Maurice SailletCollection of Sylvia Beach and Shakespeare and Company, 1917-1976, (bulk 1919-1964) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The collection comprises correspondence and other manuscript material, photographs, and printed ephemera documenting the life and activities of Sylvia Beach. It was assembled by Saillet, a close friend of Beach and a student of modern French literature. Beach's relationship with Adrienne Monnier, together with her role as publisher of James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and as proprietor of Shakespeare and Company (the bookstore she operated in Paris from 1919 to 1941) are emphasized. Significant materials held include Beach's correspondence to Monnier from 1919 to 1955, together with subscribers' lists for Shakespeare and Company and for the first edition of Ulysses