Click for full-size.
ULISES
by Joyce, James; Subirat, Jose Salas [translator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Buenos Aires: Editorial Santiago Ruedas, 1945. First Spanish Language Trade Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 833 pages. In Good condition, lacking extremely scarce dust jacket. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with black label and gilt lettering to spine. Some shelfwear and rubbing. Boards and text-block slightly bowed. Small tear and hole in rear hinge. A well read copy. JS consignment. Shelved in case 2. First trade edition in the Spanish language, first Argentine, and the first South American edition. One of 2528 copies, 28 being lettered, 300 numbered, and the remaining 2200 being the trade edition. First published in English in 1922, this translation of the most famous of the modernist novels took six years to complete. Argentinian Jorge Luis Borges, who had himself translated small portions of Ulysses in the 1920s, wrote that "An exact rendering of Ulysses strikes me as something impossible to achieve." 1368344. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1368344
- Title
- ULISES
- Author
- Joyce, James; Subirat, Jose Salas [translator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Spanish Language Trade Edition
- Publisher
- Editorial Santiago Ruedas
- Place of Publication
- Buenos Aires
- Date Published
- 1945
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Trade discounts only on items not identified on inventory with special discounts
International customers are responsible for all Duties/Taxes/VATs/etc. For domestic orders, anything valued $300 or more will be shipped signature required. Returns/Refunds will be handled per Biblio's return policy. Please contact us directly, via email, before sending anything back so that we can make the necessary arrangements. Refunds occur when the book is received and the errors/issues/damages have been confirmed.
About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Born in the midst of the Great Depression, the theme of the 1939 World’s Fair was “The World of Tomorrow” - a theme that captured the hearts of a generation. Check out the maps, souvenirs, and other ephemera on Biblio!
Collecting food and drink books
Nothing quite whets the appetite for rare and collectible books like old and vintage cookbooks. Be sure to check out our cook books and food section of our rare book room.
