Madman's Drum

  • Hardcover
  • New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930
By Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated black boards with illustrated spine paper label. Near fine. Unpaginated. 21 x 15 cm. Bright, crisp copy, Ward's second woodcut novel of a total of six. The 118 wood engraved images portray a slave trader who steals a demon-faced drum from an African he murders, and the consequences that evolve for him and his family.

Details

Title

Madman's Drum

Author

Ward, Lynd

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Near Fine

Publisher

Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith: New York

Date

1930

Edition

First edition


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