Joyce Cary, A Fearful Joy, 1st/1st 1950 D/J
"A Fearful Joy" by Joyce Cary, published by Harper, New York, First Edition, First Printing.
Dust jacket with original price on the front flap, hard cover, original black cloth; gold stamped spine, embossed Harper logo on the front board, "FIRST EDITION" and letter code of the first printing "H-Z" [August 1950] is imprinted on the copyright page.
As a child she is at first undisciplined (giggling too much), and as a young lady she runs away with Dick Bonser-a most uncertain-of-origins young man but very beautiful, and after that it doesn't matter. Dick leaves her on and off again (and once pregnant); she becomes the mistress of Sturges and together with an avant-garde group of poets, writers, artists, they form a magazine. She has a son, John; marries erratic Gallan who makes millions during the war and who gives her a life of luxury. And at the end it's Dick again as they set up in the hotel business. A wild and woolly tale, full of fun, characters who talk your ears off, and Cary's enormous wide open views on art and life. Evenly and well turned, this is for his audience.
Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary (7 December 1888 - 29 March 1957) was an Anglo-Irish novelist.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c 2-7 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) --- $27.50
Condition Report: The original dust jacket shows some wear, small edge damages and creases, black cloth has a little shelf wear at the bottom, name on the front endpaper, 343 pages, 6" x 8 1/2", very good condition. [aba]
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"A Fearful Joy" by Joyce Cary, published by Harper, New York, First Edition, First Printing.
Dust jacket with original price on the front flap, hard cover, original black cloth; gold stamped spine, embossed Harper logo on the front board, "FIRST EDITION" and letter code of the first printing "H-Z" [August 1950] is imprinted on the copyright page.
As a child she is at first undisciplined (giggling too much), and as a young lady she runs away with Dick Bonser-a most uncertain-of-origins young man but very beautiful, and after that it doesn't matter. Dick leaves her on and off again (and once pregnant); she becomes the mistress of Sturges and together with an avant-garde group of poets, writers, artists, they form a magazine. She has a son, John; marries erratic Gallan who makes millions during the war and who gives her a life of luxury. And at the end it's Dick again as they set up in the hotel business. A wild and woolly tale, full of fun, characters who talk your ears off, and Cary's enormous wide open views on art and life. Evenly and well turned, this is for his audience.
Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary (7 December 1888 - 29 March 1957) was an Anglo-Irish novelist.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c 2-7 weeks) -- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) --- $27.50
Condition Report: The original dust jacket shows some wear, small edge damages and creases, black cloth has a little shelf wear at the bottom, name on the front endpaper, 343 pages, 6" x 8 1/2", very good condition. [aba]
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