Tuesday, July 5, 2011

A steal

Via Mitch, a stunning Sotheby's auction for the savvy buyer: James Joyce's war-time passport.  Here are the details:

JOYCE'S WARTIME FAMILY PASSPORT, AS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH CONSUL-GENERAL AT ZURICH, SWITZERLAND TO ALLOW "MR JAMES JOYCE, AND WIFE MRS NORA JOYCE TO PASS FREELY WITHOUT LET OR HINDRANCE...", PASSPORT NO.557, ISSUED AND STAMPED 10 AUGUST 1915

Granted, the estimated price is 50-70,000 GBP, but it's totally worth it.

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