Finnegans Wake - James Joyce (Faber & Faber 1950) Hard cover Classic novel

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Book Title: Finnegans Wake By James Joyce Publisher: Faber & Faber, London Book Details Format: Hard cover Language: English No of Pages: 628 Book Size: 8vo Approx. Book Dimensions (Width, Height, Depth) in mm: 150 x 224 x 40 Approx weight (grammes): 824g (I)SBN: n/a Date This Edition Published: 1950 Date Of Original Publication: 1939 Condition / Description (please see foot of listing for rating key) GOOD : no dust jacket, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, red topstain, corners & edges rubbed, spine ends lightly bumped, fore edge has a number of small stains, hinges strong & binding tight, endpapers yellowed, text block bright & clean Finnegans Wake By James Joyce Finnegans Wake, Joyce's experimental novel, is significant for its unusual style and resulting reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the English language. Written in Paris over a period of seventeen years, and first published in 1939, two years before the author's death, Finnegans Wake was Joyce's final work. The entire book is written in a largely idiosyncratic language, consisting of a mixture of standard English lexical items and neologistic multilingual puns and portmanteau words, which many critics believe attempts to recreate the experience of sleep and dreams. This edition published in 1950. Postal Charges UK Royal Mail Second Class: £3.95 Europe (Airmail): £7.15 USA & Rest of World (Airmail): £13.05 Bidders Please Note: If you are the winning bidder for more than one of my auctions combined shipping is available . I will re-calculate shipping costs so please wait for your invoice so that you can receive the discount. Book Conditions Aa a reputable online book seller, I use the Independent Online Bookseller's Association guidelines on how to describe a book's condition. Below is an explanation of each rating. MINT (M): Without faults or defects, unread, in the same immaculate condition in which it was published (Note: very few 'new' books qualify for this grade, as many times there will be rubs/scuffs to the dustjackets from shipping, or bumped lower spine ends/corners from shelving). FINE (F): Approaches the above, but not crisp. May have been carefully read and dustjacket may have been slightly rubbed or spine ends slightly bumped from shelving/shipping, but no real defects or faults. (NOTE: From here on, there may be '+' and '-' in a grade, which will mean that it is above the grade noted but not quite to the next higher grade for '+', and that it is below the grade noted but not quite to the next lower grade for '-'. NEAR FINE: A book or dustjacket approaching FINE but with a couple of very minor defects or faults. VERY GOOD: A used book showing some small signs of wear on either binding or dustjacket. Any defects/faults must be noted. GOOD: The average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. FAIR: A worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title page, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dustjacket, etc. may also be worn. All defects/faults must be noted. POOR / READING COPY: A book that is sufficiently worn that its only merit is the complete text, which must be legible. Any missing maps or plates should still be noted. May be soiled, scuffed, stained, or spotted, and may have loose joints, hinges, pages, etc. EX-LIBRARY: Will always be designated as such no matter what the condition of the book. BOOK CLUB: Will always be noted as such no matter what the condition of the book. BINDING COPY: A book in which the pages or leaves are perfect but the binding is very bad, loose, off, or non-existent. Always, if issued with one, the lack of a dustjacket or slipcase will be noted. read more

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