The Dreaming Jewels by Theodore Sturgeon? It was published in 1950 though. At one point he loses a finger, but regrows it. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi64pLM0PuBAxWa7bsIHWgxAPUQFnoECDwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FThe_Dreaming_Jewels&usg=AOvVaw3yFxWqo77zcM-uWGQrQfJx&opi=89978449

The Dreaming Jewels by Theodore Sturgeon? It was published in 1950 though. At one point he loses a finger, but regrows it.