Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection: James Joyce
Treasures of the O’Gorman Special Collection
Blog Series - Volume 2
James Joyce
A literary collection owned by the late entrepreneur, local historian and supporter of the arts, Ronnie O’Gorman, was recently donated to the University of Galway. This collection, spanning three generations of the O’Gorman family, includes countless items of literary and historic value.
To read more about this donation, please see: O’Gorman Collection donated to the University of Galway.
This blog post will highlight some of the rare volumes of James Joyce within the O’Gorman Special Collection.
Ulysses
First edition
This is number 815 of 1000 copies which were printed on handmade paper. The volume is stored in a collector's box with customised book spine, reading: Ulysses Joyce, accompanied by gold decorated stamps. This volume features the original iconic blue paper wrapper.
Published in 1922.
First edition Ulysses
Ulysses
Special edition with illustrations by Henri Matisse.
A rare, illustrated edition of Ulysses featuring artwork by Henri Matisse. This limited edition features the signatures of both Joyce and Matisse. The volume is held in a customised and gilt decorated slipcase.
Artwork done by Matisse for this edition features characters and events from Homer’s Odyssey instead of the events of the novel Ulysses.
Published in 1935.
Ulysses special edition with illustrations by Henri Matisse.
Finnegans Wake
Signed edition
Limited production of copies with 125 copies sold in Great Britain and 300 copies sold in New York by The Viking Press.
This edition includes a pamphlet published in 1945 of corrections and misprints for Finnegan's wake.
Published in 1939.
Dubliners
Dubliners
First American edition
This copy is one of only 504 copies issued from English sheets. It is housed in collector's solander box. This volume features blue-green cloth boards, lettered in green. This item is in very good condition.
Published in 1916.
Dubliners
A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
First edition
This volume is in excellent condition and features the original dark blue cloth boards with its title blind embossed on the front cover, and gilt stamping on the spine.
Published in 1916.
Collected poems
First edition
Housed in a custom gilt box, this volume of collected poetry is also autographed by Joyce.
This is a limited edition which is printed on Japanese vellum. It features ornate and gilt decorated binding. This publication is noted as copy 39 of 50 volumes.
First published in 1936.
Collected poems
Chamber Music
Collection of poetry.
Slim volume in original green cloth with gilt lettering on boards and spine. This is the third variant with endpapers of thin woven paper. A handwritten note within highlights that the contents of this volume are Joyce's first publication.
Published in 1907.
Collected poems
Pomes Pennyeach
Collection of thirteen poems by Joyce.
Faber edition published in 1933 featuring dark-green linen grained boards.
Pamphlet published in 1945 of corrections and misprints for Finnegan's wake.
Ábhair spéise ó Bhailiúchán Speisialta O’Gorman
Sraith Blaganna – Uimh. 2
James Joyce
Bronnadh bailiúchán liteartha Ronnie O’Gorman, fear gnó, staraí áitiúil agus pátrún na n-ealaíon a cailleadh le gairid, ar Ollscoil na Gaillimhe le déanaí. Trí ghlúin de mhuintir O’Gorman a thiomsaigh an bailiúchán seo, agus an t-iliomad míreanna ann a bhfuil luach liteartha agus stairiúil ag baint leo.
Is féidir tuilleadh a léamh faoin mbronntanas seo ag: Bailiúchán O’Gorman bronnta ar Ollscoil na Gaillimhe.
Tarraingeofar aird sa bhlag seo ar roinnt de na leabhair uathúla le James Joyce atá i mBailiúchán Speisialta O'Gorman.
Ulysses
Céad Eagrán
Uimhir 815 as 1000 cóip a cuireadh i gcló ar pháipéar lámhdéanta atá anseo. Tá an leabhar seo, a bhfuil droim leabhair sainoiriúnaithe aige, á stóráil i mbosca bailitheora agus Ulysses Joyce scríofa air in éineacht le stampaí atá maisithe le hór. Tá an cumhdach páipéir ghoirm so-aitheanta bunaidh ar an imleabhar seo.
Foilsithe in 1922.
Ulysses, céad eagrán.
Ulysses
Eagrán speisialta le léaráidí le Henri Matisse.
Eagrán uathúil de Ulysses ina bhfuil líníochtaí le Henri Matisse. Tá síniú Joyce agus Matisse araon ar an eagrán teoranta seo. Coinnítear an t-imleabhar i gcáschumhdach óraithe sainoiriúnaithe.
Is iad na carachtair agus eachtraí ó Odaisé Hóiméir atá i gceist le healaíon Matisse don eagrán seo, seachas imeachtaí an úrscéil Ulysses féin.
Foilsithe in 1935.
Ulysses, eagrán speisialta le léaráidí le Henri Matisse.
Finnegans Wake
Eagrán sínithe
Níor tháirg The Viking Press ach líon teoranta cóipeanna den eagrán seo, agus díoladh 125 cóip sa Bhreatain Mhór agus 300 cóip i Nua-Eabhrac.
San áireamh leis an eagrán seo tá paimfléad a foilsíodh in 1945 ina liostaítear ceartúcháin agus earráidí cló in Finnegan's Wake.
Foilsithe in 1939.
Dubliners
Dubliners
Céad Eagrán Mheiriceá
Ceann amháin de 504 cóip a eisíodh ó bhileoga Sasanacha an chóip seo. Tá sé á choinneáil i mbosca Solander an bhailitheora. Clúdaigh éadaigh gormuaine atá ag an imleabhar seo agus litreoireacht uaine orthu. Tá riocht an-mhaith ar an gcóip seo.
Foilsithe in 1916.
Dubliners
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Céad Eagrán
Tá riocht an-mhaith ar an imleabhar seo agus tá na clúdaigh éadaigh dhúghorma bhunaidh air. Cabhradh dall atá sa teideal ar an gclúdach agus stampáil óraithe ar an droim.
Foilsithe in 1916.
Collected Poems
Collected poems
Céad Eagrán
Tá an t-imleabhar filíochta seo i mbosca óraithe sainoiriúnaithe agus é sínithe ag Joyce.
Eagrán teoranta é seo agus é curtha i gcló ar veilleam Seapánach. Tá ceangal ornáideach an leabhair maisithe le hórúchán. Tá an foilseachán seo sonraithe mar chóip 39 as 50 imleabhar.
Foilsithe den chéad uair in 1936.
Collected Poems
Chamber Music
Bailiúchán filíochta
Imleabhar tánaí le héadach uaine ar na clúdaigh agus an droim, agus litreoireacht óraithe. Seo an tríú leagan agus bileoga ceangail déanta as páipéar tánaí fite air. Tugtar le fios ar nóta lámhscríofa laistigh den leabhar gurb iad dánta an imleabhair seo an chéad fhoilseachán de chuid Joyce.
Foilsithe in 1907.
Pomes Pennyeach
Cnuasach de thrí dhán déag le Joyce.
Eagrán a d'fhoilsigh Faber in 1933 a bhfuil clúdaigh shnáitheacha déanta as línéadach dú-uaine air.
Paimfléad a foilsíodh in 1945 ina liostaítear ceartúcháin agus earráidí cló in Finnegan's Wake.
A literary collection owned by the late entrepreneur, local historian and supporter of the arts, Ronnie O’Gorman, was recently donated to the University of Galway. This collection, spanning three generations of the O’Gorman family, includes countless items of literary and historic value.
To read more about this donation, please see: O’Gorman Collection donated to the University of Galway.
This blog post will highlight some of the rare volumes of James Joyce within the O’Gorman Special Collection.
Ulysses
First edition
This is number 815 of 1000 copies which were printed on handmade paper. The volume is stored in a collector's box with customised book spine, reading: Ulysses Joyce, accompanied by gold decorated stamps. This volume features the original iconic blue paper wrapper.
Published in 1922.
First edition Ulysses
Ulysses
Special edition with illustrations by Henri Matisse.
A rare, illustrated edition of Ulysses featuring artwork by Henri Matisse. This limited edition features the signatures of both Joyce and Matisse. The volume is held in a customised and gilt decorated slipcase.
Artwork done by Matisse for this edition features characters and events from Homer’s Odyssey instead of the events of the novel Ulysses.
Published in 1935.
Finnegans Wake
Signed edition
Limited production of copies with 125 copies sold in Great Britain and 300 copies sold in New York by The Viking Press.
This edition includes a pamphlet published in 1945 of corrections and misprints for Finnegan's wake.
Published in 1939.
Dubliners
Dubliners
First American edition
This copy is one of only 504 copies issued from English sheets. It is housed in collector's solander box. This volume features blue-green cloth boards, lettered in green. This item is in very good condition.
Published in 1916.
Dubliners
A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
First edition
This volume is in excellent condition and features the original dark blue cloth boards with its title blind embossed on the front cover, and gilt stamping on the spine.
Published in 1916.
Collected poems
First edition
Housed in a custom gilt box, this volume of collected poetry is also autographed by Joyce.
This is a limited edition which is printed on Japanese vellum. It features ornate and gilt decorated binding. This publication is noted as copy 39 of 50 volumes.
First published in 1936.
Chamber Music
Collection of poetry.
Slim volume in original green cloth with gilt lettering on boards and spine. This is the third variant with endpapers of thin woven paper. A handwritten note within highlights that the contents of this volume are Joyce's first publication.
Published in 1907.
Collected poems
Pomes Pennyeach
Collection of thirteen poems by Joyce.
Faber edition published in 1933 featuring dark-green linen grained boards.
Pamphlet published in 1945 of corrections and misprints for Finnegan's wake.
Ábhair spéise ó Bhailiúchán Speisialta O’Gorman
Sraith Blaganna – Uimh. 2
James Joyce
Bronnadh bailiúchán liteartha Ronnie O’Gorman, fear gnó, staraí áitiúil agus pátrún na n-ealaíon a cailleadh le gairid, ar Ollscoil na Gaillimhe le déanaí. Trí ghlúin de mhuintir O’Gorman a thiomsaigh an bailiúchán seo, agus an t-iliomad míreanna ann a bhfuil luach liteartha agus stairiúil ag baint leo.
Is féidir tuilleadh a léamh faoin mbronntanas seo ag: Bailiúchán O’Gorman bronnta ar Ollscoil na Gaillimhe.
Tarraingeofar aird sa bhlag seo ar roinnt de na leabhair uathúla le James Joyce atá i mBailiúchán Speisialta O'Gorman.
Ulysses
Céad Eagrán
Uimhir 815 as 1000 cóip a cuireadh i gcló ar pháipéar lámhdéanta atá anseo. Tá an leabhar seo, a bhfuil droim leabhair sainoiriúnaithe aige, á stóráil i mbosca bailitheora agus Ulysses Joyce scríofa air in éineacht le stampaí atá maisithe le hór. Tá an cumhdach páipéir ghoirm so-aitheanta bunaidh ar an imleabhar seo.
Foilsithe in 1922.
Ulysses, céad eagrán.
Ulysses
Eagrán speisialta le léaráidí le Henri Matisse.
Eagrán uathúil de Ulysses ina bhfuil líníochtaí le Henri Matisse. Tá síniú Joyce agus Matisse araon ar an eagrán teoranta seo. Coinnítear an t-imleabhar i gcáschumhdach óraithe sainoiriúnaithe.
Is iad na carachtair agus eachtraí ó Odaisé Hóiméir atá i gceist le healaíon Matisse don eagrán seo, seachas imeachtaí an úrscéil Ulysses féin.
Foilsithe in 1935.
Ulysses, eagrán speisialta le léaráidí le Henri Matisse.
Finnegans Wake
Eagrán sínithe
Níor tháirg The Viking Press ach líon teoranta cóipeanna den eagrán seo, agus díoladh 125 cóip sa Bhreatain Mhór agus 300 cóip i Nua-Eabhrac.
San áireamh leis an eagrán seo tá paimfléad a foilsíodh in 1945 ina liostaítear ceartúcháin agus earráidí cló in Finnegan's Wake.
Foilsithe in 1939.
Dubliners
Dubliners
Céad Eagrán Mheiriceá
Ceann amháin de 504 cóip a eisíodh ó bhileoga Sasanacha an chóip seo. Tá sé á choinneáil i mbosca Solander an bhailitheora. Clúdaigh éadaigh gormuaine atá ag an imleabhar seo agus litreoireacht uaine orthu. Tá riocht an-mhaith ar an gcóip seo.
Foilsithe in 1916.
Dubliners
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Céad Eagrán
Tá riocht an-mhaith ar an imleabhar seo agus tá na clúdaigh éadaigh dhúghorma bhunaidh air. Cabhradh dall atá sa teideal ar an gclúdach agus stampáil óraithe ar an droim.
Foilsithe in 1916.
Collected Poems
Collected poems
Céad Eagrán
Tá an t-imleabhar filíochta seo i mbosca óraithe sainoiriúnaithe agus é sínithe ag Joyce.
Eagrán teoranta é seo agus é curtha i gcló ar veilleam Seapánach. Tá ceangal ornáideach an leabhair maisithe le hórúchán. Tá an foilseachán seo sonraithe mar chóip 39 as 50 imleabhar.
Foilsithe den chéad uair in 1936.
Collected Poems
Chamber Music
Bailiúchán filíochta
Imleabhar tánaí le héadach uaine ar na clúdaigh agus an droim, agus litreoireacht óraithe. Seo an tríú leagan agus bileoga ceangail déanta as páipéar tánaí fite air. Tugtar le fios ar nóta lámhscríofa laistigh den leabhar gurb iad dánta an imleabhair seo an chéad fhoilseachán de chuid Joyce.
Foilsithe in 1907.
Pomes Pennyeach
Cnuasach de thrí dhán déag le Joyce.
Eagrán a d'fhoilsigh Faber in 1933 a bhfuil clúdaigh shnáitheacha déanta as línéadach dú-uaine air.
Comments