Gods' Man, Plate 47--- 1929, Wood Engraving.

Edition small. Signed in pencil.

Image size 5 1/16 x 3 inches (129 x 76 mm); sheet size 6 3/4 x 4 3/8 inches (172 x 111 mm).

A fine, black impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan, with full margins (5/8 to 1 1/16 inches). Printer's crease in the bottom right sheet corner, just touching the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Scarce.

Created by Lynd Ward for his narrative book of illustrations without words, Gods' Man, published by Jonathan Cape and Smith, New York, 1929. Illustrated in Storyteller without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974.

$450.

Gods' Man, Plate 86--- 1929, Wood Engraving.

Edition small. Signed in pencil.

Image size 5 1/16 x 3 1/8 inches (129 x 79 mm); sheet size 6 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches (168 x 114 mm).

A fine, black impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan, with full margins (5/8 to 7/8 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce.

From Lynd Ward's narrative book of illustrations without words, Gods' Man, published by Jonathan Cape and Smith, New York, 1929. Illustrated in Storyteller without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974.

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Madman's Drum, Plate 41--- 1930, Wood Engraving.

Edition small. Signed in pencil.

Image size 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches (140 x 95 mm); sheet size 9 5/8 x 7 1/8 inches (244 x 181 mm).

A fine, black impression, on off-white tissue-thin Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (1 5/8 to 2 1/2 inches); a small paper blemish in the upper right margin, away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Scarce.

From Lynd Ward’s book of illustrations without words, Madman’s Drum, Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, New York, 1930. Illustrated in Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry Abrams, New York, 1974.

$650.

Vertigo (Financial District, plate 48)--- 1932, Wood Engraving.

Edition small. Signed in pencil.

Image size 5 x 3 1/2 inches (127 x 89 mm); sheet size 9 x 6 3/8 inches (171 x 162 mm).

A fine, black impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan, with full margins ( 1 3/8 to 2 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce.

Created for Lynd Ward’s narrative book of illustrations without words, Vertigo, Random House, New York, 1937. Illustrated in Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry Abrams, New York, 1974.

$450.

Vertigo (Under the El, plate 56)--- 1932, Wood Engraving.

Edition small. Signed in pencil.

Image size 5 x 3 1/2 inches (127 x 89 mm); sheet size 9 x 6 1/2 inches (229 x 165 mm).

A fine, black impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches). Masking tape tabs remains in the top left and top right margins, otherwise in excellent condition. Scarce.

Created for Lynd Ward’s narrative book of illustrations without words, Vertigo, Random House, New York, 1937. Illustrated in Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry Abrams, New York, 1974.

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Vertigo 190 --- 1935, Wood Engraving.

Edition small. Signed in pencil.

Image size 3 1/2 x 5 inches (89 x 8127 mm); sheet size 6 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches (168 x 124 mm).

A fine, black impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan, with full margins (9/16 to 1 1/8 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce.

Created for Lynd Ward’s narrative book of illustrations without words, Vertigo, Random House, New York, 1937. Illustrated in Storyteller Without Words: the Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry Abrams, New York, 1974.

$500.

Wild Pilgrimage, No. 24--- 1932, Wood Engraving.

Edition not stated but less than 40. Signed and dated in pencil.

Image size 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (165 x 114 mm); sheet size 9 x 6 7/8 inches (229 x 175 mm).

A fine, black impression, on tissue thin cream Japan, with full margins (5/8 to 2 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce.

Created by Lynd Ward for his narrative book of illustrations without words, Wild Pilgrimage, published by Harrison Smith and Robert Hass, Inc. New York,1932. Illustrated in Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry Abrams, New York, 1974. Ex. collection Sylvan Cole.

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Wild Pilgrimage, No. 26--- 1932, Wood Engraving.

Edition not stated, but less than 40. Signed in pencil.

Image size 5 x 4 1/2 inches (127 x 114 mm); sheet size 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches (244 x 168 mm).

A fine, black impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan, with margins (1 1/16 to 3 3/16 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce.

From Lynd Ward's narrative book of illustrations without words Wild Pilgrimage, published by Harrison Smith and Robert Hass, Inc. New York, 1932. Illustrated in Storyteller without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974.

$650.

Faust: A Tragedy (No. 1)--- 1930, Wood Engraving.

Edition 44. Signed and numbered 13/44 in pencil. An impression before the published book edition.

Image size 6 3/8 x 3 15/16 inches (162 x 100 mm); sheet size 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 inches (200 x 136 mm).

A fine, richly-inked impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan paper, with full margins (7/16 to 1 inch), spot glued to the original cream wove backing sheet; gentle creasing in the top margin, not visible in the image, otherwise in very good condition. Scarce.

Created to illustrate the book Faust : A Tragedy, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, New York, 1930. Published in a limited edition of 501 copies.

$450.

Faust: A Tragedy (No. 2)---1930, Wood Engraving.

Edition 44. Signed and numbered 14/44 in pencil. An impression before the published book edition.

Image size 6 7/16 x 3 15/16 inches (163 x 100 mm); sheet size 7 15/16 x 5 1/4 inches (201 x 133 mm).

A fine, richly-inked impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan paper, with full margins (1/4 to 1 inch), spot glued to the original cream wove backing sheet; gentle creasing in the top margin, not visible in the image, otherwise in very good condition. Scarce.

Created to illustrate the book Faust : A Tragedy, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, New York, 1930. Published in a limited edition of 501 copies.

$450.

Priests from the series Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly)--- 1943, Mezzotint.

No edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil.

Image size 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (197 x 121 mm); sheet size 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches (271 x 204 mm).

A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 1/4 to 2 inches) in excellent condition. A proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club impressions. Scarce.

Created by the artist for Erasmus's Moriae Encomium, or, The Praise of Folly, published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943.

$850.

Dogs of War from the series Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly)---1943, Mezzotint.

No edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil.

Image size 7 3/4 x 4 13/16 inches (197 x 122 mm); sheet size 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches (271 x 204 mm).

A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 1/8 to 1 7/8 inches) in excellent condition. A proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club impressions. Scarce.

Created by the artist for Erasmus's Moriae Encomium, or, The Praise of Folly, published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943.

$850.

Pope from the series Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly)---1943, Mezzotint.

No edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil. Annotated POPE - CARDINAL - BISHOP - 1943 in ink, lower left.

Image size 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (197 x 121 mm); sheet size 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches (271 x 204 mm).

A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 3/8 to 1 7/8 inches) in excellent condition. A proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club impressions. Scarce.

Created by the artist for Erasmus's Moriae Encomium, or, The Praise of Folly, published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943.

$850.

Doctor from the series Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly)---1943, Mezzotint.

No edition, proofs only. Signed in pencil.

Image size 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (197 x 121 mm); sheet size 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches (271 x 204 mm).

A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 1 3/4 inches) in excellent condition. A proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club impressions. Scarce.

Created by the artist for Erasmus's Moriae Encomium, or, The Praise of Folly, published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943.

$850.

Judges from the series Moriae Encomium (The Praise of Folly)---1943, Mezzotint.

No edition, proofs only. Signed. dated, and titled in pencil.

Image size 7 13/16 x 4 7/8 inches (198 x 124 mm); sheet size 10 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches (273 x 206 mm).

A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 1/4 to 2 inches) in excellent condition. A proof impression apart from the Limited Editions Club impressions. Scarce.

Created by the artist for Erasmus's Moriae Encomium, or, The Praise of Folly, published by the Limited Editions Club, 1943.

$850.

Bridges at Echo Bay--- 1947, Wood Engraving.

Edition small. Signed and titled in pencil.

Image size 5 7/16 x 9 7/8 inches (138 x 251 mm); sheet size 8 13/16 x 13 1/2 inches (224 x 343 mm).

A fine, black impression, on cream Japan, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 3/8 inches), in excellent condition.

$450.

Undercliff--- 1948, Wood Engraving.

Edition 200. Signed and dated in pencil.

Image size 8 x 6 inches (203 x 152 mm); sheet size 12 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (318 x 238 mm).

A fine, black impression, on off-white wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 3 inches). Minor rippling to the sheet; tape stains in the top left and right sheet corners, well away from the image; otherwise in excellent condition. Contained in the original Woodcut Society presentation folder.

1948 Presentation Print, Thirty-fourth publication of the Woodcut Society.

'Undercliff' is the name of the small town where Ward resided which is situated under the Palisade cliff, along the Hudson River.

Reproduced: Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974; James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, Czestochowski, 1990.

Collections: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Auckland Art Gallery, College of Wooster Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, de Young Museums of San Francisco.

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Corral: Tres Cumbres--- 1953, Wood Engraving.

Edition 200. Signed and titled in pencil.

Image size 7 x 11 7/8 inches (178 x 303 mm); sheet size 11 5/8 x 13 7/8 inches (295 x 352 mm).

A fine, black impression, on cream wove paper, with wide margins (3/4 to 3 1/8 inches); original brown paper tape remains in the top right sheet corner, otherwise in excellent condition.

1953-54 Presentation Print, Forty-fourth publication of the Woodcut Society.

Reproduced: Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974; James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, Czestochowski, 1990.

Collections: Boston Public Libraries, de Young and Legion of Honor museums of San Francisco, Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Consortium, New York Public Library.

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Man Climbing--- c.1959, Wood Engraving.

Signed and titled in pencil. Dedicated For Jill and Matt in pencil.

Image size 14 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches (359 x 156 mm); sheet size 17 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches (454 x 210 mm).

A fine, rich impression, on tissue-thin cream Japan, with margins (3/4 to 2 5/8 inches), in excellent condition.

Illustrated in Storyteller without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974.

$450.