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1953Best.-Nr. 929Y62London: Michael Joseph 1953-1955. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first editions of 'Except the Lord' and 'Not Honour More' the second and third instalments of Joyce Cary's Second Trilogy. The first editions of these works. Both with the publisher's original dust wrappers 'Not Honour More' being clipped. 'Except the Lord' and 'Not Honour More' mark the second and third novels of this Second Trilogy from Anglo-Irish author Joyce Cary's.The series centres on the career of a volatile politician Chester Nimmo whose story is told from different points of view including his wife Nina and Nina's cousin Jim. 'Except the Lord' recounts Nimmo's childhood and youth in the West Country detailing his poor circumstances as the son of a stableman and his sister Georgina's support for the family after their mother dies. 'Not Honour More' centres more on Jim Nina's cousin. Set during the General Strike of 1926 Jim is married to Nina but living in an uncomfortable situation as Nimmo has moved in with them. With clashing politics within the household Jim works as a "special" during the General Strike trying to control the radicals. In the original cloth bindings. With the original dust wrappers 'Not Honour More' being price-clipped. Externally very smart with minor rubbing to both works' extremities and rubbing to the extremities of 'Except the Lord'. Dust wrappers are smart with only edge wear to 'Not Honour More'. Tape reinforcements to the spine head of 'Except the Lord' with a large closed tears running down the front hinge. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed Michael Joseph hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. LW-1475New York: Harper & Row 1955 New York: Harper & Row 1955. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. A clean tight copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. Newspaper clipping shadow offsetting to end papers; jacket chipped and worn at extremities. This is one of the three novels that make up the Second Trilogy Prisoner of Grace Except the Lord and Not Honour More. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Harper & Row hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 885Z40London : Michael Joseph 1955 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5" . None stated . The first edition of this political fiction work by Joyce Cary in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by Joyce Cary an Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial official. This work is the conclusion to a trilogy of novels including; 'Prisoner of Grace' and 'Except the Lord'. The work tells the story of Nimmo a former Cabinet Minister hoping for a comeback Jim the head of the emergency civilian police and Nina who feels trapped in between. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd slight mark to the boards. The wrap is very smart with slight marks to the rear very small closed tears to the head of the spine and a very small closed tear to the front of the wrap. The odd spot and mark to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and lightly age toned pages with the odd page unopened and a bookseller's label to the front blank. Very Good Indeed Michael Joseph hardcover
1962Best.-Nr. mon0000027362Universal Library 1/1/1962 12:00:00 AM. paperback. Good. in x in x in. Paperback with little aging. Flat spine. In good condition. Universal Library paperback
Best.-Nr. 454763Michael Joseph. Hardcover. Good. The dust jacket has chips and a 4cm tear at the front at the spine but the book is in good condition Has 22 stories on a wide range of themes. Michael Joseph hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0718112210.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 950Z34London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1936. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Joyce Cary"s third novel set in Nigeria in the interwar period and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition first impression. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Set in Nigeria against the background of a struggle for supremacy between different factions Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial administrator Joyce Cary presents a study of the clash of tradition and modernity in a rural village when a ten-year-old is accused of witchcraft. An early work from Cary whose most notable novels include Mister Johnson and The Horse's Mouth. In the publisher"s original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only slight tape marks to the endpapers. The wrap is generally smart with sunning to the spine closed tears and chips to the extremities and minimal handling marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine Victor Gollancz Ltd hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 851F7Victor Gollancz: London 1936. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Joyce Cary's third novel set in Nigeria in the interwar period. The first edition first impression in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Set in Nigeria against the background of a struggle for supremacy between different factions Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial administrator Joyce Cary presents a study of the clash of tradition and modernity in a rural village when a ten-year-old is accused of witchcraft.An early work from Cary whose most notable novels include Mister Johnson and The Horse's Mouth. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper back strip age toned with chipping to back strip head and tail. Small hole to back strip tail. Light marks to wrap perimeters. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed London hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 010960William Morrow and Co. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1936. William Morrow and Co hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. RO60061535"VICTOR GOLLANCZ. 1936. In-12. Relié toilé. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 448 pages. Ex libris ""The book society"" illustrée en noir et blanc.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne"
1959Best.-Nr. 193662London: Michael Joseph 1959. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. Rubbing along panel edges. Light chipping along spine edges. Michael Joseph hardcover
1959Best.-Nr. 313740New York: Harper & Brothers 1959. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner name inked on FEP. Light bumping on top text block edge. Small closed tears on top front panel bottom rear panel and spine crown and heel. Light foxing on rear panel. Shelfwear on spine and front panel side edge. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1959Best.-Nr. 1959TCA-CAR-1-FNew York: Harper & Brothers 1959. 1st. Fine. First edition M-H as stated on copyright. Unclipped dust jacekt with minimal rubbing to and chipping at head and tail of spine. Black boards with publishers mark on front and lettering on spine. Interior lightly toned otherwise clean and clear. Deckled long fore edge. Harper & Brothers unknown
1959Best.-Nr. 131334New York: Harper & Brothers 1959. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Light chipping at spine crown/heel. Few small open tears. Stated First Edition. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 4856Plaistow London United Kingdom: George Rainbird in association with Michael Joseph 1957. hardcover. Near Fine. Joyce Cary. Publication: London George Rainbird in association with Michael Joseph 1957 Formatting: 8vo pp. x 333. Condition Report: Near Fine. The original publisher’s marbled boards remain bright clean and tight displaying virtually no shelf-wear to the extremities. The red morocco spine label is intact with unoxidised brilliant gilt tooling while the spine itself shows only the slightest barely perceptible trace of the uniform sunning typical of this edition. The binding is remarkably firm and the text block is exceptionally crisp; internally the pages are uniformly bright and completely free of spotting or foxing complemented by a vibrant red top-stain. The accompanying slipcase matching the marbled paper design remains structurally entirely sound with only faint superficial rubbing to the edges and minor surface scuffing. Catalogue Note: This limited edition restricted to 1500 copies of which this is number 506 was designed according to the express wishes of the author shortly before his death. A highly regarded production printed at the esteemed Curwen Press this memorial edition features a frontispiece self-portrait printed directly from a plate lithographed by the author alongside eight additional illustrations reproduced by photo-litho-offset from Cary’s original pencil drawings. Significantly the text includes The Old Strife at Plant's a discarded chapter from the original manuscript offering a unique textual variant not found in standard trade copies. The elegant binding was executed by Mansell's of London with title-page and spine lettering beautifully engraved by John Woodcock. It remains an uncommon and highly desirable collector's piece on the open market particularly when found complete with its fragile slipcase in such well-preserved condition. Considered one of the finest English novels written about the artistic temperament The Horse's Mouth follows the brilliant larcenous and utterly irrepressible painter Gulley Jimson as he navigates the streets of London in a relentless quest for money and inspiration. Jimson’s visionary genius and appetite for self-destruction collide in a narrative that is both uproariously funny and profoundly moving painting a vivid portrait of a man consumed by the terrible beauty of his own creative drive. George Rainbird in association with Michael Joseph hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 317812Virginia: Time-Life Books 1982. Time Reading Program Special Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Time-Life Books hardcover
1944Best.-Nr. 862F31London: Michael Joseph 1944 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Joyce Cary's humorous novel set in Britain in World War II. The first edition first impression in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The third novel in Joyce Cary's 'First Trilogy' following on from 'Herself Surprised' and 'To Be A Pilgrim'. It follows the adventures of an artist who exploits his friends and acquaintances to earn money scorning conventional behaviour.The novel saw a 1958 film adaptation starring Alec Guinness who also wrote the screenplay.With the illustrated bookplate of Cuthbert Foster of Hadley Bourne to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of fading to spine head otherwise externally excellent. Rear hinge strained but firmly held. Bookplate to front pastedown. Discolouration to dust wrapper back strip with rear wrap age toned. Chipping to back strip head and tail with closed tear to head of rear wrap over joint. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Michael Joseph hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 181241Virginia: Time Life 1982. Special Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Near Fine in wraps. Time Life unknown
Best.-Nr. 0809436825.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 829B73Plaistow: George Rainbird 1957. Hardback. Near Fine. 10" by 6.5". Joyce Cary. A beautiful limited edition copy of Joyce Cary's novel The Horse's Mouth with stunning drawings by the author. A limited edition copy of this work by Joyce Cary with only 1500 copies printed. This copy is numbered 335. This volume includes Cary's 1944 novel The Horse's Mouth with the addition of The Old Strife at Plant's which was a discarded chapter of The Horse's Mouth. The Horse's Mouth is the third novel in Joyce Cary's First Trilogy and follows the adventures of Gulley Jimson. The frontispiece is printed direct from a plate lithographed by the author and the other eight illustrations were reproduced by photo-litho-offset from his pencil drawings. Collated complete. In the publisher's original hardback binding. Externally lovely with some light fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine George Rainbird hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 760R56Plaistow: George Rainbird Michael Joseph 1957. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Joyce Cary. A limited edition of Joyce Cary's novel with a slipcase previously owned by Charles Pick an important publisher and literary agent. 'The Horse's Mouth' was first published in 1944 and follows the tale of Gulley Jimson a con artist.Written by Joyce Cary 1888-1957 an Anglo-Irish novelist.Edited and with a preface notes and bibliography by Andrew Wright.Illustrated with a self-portrait and eight illustrations by the author.This is a limited edition presented with a slipcase. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally lovely spine is slightly faded and otherwise with general wear. Slipcase is a little worn and faded but remains structurally sound. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound pages are bright and clean. Near Fine George Rainbird, Michael Joseph hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0571252001.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 0884113116.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1946Best.-Nr. 008276London: Michael Joseph 1946. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo. Fourth printing October 1946 of the first edition August 1944 of Joyce's much loved novel. Stock uniformly toned but otherwise all in VG internal order bar corner creasing to one page. Red cloth with bright silver titling to spine faded to extremities. Good unclipped d/j chipped to edges and dulled to spine and rear with minor loss. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church reg.1099831. 12mo. 291pp Michael Joseph hardcover
1953Best.-Nr. MOD2-B-22London: Michael Joseph 1953. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A copy of this novel by Joyce Cary. Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary 7 December 1888- 29 March 1957 was an Anglo-Irish novelist and artist. Cary undertook great works examining historical and social change in England during his own lifetime. The First Trilogy 1941 finally provided Cary with a reasonable income and The Horse's Mouth 1944 remains his most popular novel. In a red cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper. Externally generally smart lightly rubbed in places. Spine is cocked. Dustwrapper is sound with slight rubbing. There are some chips and closed tears to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Michael Joseph hardcover
