Apr 16, 2026 10:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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The illustrated Ulysses, signed by Matisse and Joyce
The Estate of a Larchmont, New York Collector
JOYCE, JAMES and HENRI MATISSE, illustrator
Ulysses. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Illustrated by Matisse. Signed by Matisse and Joyce on colophon. Number 811 of 1500 copies. Publisher's decorated brown cloth, upper cover embossed with a large design in gilt after Matisse. 11 3/4 x 9 inches (30.5 x 23.5 cm); xvi, [2], 365 pp.; six soft-ground etchings by Matisse, each with a series of reproductions of the artist's preliminary drawings. Some foxing to fore-edge, heavy foxing to first flyleaf and moderately to facing page, scattered internal foxing, but not affecting illustrations, short crack to top of front hinge, previous owner's bookplate. Wear and dampstaining to slipcase.
Artist and the Book 197; Slocum & Cahoon A22. This was the first illustrated edition of Ulysses.
Sold for $15,360
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
The Estate of a Larchmont, New York Collector
JOYCE, JAMES and HENRI MATISSE, illustrator
Ulysses. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Illustrated by Matisse. Signed by Matisse and Joyce on colophon. Number 811 of 1500 copies. Publisher's decorated brown cloth, upper cover embossed with a large design in gilt after Matisse. 11 3/4 x 9 inches (30.5 x 23.5 cm); xvi, [2], 365 pp.; six soft-ground etchings by Matisse, each with a series of reproductions of the artist's preliminary drawings. Some foxing to fore-edge, heavy foxing to first flyleaf and moderately to facing page, scattered internal foxing, but not affecting illustrations, short crack to top of front hinge, previous owner's bookplate. Wear and dampstaining to slipcase.
Artist and the Book 197; Slocum & Cahoon A22. This was the first illustrated edition of Ulysses.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Apr 16, 2026
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 Surpasses Expectations
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Thomas Jefferson Letter Commenting on Toussaint Louverture Achieves $32,000
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 saw international competition drive strong results throughout the sale and a total that surpassed expectations.
Thomas Jefferson Letter on Toussaint Louverture
Highlighting the sale was a fascinating 1802 letter from Thomas Jefferson as president to Maryland Governor John Francis Mercer that achieved a strong $32,000. The remarkable letter captures a rare, candid moment in which Jefferson assesses, with striking clarity, the arrest of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, by French General Charles LeClerc, Napoleon’s brother-in-law. Jefferson perceptively warned that LeClerc’s actions would erode trust and likely spark further racial conflict—an insight that proved remarkably accurate. Beyond its sharp political foresight, the letter reflects the broader anxiety the Haitian Revolution provoked in the United States, which contributed to decades of diplomatic isolation of Haiti.
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