Ulysses, the scandalous, ‘obscene’ book, was scuppered by censors even before it was launched.
The story of how James Joyce’s masterpiece was published is well known. But the one that had lured us down Swanston Street was the iconic first edition, with its famous blue cover, fortuitously acquired by the SLV in 1922. We examined some special books, including lavish editions of Ulysses: the 1935 Limited Editions Club edition, with Matisse’s accompanying etchings the 1988 Arion Press edition, with illustrations by Robert Motherwell – and various others. Earlier this year, I took a group of students to the State Library of Victoria (SLV) to see its impressive Joyce collection.
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