James Joyce's Manuscripts and Letters - University at Buffalo Libraries
James Joyce's Manuscripts and Letters - University at Buffalo Libraries
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88 <strong>James</strong> <strong>Joyce's</strong> <strong>Manuscripts</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Letters</strong><br />
*V. C. 2. ULYSSES: PAGE PROOFS<br />
Coll<strong>at</strong>ion: A total of 86 g<strong>at</strong>herings, uncut but folded to 8 leaves, or 16<br />
pages. Each folded leaf measures approx. 23.5 x 18.5 cm.<br />
Pagin<strong>at</strong>ion: Page numbers printed upper right corner of leaves. Sign<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
appears on bottom right corner of the first page of each<br />
g<strong>at</strong>hering (except first g<strong>at</strong>hering, which has no sign<strong>at</strong>ure).<br />
Contents: 86 g<strong>at</strong>herings (including several proofs for some sign<strong>at</strong>ures;<br />
many proofs are duplic<strong>at</strong>es). Page proofs of various stages<br />
for the first edition of Ulysses, (some are duplic<strong>at</strong>es of page<br />
proofs which are part of MS. V. C. 1.). G<strong>at</strong>herings 1-16, pp. [1]-<br />
256 (RH [3J-263.21): sign<strong>at</strong>ure [1], 1 g<strong>at</strong>hering; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "2", 3<br />
g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "3", 3 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "4", 3 g<strong>at</strong>herings;<br />
sign<strong>at</strong>ure "5", 3 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "6", 8 g<strong>at</strong>herings;<br />
sign<strong>at</strong>ure "7", 6 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "8", 5 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
"9", 6 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "10", 6 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
"11", 8 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "12", 6 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "13",<br />
6 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "14", 8 g<strong>at</strong>herings; sign<strong>at</strong>ure "15", 8 g<strong>at</strong>herings;<br />
sign<strong>at</strong>ure "16", 6 g<strong>at</strong>herings. No additions or corrections.<br />
Other Markings: Rubber stamp of printer, "Imprimerie Darantiere<br />
Dijon," with d<strong>at</strong>e filled in by h<strong>and</strong> in ink appears on the first page<br />
of 27 g<strong>at</strong>herings; label of printer with d<strong>at</strong>e filled in by h<strong>and</strong> in ink<br />
is pasted on the first page of one of the g<strong>at</strong>herings for sign<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
"5." On the first page of one of the g<strong>at</strong>herings for sign<strong>at</strong>ure "6"<br />
"Beach" appears in pencil.<br />
D<strong>at</strong>ing: The printer of Ulysses began to set type for proofs in April<br />
of 1921; Ulysses was published February 2, 1922. The earliest<br />
d<strong>at</strong>e shown on the page proofs here described is June 30,1921, the<br />
l<strong>at</strong>est October 17, 1921.<br />
*V. C. 3. ULYSSES: SLIP PROOFS<br />
Coll<strong>at</strong>ion: 18 slip proofs printed on large sheets, folded to make 8<br />
leaves (except "Placard XI" which is only half the size of the<br />
other sheets <strong>and</strong> is folded to make 4 leaves), each leaf measuring<br />
approx. 23.5 x 18.5 cm. Printed on one side of paper only; 8 pages<br />
of text per sheet, versos blank.<br />
Pagin<strong>at</strong>ion: Sign<strong>at</strong>ures appear on upper left corner of each proot,<br />
numbered "Placard I" to "Placard XI." Pages of text also numbered<br />
with Arabic numerals, but some errors in pagin<strong>at</strong>ion occur.