Fritz Janschka - Fritz Janschka – Ulysses-Alphabet – signierte Originalgrafik – Nr. 949/999 – 1983 - 1983

Fritz Janschka – Ulysses Alphabet – Limited premium edition with signed original print “Bloom Molly” – 1983

Bibliophile, numbered premium edition of Fritz Janschka's Ulysses Alphabet, published in 1983 by Harenberg Kommunikation, Dortmund.

Limited edition of 999 copies. This exemplar bears the number 949/999.

Special features

The work presents an exceptional cycle of 26 color mezzotints that Fritz Janschka created in 1973 for selected passages from James Joyce’s famous novel Ulysses.

The complete sequence is reproduced in the book in color reproductions.

The premium edition also includes an independent original print with the title “Bloom Molly.”

This is personally signed by the artist in pencil and numbered 949/999.

The photographed original sheet shows a detailed, surreal-looking motif with interwoven figures and typographic elements. The visible plate margin underscores the original graphic character of the print.

About the work

James Joyce’s Ulysses, first published in book form in 1922, is one of the most significant works of literary modernism.

Fritz Janschka developed a distinct pictorial interpretation of it. His compositions combine letterforms, human figures, and fantastical elements into a fanciful visual engagement with Joyce’s novel.

In addition to the 26 color illustrations, the edition contains the corresponding passages from the English original text as well as the German translation by Hans Wollschläger.

A foreword by John Norton-Smith, a concordance, and bibliographic and exhibition notes complete the publication.

Bibliographic data

* Artist: Fritz Janschka
* Title: Ulysses Alphabet
* Afterword: John Norton-Smith
* Literary source: James Joyce, Ulysses
* German translation: Hans Wollschläger
* Publisher: Harenberg Kommunikation, Dortmund
* Year of publication: 1983
* Series: The bibliophile paperbacks, No. 373a
* ISBN: 3-88379-911-4
* Edition: Limited, numbered premium edition
* Copy number: 949/999
* Features: 26 color reproductions after etchings as well as a separately accompanying, hand-signed and numbered original print “Bloom Molly”

Condition

The decorative half-leather binding with marbled cover shows age-related signs of wear.

The photographed pages appear clean and well preserved.

The accompanying original print shows a clear print image, a distinctly visible plate margin, as well as the handwritten numbering and the artist’s signature.

Please note the numerous photographs that are part of the item description.

Private sale notice

The sale is conducted from my private collection with exclusion of statutory warranty of quality, insofar as legally permissible. The exclusion does not apply to fraudulently concealed defects, explicitly assumed warranties, or legally mandatory liability.