Ulysses by Matisse (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Matisse, Henri (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First edition thus, hardcover in teal leather with gold gilt decoration and edges, with publisher's "Great Books of the 20th Century Collector's Notes" laid in at the front. The book has a slight lean to the binding, mild bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, a few small scuffs to the fore edge of the covers, and a touch of wear to the tail of the text block. Overall, a solid, Very Good+ copy.

Leather_Bound. Condition: As New. Reprint. As-new, shrinkwrapped copy. Full blue leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, silk marker ribbon. Four raised spine bands.

Hardcover. Limited Edition #1352/1500. Quarto, xvi, 363 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Mild fraying and wear along extremities. Rubbing to embossed gilt design on front board. Top edge of textblock speckled. 5 full black-and-white illustrated plates with 12 illustrations on yellow slips and 8 on blue slips tipped-in. Signed by Matisse and eumerated on limitation page in rear. Shelved in Show Case. Joyce's "Ulysses" was originally published in 1922. The title evokes parallels to Homer's epic poem, "Odyssey," as Ulysses is the Latinised name of its hero, Odysseus. Mattise's illustrative etchings for this special edition of "Ulysses" were based on the "Odyssey," as he had apparently not read Joyce's novel either in English or in the French translation. Although publisher George Macy may have had concernes, "Joyce consented to Matisse's approach over the telephone, the sole direct contact that transpired between artist and author" (Source: The Morgan Library & Museum). 1409567. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Limited Edition, First Edition Thus. Good+, bound in original full brown cloth with gilt decoration on front panel and spine. Webbing exposed at front hinge, binding intact. Toning. Edge wear to exterior includind a few bumps, some fading to gilt at a few locations. No markings to text. 4to, 12"h x 9 1/4"w. Illustrated by Matisse, limited edition also signed by Matisse on the Limitation Page.

Hardcover. Limited edition. pp. xv, 363. 4to. Brown cloth with gilt embossed lettering and decoration to spine and front board. Speckled top edge, others untrimmed. 6 etched plates by Matisse, 20 reproductions of Matisse's sketches printed on blue and yellow paper. Minor wear to edges, scuff to gilt decoration on front board, 1 cm split to front endpaper at hinge; contents clean, binding sound. Lacks slipcase. Limited edition, this copy numbered 1044 of 1500; SIGNED by Matisse.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Henri Matisse (illustrator). 363p, quarto. A very good copy in a worn publisher's slipcase. Inner hinges cracked but holding. Limited to 1500 copies, this copy is number 1137. Signed by Henri Matisse. Matisse's illustrations for this work were the source of much outrage for Joyce, as it came to be discovered that Matisse never read the book.

First illustrated edition of Joyceâs landmark Ulysses, one of only 250 examples signed by James Joyce in pen and Henri Matisse in pencil, with 26 illustrations by him, one of the 20th-centuryâs most desirable illustrated books, combining the work of two great modern artists. Large quarto, original gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth, original slipcase. In fine condition with the rare original slipcase which is in good condition and original glassine jacket. With an introduction by Stuart Gilbert. An exceptional example, most rare in this condition and in the seldom seen glassine jacket. One of the most arresting collaborations in 20th-century literature. "It was a great idea to bring them together; celebrities of the same generation, of similar virtuosity" (Wheeler, 15). The 26 beautiful full-page illustrations by Matisse accompany the text of Joyce's Ulysses, including six soft-ground etchings with reproductions of the sketches on blue and yellow paper. "One of the very few American livres de peintres issued before World War II. According to George Macy [this work's designer], who undertook this only American publication of Matisse's illustrations, he asked the artist how many etchings the latter could provide for $5000. The artist chose to take six subjects from Homer's Odyssey. The preparatory drawings reproduced with the soft-ground etchings (Matisse's only use of this medium) record the evolution of the figures from vigorous sketches to closely knit compositions" (Artist and the Book 197).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. One of 1500 numbered copies, this copy signed by the illustrator, Henri Matisse. Hardcover, bound in decorative cloth. Lacks slipcase. The corners rubbed, one a bit frayed; one minor closed tear front fly leaf; repairs to the endpapers along the fold. Signed by Illustrator(s).

With an Introduction by Stuart Gilbert. xvi [2] 363 [1] pp. Illustrations by Henri Matisse. Folio, publisher's embossed gilt cloth in publisher's slipcase. No. 1142 of 1500 copies; signed by Henri Matisse in pencil and by James Joyce in ink. Very slight tanning of (inner) hinges; but just about a fine copy. The fragile hinges are fine, which is unusual for this book. The publisher's box has a little bit of wear to the fore-edges and extremities, but is clean, tight and strong. Laid in is the publisher's four-page prospectus and postcard announcement for this book, plus an additional postcard announcement of shipment addressed to its first owner, in which the purchaser is informed that she was one of the fortunate Limited Editions Club members who are being shipped a copy signed by both Matisse and Joyce. The postcard goes on to describe how the Club tried to handle the imbalance between the number of members who wanted the Joyce signatures and the number of copies Joyce agreed to sign. We have never seen another copy of this postcard.

Condition: Near Fine. Signed Limited Edition. First illustrated edition of James Joyce's modernist masterpiece. One of a limited 250 copies signed by both James Joyce and Henri Matisse, from an edition of 1,500 total the majority of which were only signed by Matisse. Bound in publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt with, top edge speckled brown; housed in the original tan cardstock slipcase with spine stamped in brown. 363 p. Near Fine with trivial rubbing to spine ends, corners and gilt at raised relief on upper board. In a Very Good+ slipcase with soiling and light wear, and a short repair to the seam at the opening along the bottom edge. A wonderful copy, housed in a custom brown cloth solander case with morocco spine label stamped in gilt. A visually striking production which combines James Joyce's modernist masterpiece with twenty-six illustrations by Matisse, including six hand-printed etchings and twenty lithographs. Slocum & Cahoon 22.

Condition: Fine. Signed Limited Edition. First illustrated edition. 373 pp. Copy number 1492 of a limited 1,500, signed by Henri Matisse. Bound in publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt with, top edge speckled brown. Fine, with just the faintest rubbing to the gilt-covered relief on the front cover, in Near Fine publisher's slipcase with slight soiling and slight wear, bubbling to paper on one face. A beautiful copy, in much nicer condition than as normally found. A visually striking production which combines James Joyce's modernist masterpiece with twenty-six illustrations by Matisse, including six hand-printed etchings and twenty lithographs.