Angela Carter — Nights at the Circus

London, Chatto & Windus; The Hogarth Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Angela Carter"s Nights at the Circus, in the original unclipped dust wrapper, a prize-winning blend of magical realism and feminist storytelling. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. 'Nights at the Circus' is a postmodern novel on the life of Sophie Fevvers, a Cockney virgin who was hatched from an egg. A unique novel mixing various genres, the novel won the 1984 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.Written by Angela Carter, a noted author of feminist, magical realism, and picaresque novels. She is best known for 'The Bloody Chamber&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Minor bumping to extremities and spine ends. Dust wrapper, excellent. Slight edge wear to extremities, heavier to head of spine, resulting in the odd small crease and one or two very minor closed tears. Light spotting to perimeters of rear flap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with very slight age toning. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.