James Joyce - Ulysses - 1st ed 8th printing 1926 + original Shakespeare & Co card

Publisher: Shakespeare and Company, Paris
Publication Date: 1926
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st
First edition, eighth printing, May 1926 (first printing where the type was entirely reset and Joyce's corrections from the previous printings were absorbed). Included is the original card from publisher Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare & Company, presumably from the year of publication, tipped in when book was originally purchased. This copy belonged to early 20th century fiction writer Clifford L. Near, Jr., with his name & address in ink on title page. Front cover is detached, rear cover & endpaper missing, with typical wear to edges/spine. Small notation written on upper left corner of front cover. All text pages otherwise complete & intact. Many copies of this edition were later bound in hardcover boards due to the fragility of the paper wraps (as well as the historical importance of the text), a treatment that may also serve this copy well. Vertical crease to left side of card, with a small closed tear at top of crease. Additional photos available.