VI.G.3.b.
*VI.G.3.b: "Work in Progress"/Finnegans Wake Galley Proofs: Duplicate Copy of the First Setting of the Long Galley Proof Sheets for the Crosby Gaige Edition of Anna Livia Plurabelle/Finnegans Wake I.8 (1928):
Material Description and Collation
The manuscript consists of 17 sheets of paper, printed only on one side. The text on all the pages was printed vertically, except for the front matter on p. "D-14" that was printed horizontally. Pages "D-17", "D-20", "D-24", "D-27", and "D-28" contain corrections and revisions in the hand of an unidentified amanuensis in lead pencil (that are identical to the instructions on MS VI.G.3.a); the other pages are unmarked. There are an unequal number of lines per manuscript page, which are not yet separated into pages as published.
Measurements
Each sheet of the manuscript measures 63.5 x 19.0 cm.
Pagination
Although the set is complete and the sheets are consecutive, the sheets are numbered "D-14", "D-11", "D-12, "D-13", "D15"–"D-20", "D-22"–"D-24", and "D-26"–"D-29" in the center of the top left corner in lead pencil, probably by the printer; there are no pages numbered "D-21" and "D-25".
Contents
The manuscript is another copy of the first set of galley proofs for Anna Livia Plurabelle (New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928; Slocum and Cahoon A32), including all of the front matter and the introduction by Padriac Colum, emended for the printer, Princeton University Press. See FW 196.01–216.05.
| Page Number | Contents |
|---|---|
| pp. "D11", "D12", and "D13" | "Introduction" by Padraic Colum |
| p. "D14" | Front matter: fly title, title page, copyright notice and statement of limitation and printing, divisional half-title, and half-title |
| pp. "D15"–"D20", "D22"–"D24", and "D26"–"D29" | Text of Anna Livia Plurabelle |
JJA Draft Code
I.8§1.12′.
Dating
The manuscript was printed from 10 to 13 February 1928. The date is printed at the top of each sheet as follows: "Feb. 10" on pp. "D-15"–"D-20"; "Feb. 11" on pp. "D-22"–"D-24", "D-26" and "D-28" (p. "D-27" is not dated); and "Feb. 13" on p. "D-29"
Other Markings
Each recto page was also stamped "PROOF | From PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS | PRINCETON, N. J." by the printers in the top right corner of all the pages in purple ink. The proof was labeled "B" by the printer in green crayon on the verso of p. "D-29”. Pages "D-16"–"D-20", "D-22"–"D-24", and "D-26"–"D-29" were also date stamped "Feb 15 1928" in the lower right corner in black ink by the printer.
Publication
The manuscript has not been reproduced (but see JJA 48.240–253).
Notes
The manuscript also belonged to Sylvia Beach (but was not included in Spielberg’s catalogue listing). It was folded three times horizontally, presumably to fit in an envelope. This manuscript was also not returned to the printer.