SHIPLEY, Joseph T. [James Joyce].
King John.
New York: Greenberg, Publisher, Inc , 1925.
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First Limited Edition of King John; Inscribed by Joseph T. Shipley to James Joyce
First limited edition of this classic work inspired by King John. Octavo, original half-cloth. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 8. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer James Joyce on the limitations page, "To James Joyce in admiration Joseph Shipley." The recipient, James Joyce was an Irish modernist writer whose novel Ulysses (1922) is widely regarded as one of the most influential works of twentieth-century literature. In very good condition.
Joseph T. Shipley (1893–1988) was an American author, literary critic, and lexicographer whose career spanned several decades of influential work in both theater criticism and the study of language. He served as drama critic for The Call (later The New Leader) from 1918 to 1962 and extended his critical reach through radio broadcasts on New York station WEVD, where his program First Nights ran from 1940 to 1982. Shipley was an early and perceptive commentator on modern drama, publishing one of the first critical studies of Eugene O’Neill in 1928, and he later held leadership roles in the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, including serving as president from 1952 to 1954. Although widely respected as a theater critic, he is perhaps best remembered for his contributions to etymology and literary reference, particularly his Dictionary of World Literary Terms (1943) and his final work, The Origins of English Words (1984). Over the course of his career, he authored or edited 27 books and received honors such as the Townsend Harris Medal.
King John.
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