New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First trade edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. Octavo [21 cm] in decorative boards over black cloth spine with spine label. Publisher's black topstain. Spine very slightly rolled. In the dust jacket, with toning (more so to the spine), lightly chipped edges, and an adhered slip of paper backing a 2" closed tear. Dance 005. Ward's second wordless novel is a visual tale of man's quest for power, and the inevitability of death. A masterpiece from one of the giants of twentieth-century illustration.

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Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 63280
Title: Mad Man's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts
Author: Ward, Lynd
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very good +
Jacket Condition: very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First trade edition
Publisher: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1930
Keywords: Wordless Novel; woodcuts; illustrators

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