First Edition, One of One Thousand Copies
Mime of Mick, Nick and the Maggies.
A fragment from work in progress. The Hague and London: The Servire Press and Faber and Faber Ltd , 1934.
First edition. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies printed on Old Antique Dutch paper, this being number 200. Octavo (9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches; 240 x 160 mm). [8], 77, [3] pp. Cover illustration, initial letter, and tail-piece designed by Lucia Joyce, the author’s daughter.Original unprinted wrappers in the original printed dust jacket illustrated in blue, silver and gray. Some minor browning to the spine, and a small split at the bottom back hinge. Fragments of the original glassine laid in. Else a near fine, uncut and mostly unopened copy. In the original silver slipcase with pink paper label, lettered in silver. Slipcase with a bit of wear, but still very good.
This is a fragment from a ”work in progress,” which would be published as Finnegans Wake.
Slocum and Cahoon A43.
HBS # 65791 $1,000
