Prospectus for the publication of James Joyce's iconic novel Ulysses by Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare & Company in Paris, two pages, 6.5 x 8.5, with the text on the front cover, "will be published in the Autumn of 1921," struck through and amended in an unknown hand to "Is Now Ready." Tipped inside is a reproduction of the 1918 photo of Joyce by C. Ruf, below which are advance press notices praising the work (including a blurb from Ezra Pound, proclaiming it as Joyce's "profoundest work"). Opposite is the pricelist for several variations of the first edition, with the page count hand-corrected from 600 to "732," as well as the interesting notice: "Ulysses, suppressed four times during serial publication in 'The Little Review' will be published by 'Shakespeare and Company' complete as written." On the reverse is a blank order form. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and some light toning inside. Although the prospectus originally stated that the great work would be published in "Autumn of 1921," Joyce did not complete the novel in time, and publication was delayed until February 1922.
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