Usylessly

Edition two of ‘Usylessly’ by John Morgan offers a close observation of the blue cover and form of the first edition of James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’. It contains the two essays by Edward L. Bishop from edition one, plus a visual essay by Morgan. Unlike edition one, which appeared in 2021, edition two does not recreate the form of the 1922 Shakespeare & Co. edition of Joyce’s classic novel. The first essay, “Re-Covering Ulysses” (1994), explores the book’s “non-literary” aspects. The second, “Ulysses Blue” appeared for the first time in edition one. It begins in the archive of the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, and follows Morgan and Bishop on their quest for the blue cover.