Joyce Cary
34 copies for sale · $20–$750 · 15 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Marching Soldier (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£35
A Fearful Joy - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
Except the Lord (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Mister Johnson (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Fearful Joy (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Joyce Cary Selected Essays (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
The African Witch (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$175
The African Witch (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
The Horse’s Mouth (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
ANs from Joyce Cary to Alfred Eisenstaedt — James Cummins Bookseller$250
A HOUSE OF CHILDREN — Rare Book Cellar$123
MISTER JOHNSON; New Light on Animal Ways — Rare Book Cellar$43
Works on the market
THE CAPTIVE AND THE FREE5 copies · $20–$48
MISTER JOHNSON4 copies · $20–$50
THE HORSE'S MOUTH3 copies · $48–$750
AN AMERICAN VISITOR3 copies · €25–€43
The African Witch2 copies · $150–$175
A FEARFUL JOY2 copies · $20–$123
ANs from Joyce Cary to Alfred Eisenstaedt1 copy · $250
A HOUSE OF CHILDREN1 copy · $123
MISTER JOHNSON; New Light on Animal Ways1 copy · $43
Aissa Saved - 1st US Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $40
ART AND REALITY1 copy · $38
TO BE A PILGRIM1 copy · $38
Marching Soldier1 copy · £35
A Fearful Joy - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $32
Except the Lord1 copy · $30
Fearful Joy1 copy · $30
Mister Johnson1 copy · $30
The african witch1 copy · €25
Joyce Cary Selected Essays1 copy · $20
Market context
7 copies of Joyce Cary's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $30 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Mister Johnson, first edition, signed by the author, 1939; and 11 others by the same (12) (forum, 2026-07-02)£60
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