CARY JoyceABAA
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193652662London: 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. <br/><br/>Set in post-war Nigeria Elizabeth Aladai the ju-ju Princess of Rimi reigns supreme. Feared and respected she dominates the lives of the villagers. Her decisions hold sway and she has the power of life and death over those accused of crimes and witchcraft - even when the accused is just a ten-year-old child. Gollancz unknown books
1936211767New York: Harper 1936. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good hardcover with Very good dustwrapper. The book spine ends have light rubbing. The text is nice and clean. The dustwrapper panel edges have minor wear. Harper hardcover books
195045561London: Michael Joseph 1950. First Joseph edition. 8vo pp. 303. Orange cloth stamped on the spine in silver. Endpapers little foxed o/w a VG tight copy. A novel. Michael Joseph unknown books
1936WRCLIT57454New York: Morrow 1936. Gathered trimmed signatures prefect bound in preliminary state of the dust jacket for the published book. Advance reading copy with publisher's stamp on front endsheet. Spine a trace sunned with a bit of rubbing to joints short creased tear at lower edge of upper panel otherwise a very good or better copy with the upper panel unusually bright. Morrow unknown books
1936124131London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1936. First edition of Cary's first popular novel. Octavo original cloth. In near fine condition. Based on the author's own experiences with a Nigerian regiment fighting in the German colony of Kamerun The Africa Witch was Cary's first popular novel far more ambitious than his previous three and rich in incident character and theme. Victor Gollancz Ltd hardcover books
1961WRCLIT18013Austin: Reprinted from THE TEXAS QUARTERLY 1961. Printed wrappers. Upper portion of spine slightly used but a nice copy. First separate edition as an offprint from the Image of Britain issue with James Meriwether's introductory note. Reprinted from THE TEXAS QUARTERLY unknown books
195912742NY: Harper & Row 1959. 1st edition. Black cloth. Dust jacket. VG sq & tight/sm black smudge on ffep/sm neat pos on ffep/VG sp panel lightly sunned. 369 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Harper & Row hardcover books
194776219London: Michael Joseph 1947. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 63p. Original cloth. dj price-clipped. 20cm. Jacket has some soiling and edge-wear Small dent at top and bottom of front cover. Former owner's name. Poetry. <br/><br/> Michael Joseph hardcover books
19441309890New York: Harper & Brothers 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 311; G/Fair; black spine with beige text; dust jacket has several chips to edges; some soiling to exterior mostly browning to rear; slight sunning to exterior; cloth has light sunning to exterior; minor rubbing to corners; text block shows browning and foxing to exterior edges; deckled fore edge; light toning to interior. 1309890. FP New Rockville Stock. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1944137591London: Michael Joseph Ltd. 1944. Octavo self portrait and eight illustrations by the author cloth. First edition. The author's most famous work a comic novel of Britain during World War II. Basis for a 1958 film starring Alex Guinness and Kay Walsh. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear at edges and two short closed tears in front panel. A nice copy. #137591 Michael Joseph Ltd. unknown books
194427951NY: Harper 1944. First Edition. 8vo pp. 311. A novel. Harper unknown books
194436025NY: Harper 1944. First American edn. 8vo pp. 311. Owner's bookplate on flyleaf. No dj. VG. A novel. Harper unknown books
194436012London: Michael Joseph 1944. First Edition. 8vo pp. 291. Cover little faded and bumped at corners o/w a VG tight copy. No. dj. Scarce. A novel. Michael Joseph unknown books
1957137529London: George Rainbird in association with Michael Joseph 1957. Large octavo self portrait and eight illustrations by the author marbled boards. Limited edition. 1500 copies printed at The Curwen Press of which this is one 201 copies reserved for the friends of George Rainbird Ltd and Rainbird McLean Limited Christmas 1957. The author's most famous work a comic novel of Britain during World War II. Basis for a 1958 film starring Alex Guinness and Kay Walsh. A fine copy in chipped unprinted glassine wrapper and marbled paper box. #137529 George Rainbird in association with Michael Joseph unknown books
1946UCARMOO00DGHarper & Brothers 1946. Very Good. Cary Joyce. The Moonlight. NY: Harper & Brothers 1946. 309pp. 8vo. Blue cloth. Book condition: Very good. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
194638216NY: Harper 1946. First American edn. 8vo pp. 309. VG in worn dj. Harper unknown books
1956WRCLIT17704Oxford: At the New Bodleian 1956. Two volumes. Boards paper label and stiff wrappers paper label. Both volumes fine. First editions each one of 100 numbered copies signed by the author/artist. The first volume is also signed by Herbert Davis the printer. This is the first appearance of a chapter from THE HORSE'S MOUTH which did not appear conjoined with the full text until the Rainbird/Joseph limited edition of 1957. At the New Bodleian hardcover books
19492221628<p>First American edition so stated; "C-Y" March 1949. Octavo. Dust jacket unclipped with Price $3.00; two small chips; few small nicks and short tears; rubbing. Very good. 343 pages.</p><p>Pencil signature of Milton Merlin on the front free endpaper.</p><p>Advance review copy with publisher's slip laid in loose with publication date April 13 1949.</p><p>First published in U.K. in 1942 but in 1949 in U.S.</p> Harper & Brothers hardcover books
194948831London: Michael Joseph 1949. First edition. 384 pp. Faint foxing to page edges else near fine in near fine dust jacket with the “Book Scoeity Recommend†wrap-around band. London: Michael Joseph unknown books
193354391London: Ernest Benn 1933. First UK edition. 287 pp. Light foxing to page edges pale offsetting to first and last leaves else near fine in full black cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Lacks dust jacket. London: Ernest Benn hardcover books
194651174London: Longmans Green and Co. 1946. First edition. 71 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. London: Longmans, Green and Co. unknown books
194548646London: Michael Joseph 1945. First edition. 27 pp. Very good in gilt-stamped boards. Lacks dust jacket. A long poem. London: Michael Joseph hardcover books
1963Embry 151827U. of Washington Press 1963. First U.S. edition. Fine in near fine slightly soiled price clipped dust jacket with a short closed tear in mylar cover. U. of Washington Press, 1963. First U.S. edition. unknown books
193948832London: Liberal Book Club 1939. First edition. 281 pp. Light tanning along spine else very good plus in decorated pale blue cloth. SIGNED by Cary on the front free endpaper in blue ink to which has been added in black “Heather Harvey from†and “1941†on either side of Cary’s signature. London: Liberal Book Club hardcover books
194351196London: Michael Joseph 1943. First edition. 15 pp. Very good plus in stapled wrappers with one short tear to top edge of front cover. SIGNED by Cary on the title page and INSCRIBED inside the front cover “Jack Gough from his old friend the author.†London: Michael Joseph unknown books
