Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress
Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1929. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Duodecimo. 194 pages.
A collection of essays by notable literary figures--including Samuel Beckett and William Carlos Williams--defending and analyzing Joyce's then "Work in Progress" (later published as "Finnegans Wake"). Offers critical insights and captures the intellectual fervor surrounding Joyce's groundbreaking work, blending analysis, defense, and even playful critique in the form of two "letters of protest" attributed to Joyce's pseudonyms, G. V. L. Slingsby and Vladimir Dixon.
Cover designed by Sylvia Beach, and published by her at her famous Paris bookshop, Shakespeare and Company. An essential artifact for Joyce, Beckett, and Beach enthusiasts.
Ref. SLOCUM B10.
Very good, with light soil to covers, mild age-toning, a shallow chip to top edge of front cover, a short split at top of lower joint, and other minor extremity wear. Old prior owner name at top fore corner of preliminary blank leaf. Old tape mark at lower fore corner of inside front cover. Title page rubber-stamped "Made in Great Britain."
Item #1837
Price: $500