Transition No. 18: From Instinct to New Composition, Word Lore Totality, Magic Synthetism

Joyce, James; Jolas, Eugene (editor)

Published by Shakespeare and Co., Paris, France, 1929

About this Item

First Edition, "Number 18, November 1929, Fall Number". Subtitled "An International Quarterly for Creative Experiment". The issue includes a portion of Joyce's "Continuation of a Work in Progress" (published as Finnegan's Wake in 1939). This copy is complete but in Poor condition with the front cover and several early pages detached and the rear cover chipped, soiled and fragile. The spine paper is also chipped. Some signatures are loose and the text pages are age-toned. With photographs by Charles Sheeler, Francis Brugiere, Tina Modotti and others. Contributions include Paul Klee, Stuart Gilbert, Jacques Prevert, James Joyce, et al. This number is scarce in any condition.

Seller Inventory # 149832

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transition No. 18: From Instinct to New Composition, Word Lore Totality, Magic Synthetism
• Publisher: Shakespeare and Co., Paris, France
• Publication Date: 1929
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Poor
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction, Poetry and Literary Criticism