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- excerpt from Storyteller Without Words - the Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward 1974, Harry N. Abrams Publisher
The most important work of American artist and illustrator Lynd Ward, Gods' Man is a powerfully evocative novel, told entirely through woodcuts. Ward (1905–85), in employing the concept of the wordless pictorial narrative, acknowledged his predecessors the European artists Frans Masereel and Otto Nückel. Released the week of the 1929 stock market crash, Gods' Man was the first of six woodcut novels that Ward produced over the next eight years. It presents the artist's struggles in a world characterized by both innocence and corruptions and can be considered a forerunner of the contemporary graphic novel, popularized by artists such as Daniel Clowes.
Although best known for his "novels in woodcuts," Ward was also a successful illustrator of children's books. In 1953 he won the Caldecott Medal for The Biggest Bear, which he both wrote and illustrated. His illustrations also appeared in numerous books that received the Newbery Medal. Ward's final work was the acclaimed wordless novel The Silver Pony (1973).
Until now, Gods' Man has only been widely available in high-priced original editions. This top-quality, low-cost republication of Ward's masterpiece will be welcomed by collectors of his work as well as by readers new to his achievement.
Dover (2004) unabridged republication of the edition published by Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, New York, 1929.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.5. Seller Inventory # G0312331010I5N10
Book Description Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # S09C-02564
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition thus. Nearly square trade paperback, pictorial lightly aged white covers. Inked name verso front cover. Clean text. Unpaginated. Wordless novel told via the wood engravings of the Caldecott-winning illustrator, first published in 1929. 14727 shelf 118 p. Book. Seller Inventory # 042235
Book Description Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 118 pages; Description: [118] p. : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm. Stories; Stories without words. 1 Kg. 1st edition in this form and 3rd (?) overall. Seller Inventory # 51754
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Lynd Ward (illustrator). St. Martin's Press, NY, 1978. Square (7 3/4' X 7 3/4"') trade paperback with white covers, black print, 118 pp. ISBN 0312331010 No words: rather grim unsettling story is told entirely with Ward's remarkable, and often creepy, woodcuts (~140 of them). A unique book. This copy is in very good to near fine condition (minor blunting at lower right corner; upper back cover has bend 1/2" from upper right corner). A bit of shelfwear visible on covers. Interior art is crisp and fine. Seller Inventory # 001731
Book Description Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 118 pages; Description: [118] p. : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm. Stories; Stories without words. 1 Kg. 1st edition in this form and 3rd (?) overall. Seller Inventory # 51754
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Seller Inventory # CHL8990691
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Unknown edition, unknown printing. Flat signed by author and illustrator Lynd Ward on title page. Book is in near fine condition with slight rubbing to corners and some mild smudging to edges of the block and covers. Satisfaction guaranteed. Photos always available on request. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1559777510565