JAMES STEPHENS - BOOK PAGE SIGNED - HFSID 18767
Price: $90.00
JAMES STEPHENS
The Irish poet and novelist signs the half-title page of his book
Theme and Variations
Book Page signed: "James Stephens", 5x7½. Printed book title,
"Theme and Variations". James Stephens (1882-1969, born in Dublin,
Ireland) was an Irish poet and novelist who is best remembered for his
retellings of Irish fairy tales in Dublin's slums. He began writing
seriously while working as a solicitor's clerk, when he met the Irish poet
George William Russell. Russell encouraged him to publish his first book of
poetry, Insurrections (1909). His first novel, The Charwoman's
Daughter (1911), appeared in a magazine that he helped to found, The
Irish Review, and his next book, The Crock of Gold (912) made him
famous. His other works include Irish Fairy Tales (1920),
Deirdre (1923) and a classic account of the 1916 Easter Rising in
Dublin called The Insurrection in Ireland (1916). He was a strong
advocate of Irish independence. James Joyce, struggling with Finnegan's
Wake, is said to have considered inviting Stephens to become a co-author,
but Joyce finished the book on his own. Toned around edges. Edges and corners
worn, small tear in left edge. Pencil note (unknown hand) on verso. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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