V.B.13.h.2
Partial Second Part of the Printers’ Copy of the Typescript (with First and Second Overlay) of the “Messianic Scene” of the “Circe” episode for Ulysses
Material Description and Collation
The manuscript consists of 9 sheets of thin typing paper, watermarked “LINEN PAPER | LAFUMA BERTHOLET & NAVARRE | VOIRON”. All of the pages are double-spaced typewritten purple ribbon top (original) copies; all the versos are blank. There are corrections and additions in Joyce’s hand in black ink on pp. [1]–[6], [10], [11] and [12].
Measurements
The sheets measure approximately 27.0 x 21.0 cm.
Pagination
The sheets were paginated “1”–”6″, “10”, “11” and “12” in the upper right corner by the typist; the page numbers are not stamped on this part of the typescript .
Contents
The manuscript is a late addition (the so-called “Messianic Scene”) for the typescript of the “Circe” episode, of which 2 other complete copies survive (Buffalo MS V.B.13.i), though Joyce only revised this copy of the typescript. This part of the typescript was prepared from MS V.A.20. The text on the pages is as follows:
| MS V.B.13.h.2 | Ulysses 1922 (1992) / 1984 |
|---|---|
| p. [1]: “1” | 453.18–454.26 / 15.1398–1443 |
| p. [2]: “2” | 454.26–456.15 / 15.1443–1498 |
| p. [3]: “3” | 456.16–457.28 / 15.1499–1544 |
| p. [4]: “4” | 457.28–459.16 / 15.1544–1597 |
| p. [5]: “5” | 459.17–461.09 / 15.1598–1656 |
| p. [6]: “6” | 461.27–463.05 / 15.1674–1709 |
| p. [7]: [“7”] | Southern Illinois; see MS V.B.13.i, p. [7] |
| p. [8]: [“8”] | Missing; see MS V.B.13.i, p. [8] |
| p. [9]: “9” | Private Collection; see MS V.B.13.i, p. [9] |
| p. [10]: “10” | 467.15–469.11 / 15.1849–1910 |
| p. [11]: “11” | 469.12–470.17 / 15.1911–1950 |
| p. [12]: “12” | 470.18–21 / 15.1951–1954 |
Publication
This manuscript has been reproduced in black and white photo-facsimile on JJA 15.308–313 and 15.317–319.
Other Markings
There are printers’ signatures on pp. [1], [6] and [10], printers’ markings on all of the pages in lead pencil and black ink smudges on p [6].
Notes
Page [9] of this typescript was last recorded as sold at auction at Sotheby’s London on June 7, 2007 (lot no. 87); its current location is not known. The sheets were folded horizontally in the center.