About this title: Heroic drinker, superlative swearer, and self-described "heartburn on the arse", John Stanislaus Joyce was so bursting with charisma and wild ideas that it's not surprising he played a major role in his son James's imagination. For the first time, Joyce scholars John Wyse Jackson and Peter Costello piece together the extraordinary life of this formidable father, storyteller, drinker, and patriot, tracing his presence in Ulysses, Dubliners, and the rest of James Joyce's canon. This is a book for every Joyce fan, as well as every reader who loved Nora by Brenda Maddox, How the Irish Saved ...
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Edition: Us ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 06/1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Edition: Us ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 06/1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: New. All items are new or shelf pulls. Any defects will be noted with listing. We make every effort to ship your order the same day as received. Multi volume sets and heavy books require EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES. read more
Description: Very Good. Very Good St Martin's Press, 1998, very good condition, DJ shows a little wear, pgs are excellent and appears only gently read if at all, old price to inside cover. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: Fine/Fine DJ/Fine. 0-312-18599-5 Subtitle: "The Voluminous Life and Genius of James Joyce's Father. " read more
Edition: 1st U.S. edition
Binding: Hardback w/ DJ
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 1998
Description: Book in excellent/as-new condition. DJ very good with very minimal edgewear. A vivid, exuberant portrait of the convivial, volatile, irascible father, the man from Cork whose witty talk turned James Joyce into a writer. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very good; dust jackte lightly rubbed; page edges lightly soiled; lower front edge of cover slightly dented; a very nice copy! ; read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martins Press, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. First American Edition. First Printing. Fine in like jacket, not price clipped. Not a remainder. A perfect copy. read more
Edition: First US Edition. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, NY
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine (slight wear) jacket. Tall 8vo. Clean tight copy, minor wear to bottom heel, price intact on flap of dj, 493 pp w/index, notes, bibliography, family ancestral chart, illustrated endpapers, B&W photos, illustrations, "James Joyce often remarked that his wit, gift for storytelling and many of his characters came from his outrageous father..." Vivid, readable and rich biography of Joyce's formidable father, storyteller, drinker and patriot. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, New York, NY, U. S. A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: F/F. 0312185995 Remainder dot otherwise in FINE condition. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780312185992ISBN:0312185995
Description: Fine in Near-Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Stated First U.S. Edition-Price inside dustcover: $35.00-NO remainder marks-NO price clippings-James Joyce often remarked that his wit, gift for storytelling, and many of his characters came from his outrageous father, John Stanislaus Joyce. In this biography, Joyce scholars John Wyse Jackson and Peter Costello show us John Joyce as we've never seen him before-a formidable father, storyteller, drinker, and patriot who held a profound place in the ... read more
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