James Joyce and Sylvia Beach outside Shakespeare and Company

A sepia-toned street scene shows James Joyce and Sylvia Beach standing at the entrance of Shakespeare and Company, a historic bookshop in Paris. James Joyce leans casually against the doorframe holding a cane, while the Sylvia Beach stands with hands in coat pockets, facing Joyce. Above the storefront, a third person looks down from a wrought iron balcony. The shop windows display books, and signage identifies the establishment as a bookstore and lending library. The cobblestone street and aged building façade contribute to the early 20th-century atmosphere.

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This item is part of the Poetry Collection's James Joyce Collection. http://library.buffalo.edu/pl/collections/jamesjoyce/catalog

1921

16.5 cm x 22.3 cm

Black and white photograph

3.1

LIB-PC004

12/27/2011

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