Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth over illustrated boards with a paper label on the backstrip. Publisher's black top stain. Black endpapers. Spine subtly rolled. Age toning and light rubbing to boards. The first of Ward's six wordless novels that is told exclusively through 144 striking woodcut illustrations. Lynd Ward was not only a talented printmaker, but he was a socially-conscious storyteller as well. "Gods'... Read More
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Madman’s Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1930. First trade edition (published simultaneously with signed limited edition). Hardcover. Good/Fair. Unpaginated (258 pp). Printed and bound by Plimpton Press, Norwood, MA. Octavo. Black and white pictorial paper over boards. Paper label on spine. The spine is a little cocked and the cloth at the head of the spine is slightly frayed. The rear hinge is broken. There is a small loss from the bottom fore-edge corner of the front... Read More
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Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape; Harrison Smith, 1930. First trade edition. Hardcover. Very good/good +. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 black cloth over black and white pictorial paper over boards with a paper title label on the spine. With the publisher's black top stain. Black endpapers. The spine is rolled and the boards are moderately rubbed at the edges. There is a brief contemporary gift inscription on the front flyleaf. In the dust jacket, with occasional closed and open tears... Read More
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Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1929. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good. SIGNED. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth over illustrated boards with a paper label on the backstrip. Publisher's black top stain. Black endpapers. The covers and spine label are age-toned. The extremities are lightly rubbed, and there are a couple of short splits in the cloth at the head of the backstrip. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. Dance 002. The... Read More
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Song Without Words: A Book of Engravings on Wood
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Random House, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. SIGNED. Twenty-two woodcuts. Octavo [25 cm] 1/4 cream paper over gold foil boards with paper label on the backstrip. Title page printed in red and black. Deckled fore edges. The boards are scuffed, and the spine is darkened. The endpapers are a little darkened along the hinges. In a good plus slipcase, with a couple of 2" splits at the head, and a piece of tape to the... Read More
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Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1930. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good. SIGNED. 118 images. Octavo [25 cm] Black cloth with illustrated paper labels on the front board and backstrip. Top edge gilt and fore edge deckled. Illustrated endsheets. The text block is coming away from the spine. The spine is faded, and subtly rolled. There is a small damp stain at the foot of the spine, and there is a 7 inch long light blue colored pencil... Read More
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Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth over illustrated boards with a paper label on the backstrip. Publisher's black top stain. Black endpapers. Spine rolled. Rear endpaper cracked along the hinge. Pages mildly toned. The first of Ward's six wordless novels that is told exclusively through 144 striking woodcut illustrations. Lynd Ward was not only a talented printmaker, but he was a socially-conscious storyteller as well.... Read More
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Madman’s Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1930. First trade edition (published simultaneously with signed limited edition). Hardcover. Unpaginated (258 pp). Printed and bound by Plimpton Press, Norwood, MA. Octavo. Black and white pictorial paper over boards. Paper label on spine. Lacking dust jacket. Very good minus. Rubbed edges and worn corners. Spine is cocked and with a small spot of discoloration near bottom edge. Binding is firm. Previous owner’s name inside. Interior otherwise clean with bright plates throughout.... Read More
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Prelude to a Million Years: A Book of Wood Engravings
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Equinox Cooperative Press, 1933. First edition. Very good. SIGNED. Octavo [23 cm] rebound in half brown sheep with raised spine bands over textured red boards, with gilt titles and backstrip decoration. 1" tear to front joint near foot, rubbing to extremities, else very light wear; foil bookseller's label on rear pastedown, light foxing throughout. A story told entirely via wood engravings by the author. This edition was limited to 920 signed and numbered copies, of which... Read More
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Poem Upon the Lisbon Disaster / Poème sur le Désastre de Lisbonne ou examen de cet axiome "tout est bien
by [Ward, Lynd] Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de
Lincoln, MA: Penmaen Press, 1977. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 33pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over red marbled boards. Black endleaves. Pages bound in French-fold fashion. Very good plus, with bumping to the foot of the spine. Housed in a black cloth slipcase that is in very good condition, with light surface and edge wear. Dance 225. Illustrated with six Lynd Ward engravings. Translated by Anthony Hecht. Introduction by Arthur Wilson. Signed by Ward, Wilson and Hecht... Read More
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Wild Pilgrimage
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo [24 cm] Full rust colored cloth with paper labels on the front board and the backstrip, and the publisher's black top stain. Boards a little warped; 4" split in cloth along the rear joint; front hinge broken. The author/illustrator's third wordless novel explores the social and economic realities of the Great Depression. Preceded by the artist's groundbreaking first two novels: Gods' Man (1929) and Madman's... Read More
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Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Random House, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lynd Ward. [490 pp. 230 wood engravings.] Octavo [21.5 cm]; full dark blue cloth with spiral and star illustrations. Extremities moderately rubbed. Some light toning around edges of the pastedowns and flyleaves (as is commonly seen in this work). Contemporary owner's name and date neatly written in black ink on the front free endpaper. A Very Good copy; clean, square, and tightly bound. With the scarce dust... Read More
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Song Without Words
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Random House, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very good minus. SIGNED. Twenty-two woodcuts. Octavo [25 cm] 1/4 cream paper over gold foil boards with paper label on the backstrip. Title page printed in red and black. Deckled fore edges. The boards are heavily scuffed, and the spine and the surrounding area of the boards are darkened. The endpapers are discolored along the hinges and edges, and the pages are toned. No slipcase. Dance 009. Printed in an... Read More
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Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Random House, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Lynd Ward. [490 pp. 230 wood engravings]. Octavo [21.5 cm] Full dark blue cloth with spiral and star illustrations. Thin losses from cloth at the ends of the spine. Hinges soft. Text block cracked at the beginning. Pastedowns unevenly darkened. Christmas gift inscription on the front flyleaf. Normal browning and aging to the pages. Lacking the rare dust jacket. Considered one of Lynd Ward's finest works, "Vertigo" is the... Read More
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Faust: A Tragedy
by [Ward, Lynd] Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First trade edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 262pp. Octavo [22.5 cm]. Blue cloth over boards. Publisher's black topstain. Spine a bit rolled, with minor warping to the rear board. Backstrip subtly sunned; gilt on backstrip dulled. Head of boards also mildly sunned. Bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown. Dust jacket heavily sunned at spine and folds; these areas are a bit brittle. Edges are chipped with a few scattered, moderate losses.... Read More
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Song Without Words: A Book of Engravings on Wood
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Random House, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. SIGNED. Slim quarto [25 cm] in 1/4 parchment vellum with rose-gold foil boards and the title in red on the backstrip. Title page printed in red and black. Deckled fore-edges. With the publisher's original paper band, with small chips to the edges. Housed in publisher's cream slipcase with a gold foil wraparound. Rubbing to foiled boards, toning to backstrip, darkening to endpapers (more so the front) from gluing... Read More
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An American Pilgrimage: Portions of the Letters of Grace Scribner (Signed by Lynd Ward, Winifred Chappell, and Harry F. Ward / Ex-libris Lynd Ward's sister)
by Ward, Lynd (Woodcuts); Selected and arranged by Winifred L. Chappell; Foreword by Harry F. Ward
New York: Vanguard Press with the Methodist Federation for Social Service, 1927. First edition, association copy. Hardcover. Near fine/good. 89pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Blue cloth over boards. With only light wear to the extremities. In a dust jacket, with taping to the edges on the reverse (a bit of this taping is visible through the edge tears). Dance 012. Ex-libris Lynd Ward's sister Muriel Ward, with her bookplate on the front pastedown. From the dust jacket- ... Read More
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Song Without Words: A Book of Engravings on Wood
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Random House, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. SIGNED. Slim quarto [25 cm] in 1/4 parchment vellum with rose-gold foil boards and the title in red on the backstrip. Title page printed in red and black. Deckled fore-edges. Housed in publisher's cream slipcase with a gold foil wraparound, and the publisher's original paper band. Rubbing to foiled boards, toning to backstrip. Interior is unmarked. In a darkened slipcase, with rubbing to the edges and foil. Illustrated... Read More
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Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good +. SIGNED. Slim square octavo [19.5 cm] White and black illustrated wraps. Title on front wrap subtly rubbed. Wraps very gently bumped at the fore-edge corners. Inscribed by Lynd Ward, with his initials, on the title page. The first of Ward's six wordless novels that is told exclusively through striking woodcut illustrations. Lynd Ward was not only a talented printmaker, but he was a socially-conscious storyteller as... Read More
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Wild Pilgrimage
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. Octavo [24 cm] Full rust colored cloth with paper labels on the front board and spine, and the publisher's black top stain. Spine rolled. Extremities lightly bumped and faintly soiled. In the uncommon dust jacket, which is a bit toned - particularly at spine - and has a handful of short, closed tears and small losses. Pencil notation on front flap of dust jacket.... Read More
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Song Without Words: A Book of Engravings on Wood
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Random House, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Very good minus. SIGNED. Twenty-two woodcuts. Octavo [25 cm] 1/4 cream paper over gold foil boards with paper label on the backstrip. Title page printed in red and black. Deckled fore edges. The boards are scuffed, and the spine and the surrounding area of the boards are darkened. The endpapers are moderately browned along the hinges and edges. No slipcase. Dance 009. Printed in an edition of 1250 signed and... Read More
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Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Peter Smith, 1933. Sixth printing. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo [21 cm] Black cloth over boards with black and white printed labels on the backstrip and front board. Publisher's black top stain. Black endpapers. The spine is lightly rolled, the cloth of the boards and backstrip is mildly sunned, the front hinge is a bit shaky, and there is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. The first of Ward's six wordless novels that is told... Read More
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Gods' Man and Madman's Drum (two volumes)
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavos [21.5 cm] Black cloth spines with black and white illustrated paper over boards. Publisher's black topstain. The spines are rolled and the extremities are lightly rubbed. The top fore-edge corner of the rear board of Gods' Man is quite dinged. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown of Gods' Man and there is a bookplate on the front flyleaf of Madman's... Read More
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Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First trade edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo [21 cm] in decorative boards over black cloth spine with spine label. Publisher's black topstain. Spine rolled; cloth at the head of the spine lightly frayed; previous owner's name in pen at head of half title; pages toned. Dance 005. Ward's second wordless novel is a visual tale of man's quest for power, and the inevitability of death. A masterpiece from one of... Read More
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Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward
by Ward, Lynd
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1974. Hardcover. Quarto [27.5 cm] 1/2 brown paper with black cloth covered boards, a white stamped title on the spine, and a black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Good. The spine ends and edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The covers are just a little cocked. The black cloth on the rear board is damp-stained. There is a small scuff mark on the bottom edge of the... Read More
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