Ulysses.

JOYCE, James.

Edité par New York: Random House, 1934

First authorized American edition, conceived by the typographer and graphic designer Ernst Reichl (1900-1980), a "whole book designer" who devised the look of the contents, binding, and dust jacket. The result was "a functional and dramatic design that seemed as modern as the text itself" (Drew & Sternberger, p. 3). Reichl thought that his edition of Ulysses was "the best known design I ever made". Appraising his design, John Updike wrote that "the title's seven letters, in elongated and squared-off form, take up the entire front surface of the book, echoing the mazelike course the characters pursue through a June day in Dublin". This copy has the first state dust jacket, with "Reichl" printed on the lower outer corner of the front panel. This edition was preceded in the United States by a pirated edition, published in New York by Samuel Roth in 1929. Slocum & Cahoon A21. Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger, By Its Cover: Modern American Book Cover Design, 2005; John Updike, "Deceptively Conceptual", New Yorker, 9 October 2005. Octavo. Original cream cloth over bevelled boards, spine and front cover lettered in black and red, top edge red. With dust jacket, designed by Ernst Reichl. Housed in a custom cream leather folding box. Jacket unclipped, lightly toned, tiny nicks, closed tear to rear flap discreetly repaired: a fine copy in very good jacket. N° de réf. du vendeur 190031

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Ulysses.
Éditeur : New York: Random House, 1934
Edition : Edition originale