine genuine leather with 22kt gold gilt decorations & edges, raised bands on the spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Luxury Collectors Edition in Genuine Leather
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Joyce,
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- Zikorn Rare Books;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Gilt
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