[ One of thirty numbered copies. ] A Fragment from Finnigans [sic] Wake | Anna Livia Plurabelle | To mark the Centenary of the Birth of James Joyce.

James Joyce [ Michael Hutchins, The Chimæra Press [ The Chimaera Press ] [ Beckenham, Kent ]; Eric Gill ]

Published by Beckenham Kent. The Chimæra Press. The Chimaera Press, 1982

Elegantly printed in black and grey-blue. [28] + [1]pp., 4to. On loose leaves [Sheets i.e. no binding if called for] , on eight bifoliums, arranged in four pairs. In very good condition, lightly aged, wrapped in brown paper. Colophon reads, with limitation numbering in manuscript: 'This fragment of FINNEGANS WAKE was commissioned by Fellows of Designer Binders to mark the centenary of the birth of James Joyce | The book was designed by Michael Hutchins and printed by him on an Albion handpress being completed on 2 February 1982 | The typeface throughout is Perpetua, designed by Eric Gill, the centenary of whose birth is also commemorated in 1982 | The paper is Vélin Arches, which was printed damp | The edition comprises thirty copies, ten of which have been reserved for subscribers to the Chimæra Press | This copy is number [12.]' COPAC lists six titles printed by this press between 1979 and 1988. The only other copy traced, on either OCLC WorldCat or COPAC, at Manchester University. Seller Inventory # 26530

Bibliographic Details

Title: [ One of thirty numbered copies. ] A ...
Publisher: Beckenham Kent. The Chimæra Press. The Chimaera Press
Publication Date: 1982