A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man by James good Joyce 1977 Easton Press Leather-bound Collectors Edition

This is a near fine (almost like new) leather-bound hardcover. 1977 Easton Press good Collectors Edition. This fine binding is bound in full genuine leather with gold gild design and lettering. All three page edges tipped in gold. Fine silk fabric moire endpapers with attached silk ribbon bookmark. Highest quality Smyth sewn binding with acid-neutral paper. Hubbed spine finishes off this handsome edition for collectors. Olive green leather binding with gold gild cloverleaf design make this a true collectors edition, not a simple leather reprint. This copy is crisp and clean, near fine inside and out. There is no attached bookplate or other previous owner markings. Royal octavo or 7" x 10" with 253 pages.

This edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce features an intro by Hugh Kenner with illustrations by Brian Keogh. It is the first novel from Irish writer James Joyce. It follows Joyce's fictional alter ego and his religious and intellectual awakening. The book originally started as an autobiographical novel, but Joyce abandoned the original work and reworked the novel. The major themes are identity and religion.

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