Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts
by WARD, Lynd
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1930. Second Printing of the trade edition. Octavo (21cm); full black cloth, with printed title label mounted to upper spine; black topstain; unpaged; chiefly illus. Slight forward lean, modest external wear, with a bit of sunning to spine label, and an early gift inscription to front endpaper; a solidly Very Good copy, lacking the dustjacket. Ward's second wordless novel, consisting of 118 wood engravings telling the story of a family's slave trading past and the following generation's quest for scientific knowledge (See David A. Berona's Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels, p.52-57).
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60531
- Title
- Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts
- Author
- WARD, Lynd
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Octavo
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