Irish interest for Joyce and O’Brien

Promoted in a catalogue issued by Fonsie Mealy (20/25% buyer’s premium) for its May 20 sale as something “for the collector who has (almost) everything”, an autograph section from James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake was sold at €27,000 (£23,480).

Described as “evidently a fair copy”, signed and dated “Paris 6.iv.1930”, it contained the opening…

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