Angela Carter — Nights at the Circus

London, Chatto and Windus; The Hogarth Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Angela Carter's 'Nights at the Circus', a delightful work of magical realism and the winner of the 1984 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. This extraordinary tale follows the life and exploits of celebrated aerialist Sophie Fevvers, and the young journalist who she captivates. A unique novel that dissects the traditional fairy tale structure and plays with various genres, and the winner of the 1984 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.Written by Angela Carter, a noted author of post-feminist, magical realism, and picaresque novels. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with a hint of shelf wear. Dust wrapper is mildly sunned to the spine, with light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly toned, but clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.