Gens de Dublin
Rare first French edition.
A very fine copy preserved in its binding made by Daniel Mercher.
12mo of (3) leaves, XXXVI and 321 pp., (1) p.
Green and Havana morocco covered on both boards with an ivory morocco onlay featuring an inset metal piece displaying numerous free-standing letter Js, smooth spine with gilt title, gilt top edges, original covers and spine preserved, slipcase. Daniel Mercher.
182 x 116 mm.
Joyce, James. Dubliners. Paris, Librairie Plon, 1926.
Rare first French edition.
Translated from English by Yva Fernandez, Hélène du Pasquier, Jacques-Paul Reynaud. Preface by Valéry Larbaud.
This is the first book that introduced Joyce to the public. Here, the author establishes himself as one of the most profound observers of the bourgeois life of his time.
A very beautiful copy preserved in a magnificent binding made by Daniel Mercher.
