Stephen Hero

James Joyce; Editor Theodore Spencer

Published by New Directions Books, New York, 1944

About this Item

"This book is an early version of Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" probably completed in 1906. It is said when the manuscript came back to Joyce by the twentieth publisher to whom was submitted, he threw it into the fire., from which his wife was able to rescue only a portion of the whole work." (From the dust jacket) Thomas Spencer edited the manuscript from the Harvard College Library. This New Directions first edition is in very good condition with some discoloration along the top edge of the cloth covered boards, light bumps on the top and bottom of the spine edges., some slight soiling and some pencil price notations inside the front cover. The dust jacket is complete but has some chips and the spine is torn along the front side and scraped along the back. This work is quite scarce and a must have for the James Joyce collector.

Seller Inventory # 000470

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stephen Hero
• Publisher: New Directions Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good