Gods' Man. A Novel in Woodcuts.

First edition. 8vo., ff.[147]. Unpaginated. Publisher's quarter black cloth over illustrated boards, mounted paper label to spine, top edge stained black, rough-cut bottom edges; black endpapers. Illustrated by Lynd Ward with 144 woodcuts, printed on rectos only from the original woodblocks.

Clear acetate slip cover over boards. Upper board faintly foxed, title paper affixed to backstrip lightly browned, bookseller's ticket to lower pastedown, else Fine.

Author's first book and the first Wordless Novel printed in America, a precursor to the Graphic Novel. A modern morality play, depicting the Faustian pact of a struggling young artist who signs away his soul for a magic paintbrush. Using a blend of Art Deco and Expressionist styles, Gods' Man was released the week of the 1929 stock market crash.