From an Important Chicago Collection
24
Ulysses portfolio; and book
1988
The deluxe set including the suite of 22 etchings (20 in colors), on Johannot paper, with full margins, all contained in the original blue cloth-covered clamshell portfolio with printed label, and novel by James Joyce, the suite loose and the book bound (as issued).
I. (20) 4 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (11.1 x 15.6 cm)
(2) 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (15.6 x 15.6 cm)
all S. 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm)
Portfolio 14 x 10 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (35.6 x 27 x 4.1 cm)
Book 13 1/2 x 11 x 5 in. (34.3 x 27.9 x 12.7 cm)
The loose prints signed with initials and numbered 'PP V/V' in pencil (a printer's proof set, the edition was 150 and 5 artist's proofs), the book signed and numbered by Andrew Hoyem (the designer) in pencil on the limitation page, published by Arion Press, San Francisco, the book contained in the original blue silk-covered cover with leather trim and matching slipcase, the 22 loose etchings all framed.
Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $32,500