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1936réf. CARYJOYC012898Victor Gollancz London. 1936. First edition. Octavo. 448 pages. His third novel.Very good in very good dustwrapper a bit faded at the spine and edges and with several short tears repaired on the reverse. Victor Gollancz, London. unknown
1936réf. 513445New York: William Morrow and Company 1936. Softcover. Near Fine. Advance Readig Copy of the first American edition. Printed self-wrappers. Light wear and short nicked tear at top edge of front cover else near fine. Publisher's pre-publication rubberstamp on front flyleaf: "Publication date Sep. 23 1936 William Morrow and Company unknown
1936réf. 57400London: Gollancz 1936. First Edition. First impression. Octavo 20cm. Black cloth titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 448pp. Faint foxing to text block edges else Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper priced 8/6 net on spine panel; slightly dusty and toned with a ca. 1/2" closed tear on rear panel and a shade darkened on spine still Very Good. Cary's third published book based on his own service as a colonial administrator in Nigeria. Gollancz unknown
réf. 103997London Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1936. . First edition first impression; 8vo; contents a little browned as usual; publisher's black cloth titles to spine gilt with the dust jacket front hinge starting a lovely copy in the spine sunned dust jacket with some small loss at the top of the spine panel. The author's landmark pre-war novel not so common in the jacket. London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1936. hardcover
1936réf. 52662London: Gollancz 1936. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 20cm.; black boards embossed in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 448pp.; former owner's bookplate inside front cover; spine ends gently pushed; Near Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped with faint soil to front panel and light toning to the jacket spine; Near Fine. Author's third novel set in Nigeria between the wars. Gollancz unknown
1936réf. 15069ADVANCE COPY THE AFRICAN WITCH Morrow 1936 first American edition very good to very good plus in wraps. Advance reading copy with the publication date and price lightly stamped on the f.e.p. Scarce thus. The authors most sought after title. Morrow paperback
1936réf. 55007London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1936. First edition of his third book a novel set in West Africa. Book Society bookplate of Arthur Thomas Dutton on front pastedown. Rub to fore edge of front board otherwise would be near fine; in very good or better typical yellow Gollancz dust jacket with spine and edges toned tear to top edge front panel affecting "TH" in "THE" and another on rear panel. Both tears show internal evidence of having been backed with tape at some point though the tape itself is long gone. Victor Gollancz Ltd unknown
1936réf. 02107THE AFRICAN WITCH Morrow 1936 first American edition vg in a lightly worn but most attractive dust-wrapper. The authors most sought after title. Morrow unknown
1936réf. 32403London: Gollancz 1936. First edition first impression of the author's third book. Octavo. Original black cloth titles to spine gilt. With dust jacket. An excellent copy in the rather faded dust jacket with a long tear at the spine. hardcover
1936réf. 35502London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1936. First edition of his third book a novel set in West Africa. Small tasteful bookplate on front pastedown under flap of "Claude" Smith a cartoonist for The New Yorker Playboy et al. Top front cover a little bumped otherwise the black cloth and spine gilt lettering is near fine in a very good or better typical yellow lightly soiled Gollancz dust jacket with one small closed tear. Victor Gollancz Ltd. unknown
1959réf. 100-00414Harper & Brothers 1959-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover showing minor scuffing. Spine is uncreased. Edges and corners showing minor wear. Pages are unmarked or folded. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1941réf. 570719London: Secker & Warburg / Searchlight Books 1941. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Foreword by George Orwell. Small octavo. 127 1pp. Printed wrappers. Small neat owner name on first leaf stains mostly confined on front wrap very good. Secker & Warburg / Searchlight Books unknown
réf. 69-1821London: Michael Joseph 1947. 12mo. Dust Jacket Very Good Unclipped small tear at DJ Spine. London: Michael Joseph, 1947. unknown
1944réf. 044593London UK: Michael Joseph 1944. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. None. First edition first impression. 292pp. Blood red cloth-covered boards silver titles to spine. Cloth a little tired gently rounded on extreme points slight lean. Browning to text block edges and pages. In its original dust jacket not price clipped worn rubbed and chipped at edges browned to spine and rear panel with large closed tear on rear panel. Dust wrapper now protected in an archival-quality Mylar sleeve fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. The third and final instalment of Anglo-Irish novelist Joyce Cary's 'Third Trilogy' preceded by Herself Surprised 1941 and To Be a Pilgrim 1942. Michael Joseph hardcover
1944réf. 335611london: Michael Joseph 1944. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Small 8vo terracotta cloth. d.w. London: Michael Jospeph 1944. First Edition. Fine. Cary's dark comedy & wartime story which was the basis for a Alec Guinness film. Michael Joseph unknown
1944réf. 72718London: Michael Joseph 1944. First edition of one of his most famous works a comic novel of Britain during World War II. Basis for the 1956 film of the same name with screenplay by Alec Guinness and starring Guinness and Kay Walsh. Fine in lightly soiled near fine dust jacket showing only a few small nicks and short tears. A nice copy of this poorly produced book and scarce thus. Michael Joseph unknown
1944réf. 006700New York: Harper & Brothers 1944. First Edition . Leather. Fine. Octavo. Art Binding. Full calf with multicolor leather onlays raised relief of abstracted horse on front board and a village on rear board all edge marbled marbled endpapers housed in custom felt-lined marbled slipcase 7.75 x 5.75 inches. First American Edition "First Edition" stated on copyright page. Bound by Cris Clair Takacs an accomplished Ohio book artist who studied under Jan Sobota. Provenance: Sold in PBA Galleries Sale 410 August 20 2009. A clean tight copy in lightly rubbed slipcase Harper & Brothers hardcover
1944réf. 620305New York: Harper & Brothers 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 311pp. Small dark spot on top of front board a couple scratches and spine ends with some bumping and light wear very good or better. Signed by the author. Philip Larkin described the book as "not superlative but managing to catch something of the indomitable soul of art. Really rather moving." Basis for the 1958 Ronald Neame-directed film featuring Alec Guinness and Kay Walsh.Burgess 99. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1944réf. 21578London: Michael Joseph 1944. A first edition first printing of The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary published by Michael Joseph London in 1944. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions pushing to lower corners of front and back boards toning and spotting to the text block. In a good unclipped wrapper chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds fading to the spine shelf wear damp-staining and closed tear to the spine an open tear to top edge of front panel and closed tear to hinge of lower edge damp-staining to rear panel with small open tear to lower edge. The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary follows Gulley Jimson a rebellious eccentric painter determined to create art at any cost. Told in his own vivid colloquial voice the novel explores the struggles of artistic obsession the tension between creativity and society and the sacrifices demanded by genius. Through Jimson's irreverent humour and chaotic adventures Cary examines the nature of inspiration the defiance of convention and the relentless pursuit of personal vision in a world that often misunderstands it. Michael Joseph hardcover
1957réf. 424315London : Michael Joseph 1957. 1st in this presentation. Hardcover. Near fine copy in paper-covered boards with a gilt-blocked label on the spine in a near-fine slip-case. Edges and boards rubbed as with age. Sun-toned spine. Bright and clean internally. Physical description; x 333 pages : illustrations portrait ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references page 333. Subjects; Painters ; Fiction. Artists and patrons ; Fiction. Man-woman relationships ; Fiction. Eccentrics and eccentricities ; Fiction. Artists and patrons. Eccentrics and eccentricities. Man-woman relationships. Painters. London England ; Fiction. England London. London : Michael Joseph hardcover
réf. 115488London Michael Joseph 1944. . First edition first printing; 8vo; flecking to wartime page stock light spotting to endpapers bookseller's ticket to front pastedown; publisher's red cloth silver lettering to spine with the price-clipped dust-jacket by A.E. Barlow some spotting and light toning slight rubbing to extremities else very good. First edition of the great wartime novel featuring the adventures of artist Gulley Jimson. Basis for the 1958 Ronald Neame-directed film starring Alec Guinness and Kay Walsh. London, Michael Joseph, 1944. hardcover
1944réf. 371012London: Michael Joseph 1944. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brick cloth stamped in silver. Fine in very good plus dust jacket tiny chip at foot of spine panel two short closed tears in front panel. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. The great wartime novel by Joyce Carey a dark comedy featuring the adventures of artist Gulley Jimson. Filmed in 1978 with Alec Guiness and Kay Walsh. Michael Joseph unknown
1944réf. 556449New York: Harper & Brothers 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Later printing. Black cloth gilt spine. Faint spotting on endpapers light foxing on topedge near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and creased tears and a chip on the cover affecting text. Signed by the author. Philip Larkin described the book as "not superlative but managing to catch something of the indomitable soul of art. Really rather moving." Basis for the 1958 Ronald Neame-directed film featuring Alec Guinness and Kay Walsh. Harper & Brothers hardcover
réf. 68-1147London: Michael Joseph 1953. 12mo. Red Cloth 297 pp. Dust Jacket Good with tiny tears and minor losses else Very Good. Related newspaper clipping inside cover.Carfax Edition.Signed dedication to previous owner on leaf following the title page. London: Michael Joseph, 1953. hardcover
réf. 085067008X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
