Author: DAMPIER, WILLIAM JAMES.
Title: The Soul's Triumph amid the Body's Wreck: A Memoir of John Carter.
Description: London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1875. A New Edition. "John Carter (31 July 1815 – 21 May 1850) was an English silk weaver and artist, who, after an accident left him paralysed from below the neck, learnt to draw, paint and write by holding the pencil, pen or brush in his mouth. His outstanding ability drew much public interest, with accounts of his life and favourable reviews of his work appearing in the press both at home, the United States and elsewhere".(wiki). 26cms x 18.5cms. Pp.xxii/64, frontispiece + 27 plates of illustrations by John Carter to end. Red cloth, gilt title to front and spine, slight sunning to spine. VG.

Keywords: Dampier Souls Triumph Bodys Wreck Memoir Life John Carter Mouth Painter Coggeshall Essex Art 47140 General Biography


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