Limited edition of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator, and one of 250 signed by the author. Designed by George Macy, this is the twelfth and final title in the sixth series of the Limited Editions Club books. After much prodding, Macy induced Henri Matisse to produce a series of original illustrations for this new edition of Ulysses. The only American publication of Matisse's illustrations, the work includes six original copperplate etchings and twenty photogravure reproductions of Matisse's studies for the etchings on colored paper, all subjects from Homer's Odyssey. Matisse's etching technique produces an impression that is lithographic in quality. "These plates," he wrote, "are the product of my mind as I rested it in contemplation of Mr. Joyce's book." Matisse stated at the time that the plates were among the best work he had done in the graphic arts.