V.C.1.B
Ulysses First through Third Placards (Galley Proofs): Unrevised First through Third Settings of the Text ("Hades" to "Sirens")
Material
The manuscripts are sheets of pulp paper. The placards are printed on one side only, except for MSS V.C.1.B.4.iii, pp. [8], 14.i, pp. [7 and 8] and 14.ii, pp. [7 and 8] that are blank. All the versos are blank. There are no corrections or revisions.
Collation
The manuscripts consist of 94 large sheets, folded to make 8 leaves with 8 pages of text per sheet, each with 37 lines of text (except for MS V.C.1.B.4.iii[bis]) as follows:
| Placards | Setting | Number of Copies |
|---|---|---|
| 10, 11, and 16–28 | One | 2 |
| 12, 14 and 15 | One | 2 |
| 13 | One | 2 |
| 29 | One | 1 |
| 10, 11, and 16–28 | Two | 2 |
| 12, 14 and 15 | Two | 2 |
| 13 | Two | 1 |
| 29 | Two | 1 |
| 11 | Three | 1 |
| 12, 14 and 15 | Three | 2 |
Measurements
Each sheet measures approximately 46.4 x 74.6 cm. and is unevenly folded in octavo, except for MSS V.C.1.B.4.iii[bis].a & b, which consists of 2 two leaves, but are set as 2 long pages of 41 lines of text, each in the center of each leaf: each of these sheets measures approximately 37.0 x 53.0 cm., folded in octavo.
Pagination
Except for MSS V.C.1.B.19.i and ii, the individual pages of text are unnumbered , but the placards are designated by number in the upper left corner of the sheet (i.e., on pp. [1]) of each proof as follows: "Placard 10." on MS V.C.1.A.2.i, pp. [1], etc. As well as the printed placard signature number in the upper left corner of the sheet, MSS V.C.1.B.19.i and ii are paginated: pp. [1–3] as "241–243" and have the signature "16" in the lower right corner of p. 241 (i.e., p. [1]).
Contents
The manuscripts are the first through third settings of the text in proof and were originally set from the twice-revised typescripts (although some of these do not survive, see Buffalo MSS V.B.4–9) of the episodes 6 through 11, which Joyce gave to the Imprimerie Darantiere, Dijon, France, to print the first edition of Ulysses . These MSS. The revised copies of these placards were used to set-up the first set of page proofs for those episodes (see Buffalo MSS V.C.2.B.1.i–11.i).
| Episode(s) | MSS V.C.1.B. | Placard and setting Text in 1922; 1986 | Proof and CSE Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. "Hades" | 1.i.a & b | 10.i: [084].01–92.32; 6.0001–0325 | 1 |
| 6. "Hades" | 1.ii.a & b | 10.ii: [084].01–92.32; 6.0001–0325 | 2 |
| 6. "Hades" | 2.i.a & b | 11.i: 092.33–102.14; 6.0326–0683 | 1 |
| 6. "Hades" | 2.ii.a & b | 11.ii: 092.33–102.14; 6.0326–0683 | 2 |
| 6. "Hades" | 2.iii | 11.iii: 92.33–102.14; 6.0326–0683 | 3 |
| 6. "Hades" | 3.i.a & b | 12.i: 102.15–111.21; 6.0684–1033 | 1 |
| 6. "Hades" | 3.ii.a & b | 12.ii: 102.15–111.21; 6.0684–1033 | 2 |
| 6. "Hades" | 3.iii.a & b | 12.iii: 102.15–111.21; 6.0684–1033 | 3 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 4.i.a & b | 13.i: 112.19–123.02; 7.0021–0372 | 1 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 4.ii | 13.ii: 112.01–123.02; 7.0001–0372 | 2 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 4.iii.a & b | 13.iii: 112.01–120.14; 7.0001–0282 | 3 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 4.iii[bis].a & b | 13.iii[bis]: 120.15–123.02; 7.0283–0372 | 3 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 5.i.a & b | 14.i: 123.03–132.32; 7.0372–0702 | 1 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 5.ii.a & b | 14.ii: 123.03–132.32; 7.0372–0702 | 2 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 5.iii.a & b | 14.iii: 123.03–132.32; 7.0372–0702 | 3 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 6.i.a & b | 15.i: 132.32–142.28; 7.0702–1041 | 1 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 6.ii.a & b | 15.ii: 132.32–[142.28]; 7.0702–[1041]1 | 2 |
| 7. "Aeolus" | 6.iii.a & b | 15.iii: 132.32–142.27; 7.0702–1041 | 3 |
| 7. "Aeolus" & 8. "Lestrygonians" | 7.i.a & b | 16.i: 143.07–151.22; 7.1051–8.0279 | 1 |
| 7. "Aeolus" & 8. "Lestrygonians" | 7.ii.a & b | 16.ii: 142.28–151.22; 7.1042–8.0279 | 2 |
| 8. "Lestrygonians" | 8.i.a & b | 17.i: 151.23–161.09; 8.0280–0649 | 1 |
| 8. "Lestrygonians" | 8.ii.a & b | 17.ii: 151.23–161.09; 8.0280–0649 | 2 |
| 8. "Lestrygonians" | 9.i.a & b | 18.i: 161.10–170.20; 8.0650–1006 | 1 |
| 8. "Lestrygonians" | 9.ii.a & b | 18.ii: 161.10–170.20; 8.0650–1006 | 2 |
| 8. "Lestrygonians" & 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 10.i.a & b | 19.i: 170.21–179.04; 8.1007–9.0099 | 1 |
| 8. "Lestrygonians" & 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 10.ii.a & b | 19.i: 170.21–179.04; 8.1007–9.0099 | 2 |
| 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 11.i.a & b | 20.i: 179.05–187.19; 9.0100–0405 | 1 |
| 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 11.ii.a & b | 20.ii: 179.05–187.19; 9.0100–0405 | 2 |
| 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 12.i.a & b | 21.i: 187.20–195.25; 9.0406–0713 | 1 |
| 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 12.ii.a & b | 21.ii: 187.20–195.25; 9.0406–0713 | 2 |
| 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 13.i.a & b | 22.i: 195.26–204.09; 9.0714–1022 | 1 |
| 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 13.ii.a & b | 22.ii: 195.26–204.09; 9.0714–1022 | 2 |
| 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 14.i.a & b | 23.i: 204.10–209.32; 9.1022–1225 | 1 |
| 9. "Scylla & Charybdis" | 14.ii.a & b | 23.ii: 204.10–209.32; 9.1022–1225 | 2 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" | 15.i.a & b | 24.i: [210].01–218.09; 10.0001–0301 | 1 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" | 15.ii.a & b | 24.ii: [210].01–218.09; 10.0001–0301 | 2 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" | 16.i.a & b | 25.i: 218.10–226.23; 10.0302–0607 | 1 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" | 16.ii.a & b | 25.ii: 218.10–226.23; 10.0302–0607 | 2 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" | 17.i.a & b | 26.i: 226.24–235.21; 10.0608–0936 | 1 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" | 17.ii.a & b | 26.ii: 226.24–235.21; 10.0608–0936 | 2 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" | 18.i.a & b | 27.1: 235.22–244.10; 10.0937–1257 | 1 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" | 18.ii.a & b | 27.ii: 235.22–244.10; 10.0937–1257 | 2 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" & 11. "Sirens" | 19.i.a & b | 28.i: 242.25–249.37; 10.1198–11.0180 | 1/3 & 1 |
| 10. "Wandering Rocks" & 11. "Sirens" | 19.ii.a & b | 28.ii: 242.25–249.37; 10.1198–11.0180 | 2/4 & 2 |
| 11. "Sirens" | 20.i | 29.i: 250.01–258.01; 11.0181–0487 | 1 |
| 11. "Sirens" | 20.ii | 29.ii: 250.01–258.01; 11.0181–0487 | 2 |
| There are no copies of placards 30–63, III or A–E in the Buffalo Joyce Collection | |||
Dating
The manuscripts were set from early August to late September 1921. The marked copies were returned to Darantiere by 27 June 1921, at which time the first page proofs of the text were set-up:
| Manuscript V.C.1.B. | Placard and Setting | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2.i.a | 11.i | 10 August 1921 |
| 3.i.a | 12.i | 11 August 1921 |
| 5.i.a and b | 14.i | 12 August 1921 |
| 10.i.b | 19.i | 17 August 1921 |
| 12.i.a | 21.ii | 19 August 1921 |
| 14.ii.a | 13.ii | 23 August 1921 |
| 15.i | 24.i | 25 August 1921 |
| 17.i | 26.i | 27 August 1921 |
| 2.iii | 11.iii | 6 September 1921 |
| 15.ii | 24.ii | 7 September 1921 |
| 4.iii.a and b | 13.iii | 12 September 1921 |
| 19.i | 28.i | 28 September 1921 |
| 20.i | 29.i | 28 September 1921 |
| 19.ii | 28.ii | 6 October 1921 |
Other Markings
MS V.C.1.B.1.i.a and ii.a, pp. [3] are marked "p. 86" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; the printers’ label is affixed in the left margins on B.2.i.a, p. [1] (although no longer attached, it is with the proof) and it is dated (see
Dating, for a complete listing of the dates), the printed "Deuxième" is crossed through and "1re" is written in above it, and addressed to "[M]lle Beach," all in black ink; a printers’ label was affixed on 2.i.b, p. [1], but it is not known to be extant.
MS V.C.1.B.2.ii.a, p. [3] is marked "p. 95" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; 2.iii, p. [1] is marked "Imprimerie Darantiere / 3 e 6 Septembre 1921 / Mlle Beach" in the upper left corner in black ink, in a printer’s hand.
The printers’ label is affixed in the left margins on both copies of MS V.C.1.B.3.i, pp. [1], it is dated, the printed "Deuxième" is crossed through and "1re" is written in above it, and addressed to “[M]lle Beach", all in black ink; 3.i.a, p. [3] was first marked "103" then revised to "104" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand and 3.ii.a, p. [3] is marked "104" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
MS V.C.1.B.4.i.a, p. [1] has traces of the printers’ label, but it is not known to be extant, p. [3] is marked "p. 116" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; 4.i.b, p. [3] is marked "116" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand, over an earlier, penciled number, which is now illegible; the printers’ label is affixed in the left margins on 4.ii.a, p. [1], it is dated, the printed "Troisième" is crossed through and "2e" is written in above it, and addressed to "[M]lle Beach", all in black ink; 4.ii.a, pp. [3] is marked "115" in the upper left corner in pencil and "p. 115" in the upper right corner over an earlier mark of "116", all probably in Beach’s hand; 4.ii, p. [1] has traces of the printer’s label, though this is not known to be extant, p. [3] is marked "115" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; 4.iii.a and b, pp. [1] are marked "Imprimerie Darantiere / 2e = 12 Septembre 1921 / Mlle Beach" in the upper right corner, all in black ink and pp. [3] are marked "p. 114" in the upper right corner and "114" in the upper right corner, probably all in Beach’s hand, all in pencil and 4.iii[bis].a, p. [1] is marked "120" in the upper right corner, vertically and "120" in the upper right corner, probably all in Beach’s hand, all in pencil.
The printers’ label is affixed in the left margins on both copies of MS V.C.1.B.5.i, pp. [1], it is dated, the printed "Deuxième" is crossed through and "1re" is written in above it, and addressed to "[M]lle Beach", all in black ink; 5.i.a and b, pp. [3] are marked "125" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; 5.ii.a and b, pp. [3] are marked "125" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; 5.iii.a and b, pp. [3] are marked "p. 125" in the upper right corner and "125" in the upper left corner, probably in Beach’s hand, all in pencil and there is a printer’s ink smudge on 5.iii.a, p. [8] in the upper right margin.
MS V.C.1.B.6.i.a and b, pp. [3] are marked "135" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; 6.ii.a, p. [3] is marked "135" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; 6.ii.a and b, p. [3] are marked "136" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand and 6.iii.a, pp. [3] is marked "p. 136" in the upper left corner in pencil, over an earlier, partially erased and now illegible page number, probably in Beach’s hand.
MS V.C.1.B.7.ii.a and b, pp. [3] are marked "p. 143" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
MS V.C.1.B.8.i.a & b pp. [3] are marked "p. 154" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand; a printers’ label was affixed on the left margin of 8.ii.a and b, pp. [1], but they are not known to be extant, 8.ii.a, p. [1] is marked "Beach" in the upper right corner in pencil, in Beach’s hand and 8.ii.b, p. [3] is marked "p. 154" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand;.
MS V.C.1.B.9.i.a, p. [3] is marked "p. 136" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand and 9.ii.a and b, pp. [3] are marked "p. 163" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
MS V.C.1.B.10.i.a, p. [1] shows evidence of the printers’ label having been attached, though this is no longer extant, but the printers’ label is affixed in the left margins of 10.i.b, p. [1], it is dated, the printed "Deuxième" is crossed through and "1re" is written in above it and addressed to "[M]lle Beach", all in black ink; 10.ii.a and b, pp. [3] are marked "p. 172" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
The printers’ label is affixed in the left margins of MS V.C.1.B.12.i.a and b, pp. [1], it is dated, the printed "Deuxième" is crossed through and "1re" is written in above it, and addressed to "[M]lle Beach", all in black ink; 12.i.a, p. [3] is marked "p. 189" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand and 12.ii.a, p. [3] is marked "189" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
MS V.C.1.B.13.i.a, p. [3] is marked "p. 198" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
MS V.C.1.B.14.i.a, p. [3] is marked "p. 207" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
The printers’ labels are affixed in the left margins of MS V.C.1.B.15.i.a and b, pp. [1], they are is dated, the printed "Deuxième" is crossed through and "1re" is written in above it and addressed to "[M]lle Beach," all in black ink and 15.ii.a and b, pp. [1] are marked "Imprimerie Darantiere / 2me 7 Septembre 1921 / Mlle Beach" in the upper left corner in black ink, in a printer’s hand.
MS V.C.1.B.16.ii.a, p. [3] is marked "220" in the upper right corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
The printers’ labels are affixed in the left margins of MS V.C.1.B.17.i.a and b, pp. [1], they are dated, the printed "Troisième" is crossed through and "1re" is written in above it, and addressed to "[M]lle Beach," all in black ink.
MS V.C.1.B.18.i.a, p. [3] is marked "p. 237" in the upper left corner in pencil, probably in Beach’s hand.
MS V.C.1.B.19.i.a and b, pp. [1] are date stamped in purple ink, marked "1re / en placard " and addressed to "Mlle Beach", all in black ink and 19.ii.a and b, pp. [1] are date stamped in purple ink, marked "2me / en plac." and addressed to "Mlle Beach," all in black ink.
MS V.C.1.B.20.i p. [1] is date stamped in purple ink, marked "1re" and addressed to “"Mlle Beach", all in black ink.
Publication
The following MSS have been reproduced:
| Manuscript V.C.1.B. | Placard and Setting | JJA |
|---|---|---|
| 2.i.a, p. [1] | 11.i | 17.220 |
| 3.i.a, p. [1] | 12.i | 17.246 |
| 4.ii.a, p. [1] | 13.ii | 18.012 |
| 5.i. a or b, p. [1] | 14.i | 18.034 |
| 10.i.a, p. [1] | 19.i | 18.140 |
| 12.i.a, p. [1] | 21.i | 18.176 |
| 12.i.a, p. [1] | 21.i | 18.230 |
| 17.i.a, p. [1] | 26.i | 18.266 |
The remaining Buffalo manuscripts have not been reproduced, but the marked copies of the galley proofs have been reproduced in JJA 17.203–270, 18.001–308 and 19.001–036.
Notes
All the duplicate, marked copies of these MSS are at the Houghton Library, Harvard Uninversity.
MSS V.C.1.B.4.iii[bis] ( placard 13) do not have a placard signature and the JJA reproduction does not accurately represent the page layout of this manuscript (see JJA 18.029–032).
MSS V.C.1.B.6.ii.a and b, pp. [4–8] ( placard 15) were not set in page form, but rather as two long columns of text and the text on pp. [7 and 8] was inverted (141.14–142.27; 7.0996–1041 was set above 140.03–141.14; 7.0952–996; see JJA 18.075–076).2
Presumably Beach inverted copies of some of the folded placards so that the vertical fold would be on the left side, mimicking the orientation of a book. She paginated the first facing page (i.e. p. [3]) of each placard (see Other Markings , above).
The folds are worn and at times tattered or splitting. The outer edges of the sheets do not seem to have been machine cut.
- The printers set two pages in the reverse order in the second setting of placard 15 (see JJA 18.075–076).
- The JJA refers to this unsigned setting as "additions to third version" (18.001).