1936Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
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
2016Best.-Nr. x-1138998753Taylor & Francis 2016. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 310 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
2016Best.-Nr. x-1138998761Taylor & Francis 2016. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 299 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. Taylor & Francis paperback
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Best.-Nr. 0833595288.Gschool. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1992Best.-Nr. Bing206IB021Scholastic 1992. Paperback. good. 6x0x8. Pinkney Jerry. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Good condition some minor wear to edges bend in book prompt shipping with tracking Scholastic paperback
Best.-Nr. 0316051063.Glibrary. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1992Best.-Nr. Q-0590621831Scholastic Book Services 1992-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Scholastic Book Services paperback
1992Best.-Nr. Q-0316051071Little Brown Books for Young Readers 1992-11-02. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Little, Brown Books for Young Readers paperback
1900Best.-Nr. 48461London: Chatto & Windus 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 8vo. Pp. 287 no publisher's catalogue. Blue decorated cloth with white lettering to the front cover gilt spine lettering. Some loss to white picture to the front cover dulled spine with light rubbing to the spine ends light foxing throughout but overall clean and the binding tight but slightly cocked. Nice copy overall scarce. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. Q-000255111XCollins Pub San Francisco 1993-04-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Collins Pub San Francisco hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. Hbathbb615Scholastic 1992. paperback. Used: Good. 6x0x8. Jerry Pinkney. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes ; Good used trade paperback; previous owner marked inside front cover; minor wear and creases; clean pages; Scholastic paperback