JAMES JOYCE Two Worlds 1925 V1N1 VNTG Modernism Louis ZUKOFSKY Arthur Symons

  

September 1925 Volume 1, Number 1. Measures approx 8.5"T x 6"W. I have a very large collection of books spanning many topics. A massive gathering of Philip K Dick titles and editions, as well as fine press, signed limited editions, modern firsts, radical movement and conceptual art items.

I encourage you to browse my store and categories for a wide range of unique, quality offerings. NOTE : When flipping thru for first time, I found a laid in errata (SEE IMAGE). I went ahead and checked myself, and it appears maybe it was from another issue, slipped into this one...

OR the errata itself needed a correction as well, as I was not able to find the referenced error on the noted page and line. This is in solid ACCEPTABLE condition. Binding solid, but starting to be distressed.

Although still firm and attached, I would treat this book with care and NOT fully extend the book. Opening, flipping pages, reading is great... Just don't FULLY open flat the book.

These types of bindings, from 100 years ago, weren't bullet proof. The spine is creased with some chipping, and a small split along the lower edge of the covers. Internally, 2 pages have chips, SEE IMAGES. 1 chip is small, the other larger, NEITHER has any loss of text.

This is nearly 100 years old, and in still in rather nice condition considering the noted flaws. Preserved in an acid-free archival bag. About : This is the FIRST ISSUES of Two Worlds Quarterly, V1#1. This issue carries a redrafted fragment, in a series of fragments, from Finnegans Wake by James Joyce.

Being written over the span of 17 years, Finnegans Wake was not published complete until 1939. This was the 1st appearance of the book in the United States.

450 copies went to subscribers. This copy is NOT numbered, and I think it's possible this is part of the 50 copies held maybe as publisher/contributor copies. The editor/publisher Samuel Roth was a known booklegger, opposed to censorship and in some cases would publish work without permission, including works considered obscene and sexually explicit.

A re-drafted segment of Finnegans Wake by James Joyce. A poem by Objectivist Luis Zukofsky. A play by Arthur Symons.

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