![]() He approached Matisse with his request and $5,000. LEC founder and publisher George Macy wanted his edition of Joyce's work to be illustrated by one of the best artists of the time. Ulysses, by James Joyce, illustrated by Henri Matisse. This is one of the most highly coveted editions published by LEC, the other being a 1934 edition of Aristophanes' Lysistrataillustrated and signed by Pablo Picasso. The spine, also stamped in gold, features a miniature of the cover design. Bound in brown cloth, the book includes Matisse's Nausicaa stamped in gold on the front cover. ![]() This 365-page volume is number 244 in a run of 1500 numbered copies, and is signed by author and illustrator. ![]() ![]() In search of something epic at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair? Look no further than booth 319, where Oak Knoll Books is offering a gem of 20th-century publishing: a 1935 Limited Editions Club (LEC) example of James Joyce's Ulysses, with etchings by Henri Matisse. ![]()
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