FINNEGAN'S WAKE by JOYCE, James:

London: Faber and Faber. 1939. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original deep red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and without fading. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which has small chips at the spine tips and fold corners and several short closed tears to the panel edges. Not price-clipped (25s net to the front flap). 3,400 copies printed of which 950 sets of sheets were destroyed. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.