Powers, Tom - Sheba on Trampled Grass

Set in a carnival. From the blurb : 'See what happens to ( the characters ) when they tangle with a knife and rope artist who's living on hate and marijuana. You'll get everything : comedy, tragedy freaks and horror, love and death.... ' A bright UK first edition.

WRAPPER : The evocative period wrapper on this copy is bright, complete and unclipped. The front panel is bright and unfaded, showing gentle rubbing and wear to the extremities. The spine is unfaded and clean. It is gently rubbed and scuffed at either end. The white back panel is bright, showing light wear to the top edge and gentle overall soiling. Looks sharp in protective plastic.

BOOK : The book is bright and tight. The boards are clean and are unfaded. The upper corners are gently bruised. There is a touch of bruising to the spine ends. The text block is clean. The closed page edges are a little dusty and are slightly flecked. There are no loose or dog-eared pages. The binding is tight, the hinges are solid. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. A nice copy in a protected wrapper.

Publisher: Walter Edwards, 1946

Condition: Very Good ++. Wrapper: Very Good ++