Two Tales of Shem and Shaun: Fragments from Work in Progress. James Joyce. 1st edition. London: Faber and Faber, 1932.
In original dust jacket, in original cloth binding, and in a cloth slipcase. This was one of Joyce?s preludes to his masterpiece after Ulysses, that would become Finnegan?s Wake. First published in 1929 in Paris at the Black Sun Press in an edition of 600 copies and quite obscure until this Faber and Faber edition. A beautiful copy of an important stepping stone on the way to Joyce's final book. 7.5'' x 4.75''. Original mint green boards. Original (2s. 6d.) orange dust jacket. 46 pages. Ownership stamp of B. Naumburg to front flyleaf. Jacket with mild edgewear, small closed tear near middle of spine. Binding with a touch of edgewear. Tight. Original dust jacket under Brodart Mylar.