A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1977. Collector's Edition. Leather_bound. Quarto. (xvii), [2], 254pp. Green leather boards with gilt decorative pattern on covers, gilt lettering and patterns on spine. Color illustrated frontispiece. Honey colored decorative cloth end papers. Gilt paper edges. Honey colored fabric bookmark bound in.
This Easton Press collector's edition of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series, is James Joyce's first novel. Joyce's fictional alter ego Stephen Dedalus awakens both religiously and intellectually, questioning and rebelling against the Catholic church and Irish conventions. Illustrated throughout with imaginative b/w and color illustrations.
Binding and interior in near fine to fine condition overall. Near fine to fine. Item #45449
Price: $45.00