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Joyce Cary – The Horse’s Mouth – First Edition 1944
£245.00
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.
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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.
