The classic story-in-pictures by Lynd Ward is here presented in a cloth bound, slipcased edition with a new introduction by Barry Moser, photographs of the author, two long out of print essays by Ward, and miscellaneous ephermal material, presented the way the author intended. Each copy is signed by Moser.
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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 Hardcover. Condition: Neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. 1. Auflage. This edition is signed by Barry Moser with a Ward Family-approved signature by Lynd Ward. It was limited to 300 numbered copies. the copy for sale is in as new condition. It is number 38. Signatur des Verfassers. Seller Inventory # ABE-1711998217265