JOYCE, James (1882-1941). A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. New York: The Modern Library, 1928. 8vo. 20th-century grey morocco, portion of upper cover and spine from original cloth laid down; half morocco folding case. FIRST EDITION, eighth issue, the first by the Modern Library. SIGNED BY JOYCE on the title-page. In March 1928, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was issued by the Modern Library, New York, in an edition of 8,000 copies with an introduction by Herbert Gorman; as of May 1950, the Modern Library issue of Joyce's work had been reprinted thirty-seven times, all from the original Huebsch plates. Slocum and Cahoon A11 (note).