Pomes penyeach
James Joyce (1882-1941)
Category
Books
Date
1927
Materials
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent
NT 3194463
Caption
Pomes Penyeach is a collection of poems composed between 1904 and 1924 by James Joyce. It was published in 1927 by Shakespeare and Company, the same imprint that had issued Ulysses in 1922. This copy was owned by Vita Sackville-West and is one of three Joyce books in her collection. Her ownership inscription includes ‘Long Barn’, indicating that the book was acquired during the period in which she and Harold Nicolson lived at Long Barn, their home prior to Sissinghurst.
Summary
Pomes Penyeach (Paris, 1927), by James Joyce. Bound in light green paper, with green lettering, as issued by the publisher, Shakespeare and Company. Inside the upper board is Vita Sackville-West's ownership inscription.
Bibliographic description
[22] p ;. 13cm. $zOne pencil mark correction. $zProvenance: pastedown inscribed "V.N. / Long Barn" [i.e. Vita [Sackville-West] Nicolson, 1892-1962]. Binding: pale green paper on boards, lettered in green.
Makers and roles
James Joyce (1882-1941)
