r/jamesjoyce • u/seb_as • 1d ago

Ulysses Difference between versions?

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Found the hardcover version on the left in the bargain bin at Strand bookstore in NYC (5$ USD) and I bought the paperback on the right from World of books. I wanted to know if there was a significant difference between versions before i donate the paperback version.

Thank you!

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u/tegeus-Cromis_2000 1d ago

I don't know what edition of the text is in the left-hand one, but the Vintage edition has what I definitely consider the best text, so I wouldn't get rid of it.

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u/cothrige 1d ago

Personally, I can't imagine donating any copy. I often feel like Mel Gibson in Conspiracy Theory, buying every one I come across.

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u/cothrige 1d ago

I believe that the hardcover on the left contains the 1960 Bodley Head text, and the one on the right uses the 1961 Random House text. But from what I have seen and read (I personally do not own a copy of the Bodley Head text) they are basically the same. The Secker and Warburg, though, may have the introduction written by Anthony Burgess which seems to be quite respected.

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u/tegeus-Cromis_2000 1d ago

So, I looked it up. Apparently the S&W has the Bodley Head text, but reset. I don't know if this makes a difference for pagination. The Vintage pagination is referenced in most Ulysses reference works.

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u/cothrige 1d ago

Yes, a change in pagination would perhaps be significant.

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u/Galdrin3rd 1d ago

Keep both oh my god!