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This is No. 44 of 150 copies of the Special Edition, bound in black calfskin and signed by Danis Rose, with the volume of essays and notes by Seamus Deane, Hans Walter Gabler, David Greetham, and the Editors. These within the original cloth slipcase. This copy is from the library of David Greetham in Lenox. Massachusetts, but there is no evidence of ownership available.

Finnegans Wake is a novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It is significant for its experimental style and reputation as one of the most difficult works in the Western canon. The book, Joyce's final and most avant-garde work, is structured as a sort of feverish dream containing multilingual puns, numerous literary and historical allusions, and a rich tapestry of themes.