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James Joyce The Day of the Rabblement
Joyce’s first published essay and only the second of any of his published
works. A critique of the overt nationalism and perceived provincialism of
the Irish Literary Theatre, Joyce’s essay was originally commissioned by
the editor of St Stephen’s magazine, but subsequently rejected by the
censor on account of its mentioning a novel by Gabriel D’annunzio, Il
Fuco (1900), which was banned by the Vatican.
Privately published by Joyce and F. J. C. Skeffington, whose similarly
censored essay on women’s education, ‘A Forgotten Aspect of the
University Question’, is also contained herein. Joyce and Skeffington
arranged for their essays to be printed together in pamphlet form by
Gerrard Bros. The exact quantity printed is unknown. Skeffington’s son
believed it to be in the region of 100 to 200, but in A Catalogue of Rare
Books published in 1933 by the Ulysses Bookshop, New York, it was
stated definitely that only 85 copies were printed. Handsomely presented
in a green cloth folding box with matching slipcase of half calf, lettered
in gilt and with raised bands. Handsomely presented in a green cloth
folding box with matching slipcase of half calf, lettered in gilt and with
raised bands. 21 x 14in. (53.34 x 35.56cm)
Provenance:
Cathach Books, Dublin; Whyte’s, 5 April 2008, lot 126; Whence
purchased by the present owner
Literature: John J. Slocum and Hervert Cahoon, A Bibliography of James
Joyce (1882-1941), Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1971, B1, pp. 71-3
€8,000-€10,000 (£6,667-£8,333 approx)
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James Joyce, Two Tales of
Shem and Shaun
signed first edition Faber and
Faber, London, 1932. Octavo;
original pale green papered
boards, original dust jacket.
An excellent first edition
example complete with fragile
dust jacket. Signed on endpaper
‘To Jenny - James Joyce 1940’
7.50 x 5in. (19.05 x 12.70cm)
€800-€1,000
(£667-£833 approx)
456
1982: James Joyce
death mask by Victor
McCaughan
Bronzed plaster, signed
with initials and dated
on reverse; also inscribed
on reverse “For Mike”.
On the day of James
Joyce’s death in Zurich,
13 January 1941, his wife
Nora gave consent to
have a death mask made.
Paul Speck was
commissioned to make
the cast, three of which
were produced. Two of
these examples are now
held by the James Joyce
Foundation in Zurich and
the James Joyce Museum
in Dublin. This particular
portrait was cast
following an extensive
study of the original
masks and photographs
of Joyce by the artist. This resulted in the work bearing an extremely
close resemblance to the original mask, with only minor differences. Also
with an original booklet produced by McCaughan detailing his work
including this mask.
8.50 x 6.50in. (21.59 x 16.51cm)
€1,000-€1,500 (£833-£1,250 approx)
457
1977: Limited edition James Joyce medal by Madeleine-Pierre
Querolle
No. 27 from an edition of 100.
Memorial art work in the form of a medal. The obverse showing a
portrait in relief of James Joyce, the reverse showing symbolism and
quotes from Joyce’s work. 3.25 x 3.25in. (8.26 x 8.26cm)
€250-€350 (£208-£292 approx)