Southern Cross Novel of the South Seas Laurence Hyde First Edition 1951 VTG HC

$125.00
Southern Cross: A Novel of the South Seas is a 1951 wordless graphic novel told entirely through 118 dramatic wood engravings by Canadian artist Laurence Hyde. It protests U.S. atomic bomb tests in the Pacific's Bikini Atoll, depicting the destruction of a peaceful Polynesian island community. 8vo nearly square hardcover. No jacket. Black cloth over boards. Red spine. Red Kent illustration on cover. Gilt titles on spine. Some bumping/rubbing on the usual shelf spaces: tips, edges and head and toe of spine. No damage other than light scuffing on covers. Binding is secure. Interior and block prints are bright, clean and free from marks. G
Southern Cross: A Novel of the South Seas is a 1951 wordless graphic novel told entirely through 118 dramatic wood engravings by Canadian artist Laurence Hyde. It protests U.S. atomic bomb tests in the Pacific's Bikini Atoll, depicting the destruction of a peaceful Polynesian island community. 8vo nearly square hardcover. No jacket. Black cloth over boards. Red spine. Red Kent illustration on cover. Gilt titles on spine. Some bumping/rubbing on the usual shelf spaces: tips, edges and head and toe of spine. No damage other than light scuffing on covers. Binding is secure. Interior and block prints are bright, clean and free from marks. G