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WARD, LYND - God's Man
Reserve not met
Estimate:
$200 - $400
Sold
$140
Timed Auction
174: Rare Books
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WARD, LYND
God's Man
A Novel in Woodcuts. New York: Jonathon Cape and Harrison Smith 1929, first trade edition of the first of Ward's stories without words, relying solely on visually striking woodcuts to tell a Faustian tale of an artist who signs away his soul for a magical paintbrush.
Unpaginated, with 139 full-page woodcuts by Ward printed in black, plus title-page and dedication-page vignettes and five chapter headings, top edge stained. Owner’s details on endpaper, 210mm bound in original quarter black cloth with black & white illustrated papered boards, light edge wear and light marks.
God's Man
A Novel in Woodcuts. New York: Jonathon Cape and Harrison Smith 1929, first trade edition of the first of Ward's stories without words, relying solely on visually striking woodcuts to tell a Faustian tale of an artist who signs away his soul for a magical paintbrush.
Unpaginated, with 139 full-page woodcuts by Ward printed in black, plus title-page and dedication-page vignettes and five chapter headings, top edge stained. Owner’s details on endpaper, 210mm bound in original quarter black cloth with black & white illustrated papered boards, light edge wear and light marks.
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