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Prospectus for Ulysses by James Joyce.

Edited, illustrated, designed, and printed by M. Sunday under the direction of Walter Hamady ; Hand-bound by Caroline Gilderson-Duwe

"The third, in this Twenty-ninth Series of the fine books made for the members of this Club ... The edition has been planned in the fashion of a small illuminated Oriental book by Valenti Angelo ... the illustrations ... look like 'Persian…

"The third in the present series of books issued to the members of this Club ... set by hand in the twelve-point size of Weiss antiqua type and is embellished with dozens of designs and decorative initials by Professor Weiss cut into wood ... printed…

"The second in the Seventh Series of books issued to the members of the Club... The type used is the 12-point size of monotype Bell, decorated with hand-set Baskerville in large sizes and printed on a thin, tough, white Worthy rag paper; the text is…

Vols. [1],[2],[3] & [5] "limited to 1,000 copies on Japon vellum and 75 copies on Arnold unbleached rag paper."
Vol. [4] is no. 1086 of 1250 copies numbered 1 to 1250 "printed on Japon vellum."

From the collection of Philip J. Hohlweck, bookplate no. 2553.