A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

This paperback edition shows noticeable wear, with scuffing on the cover and spine. It is an ex-library copy with stamps from Loretto Heights College. The binding appears intact, though the cover displays typical library wear. There is no dust jacket present, and the pages are clean without inscriptions.

This is the Viking Compass Edition of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce, published by The Viking Press in New York. This specific copy is the eighteenth printing, released in December 1969. Originally published in 1916, Joyce's work is a seminal piece of modernist literature, exploring the formative years of Stephen Dedalus, a character representing Joyce himself. The edition presented here is derived from the definitive text corrected from the Dublin holograph by Chester G. Anderson and edited by Richard Ellmann, first published in 1964. This copy is an ex-library book from Loretto Heights College, featuring library stamps but no inscriptions or signatures. It is a paperback edition, showing signs of wear typical for library copies. This book is a vital piece for collectors of Joyce's work or those interested in modernist literature.