A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977 Easton Press edition) by James Joyce is a lavishly bound version of the 1916 modernist classic that chronicles Stephen Dedalus’s intellectual and spiritual awakening in late 19th-century Ireland. From childhood to university, Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness prose traces Stephen’s rebellion against Catholic dogma, nationalist politics, and artistic conformity, culminating in his defiant vow to “forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.”
The Easton Press edition elevates Joyce’s revolutionary text with full leather binding, 22-karat gold accents, and moiré silk endpapers—a fitting tribute to a novel that redefined literary form. Often accompanied by a ribbon marker and sewn-in satin bookmark, this volume is a centerpiece for bibliophiles.
A cornerstone of 20th-century literature, Portrait remains a beacon of artistic self-invention.
