Second Printing (stated), published in November 1930, the same year as the publication of the First Printing. Lacking dust jacket, but otherwise in VERY GOOD CONDITION. Boards have light edge and corner wear, lightly bumped corners, light red/pink stain on small area back board, unfaded dark top stain. A previous owner neatly inked name and year ('41) on endpaper behind the front board - see listing photo, else no marks in any pages. Unpaginated, every page is a single-sided woodcut, no text.
Synopsis from AI: "Madman's Drum is a wordless graphic novel by Lynd Ward that tells the story of a slave trader who steals a cursed, demon-faced drum from an African man he murders. The theft brings a curse upon the trader and his descendants, leading to a multi-generational saga of madness, tragedy, and misfortune, even as the family achieves wealth and intellectual success. The narrative is told entirely through 118 wood engravings, portraying the complex themes of inherited guilt, the corrupting nature of power, and the psychological decay that results from a life of violence and exploitation."
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