Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts
- SIGNED Hardcover
- New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1929
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 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' Man," a modern morality play, was the work that built his reputation. It depicts the deadly bargaining of the soul that a struggling young artist is willing to make.
This copy is signed by Lynd Ward on the half title.
This copy is signed by Lynd Ward on the half title.
Details
Title
Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts
Author
Ward, Lynd
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith: New York
Date
1929
Edition
Second edition