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JOYCE, James (1882–1941). Tales Told of Shem and Shaun: Three Fragments from Work in Progress. With a preface by C.K. Ogden. Paris: The Black Sun Press, 1929. 4to. Portrait of Joyce by Brancusi. Original white wrappers printed in red and black; publisher's red paper-covered slipcase with onlaid gold panels (lacking glassine); cloth folding case with morocco spine label gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 161 of 500 copies on Holland Van Gelder Zonen of a total edition of 650. The three fragments published here are ''The Mookse And The Gripes,'' ''The Muddest Thick That Ever Was Heard Dump'' and ''The Ondt And The Gracehoper,'' which form pp.152-159, 282-304 and 414-419 respectively of Finnegans Wake. Slocum and Cahoon A36. –– [ALSO WITH:] Haveth Childers Everywhere. London: Faber and Faber, 1931. Original yellow wrappers printed in red (covers separated and chipped). FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, comprising the last part of chapter 3, Book III in Finnegans Wake. Slocum and Cahoon A42.