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Lynd Ward. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1974.
Price: US$36.81 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: May contain writing, notes, highlighting, bends or folds. Text is readable, book is clean, and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks.
Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, NY, 1974.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: Cloth. 393 pp. 743 bw plates. A lovely presentation of the complete blocks from his six narratives, as well as other blocks created for greeting cards, bookplates, and individual prints. Essential book on this artist. "For this unique volume of Ward's work, the artist himself has supervised the design of the book and has contributed the text, describing his methods of working, the history of woodcuts, and the goals of his art. The . large-scale plates reproduce the six narratives in their entirety, and also include bookplates, greeting cards, and a large selection of individual prints, many published for the first time; the work represented spans more than forty years . "--From book jacket. Good / Good- (ex-libary w/ internal markings & pockets; dustjacket has ex-library markings. toning to interior)
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. Storyteller without Words. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1974-12, 1974.
Price: US$74.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 0810905418
Seller: Lost Books, AUSTIN, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Oblong octavo (10 3/4 by 11 inches). Pp. Mostly unpaginated, as the book contains all six of Ward's graphic novels, each complete, none of which were paginated. The first 24 pages contain Ward's account of his creative process. Half-inch dampstain to inside corner of first half of text block; one-inch dampstain to lower edge of first four and last ten leaves. Larger stain to rear endpapers. Stain to edge of ffep. Dust jacket complete, but lighrtly soiled. Considered "very good" because text and illustrations are untouched, and binding, of two-color moire cloth with illustration, is sound.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, NY, 1974.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Cloth. 393 pp. 743 bw plates. A lovely presentation of the complete blocks from his six narratives, as well as other blocks created for greeting cards, bookplates, and individual prints. Essential book on this artist. "For this unique volume of Ward's work, the artist himself has supervised the design of the book and has contributed the text, describing his methods of working, the history of woodcuts, and the goals of his art. The . large-scale plates reproduce the six narratives in their entirety, and also include bookplates, greeting cards, and a large selection of individual prints, many published for the first time; the work represented spans more than forty years . "--From book jacket.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Rust and black textured paper covered boards, lettered in white. Mild foxing to text block edges, slight shelf wear. Former owner's surname and date inked on upper front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket shows 1 1/2" closed tear along top front edge, a few slight surface marks, now in mylar. 1st ed. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1974. 743 plates. Black and brown cloth with black titling and decoration. Cloth shows light scuffing and some slight edgewear. Spine and binding sound. Dust jacket shows minor scuffing and rubbing. Page edges foxed. Otherwise, interior bright and unmarked.
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine copy in unclipped dust jacket protected by archival mylar. 743 illustrations
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8000 PB shelf. Outsized thick volume. White-stamped pictorial sienna bds. Production flaw: some ridges to bds length of covers. Name FEP, clean text. Unblemished sturdy dust jacket w/ flaps. 743 illustrations, including six of Ward's wordless novels, also various prints of the famous artist spanning his long career. Brief bibliography 83 p.
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
WARD, Lynd. Storyteller Without Words. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Oblong hardcover. First printing. Terrific monograph which collects for the first time all six of Ward's woodcut novels as well as numerous other woodcuts he produced during his long career. Includes 743 illustrations. A tight and clean very near fine copy in very good plus dust jacket with some light soiling and some wear to the edge of the rear panel.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings Of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, 1974.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Exlibrary with usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed.
Seller: Jonathan Grobe Books, Deep River, IA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, 1974.
Price: US$136.25 + shipping
Description: 1974. Cloth, dj. Quarto. Unpaginated. 743 illustrations. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket otherwise protected by acetate cover. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition.
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$137.50 + shipping
Description: Large square quarto (28cm.); original two-toned cloth in white pictorial dust jacket printed in red and black; mostly unpaginated; chiefly illustrations, some printed in red. Tight, unmarked copy, Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, bright and clean with a brief closed tear at base of rear spine-fold and a few faint abrasions to rear panel; Near Fine. Collects all six of Ward's published woodcut "wordless" novels, with additional reproductions of Ward's woodcut illustrations for other works.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings Of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, 1974.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Exlibrary with usual library markings.
Seller: Jonathan Grobe Books, Deep River, IA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There are several spots of white scratches to the book covers, along with some spotting to the black cloth portions of the covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Lynd Kendall Ward (June 26, 1905 June 28, 1985) was an American artist and storyteller, known for his series of wordless novels using wood engraving, and his illustrations for juvenile and adult books. His wordless novels have influenced the development of the graphic novel. Strongly associated with his wood engravings, he also worked in watercolor, oil, brush and ink, lithography and mezzotint. Ward was a son of Methodist minister and political organizer Harry F. Ward."
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$152.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1974.
Price: US$163.72 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1974.
Price: US$164.48 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Lynd Ward (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1. Quarter bound in brown cloth over black boards, black decoration on front cover, white lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with the wood engravings of Lynd Ward. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows very mild wear at head of spine, small open tear at top corner of rear panel, else near fine. FINE/VERY GOOD . Wood Engravings. 4to 9" - 11" tall. 310, (73) pp.
Seller: S+P Books and Prints, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1974.
Price: US$165.12 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1974.
Price: US$173.90 + shipping
Condition: New
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Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex lib. 310 pages followed by b/w print section with titles on opposite page, b/w and sepia illustrations, brief bibliography, includes all his works and most of his woodblocks; 4to, black/brown boards, illustrated front cover. Very heavy, Tape marks cover, pastedowns, a few small scuffs front pastedown, pocket/label front endpaper, bar code back endpaper, inner rear hinge reinforced with clear tape, very good-; contents and prints fine; dust jacket very good, pasted to rear pastedown
Seller: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1974.
Price: US$220.69 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Book is in NEW condition.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto [27.5 cm] 1/2 brown paper with black cloth covered boards, a white stamped title on the spine, and a black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Good. The spine ends and edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The covers are just a little cocked. The black cloth on the rear board is damp-stained. There is a small scuff mark on the bottom edge of the text block. There is a former owner's notation on the front free endsheet. The rear hinge is a little weak. The dust jacket is in very good condition. The edges are gently bumped. There is a 1 and 1/4 inch closed inch tear in the top edge of the front panel. There are also two 1/2 inch long closed tears in the top edge. There are numerous shorter closed tears in the edges as well. Very subtly yellowed. The rear panel is mildly rippled and has general light soiling. With 743 illustrations. With text by the artist. Ward produced six wordless novels between 1929 and 1937, and although Ward continued to be an in demand illustrator for the rest of his life, these early works find him at the absolute height of his creative and artistic powers.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Quarter bound in brown cloth over black boards, black decoration on front cover, white lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with the wood engravings of Lynd Ward. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows very mild wear at head of spine, small open tear at top corner of rear panel, else near fine. FINE/VERY GOOD . Wood Engravings. 4to 9" - 11" tall. 310, (73) pp
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by Ward on half-title page. First Edition. Brown and black boards (black cloth parts show an irregular appearance). Interior is clean and unmarked. Minor damage due to binders-error at foot of the inner hinge resulting in a bit of tear on first two leaves. Dust jacket in clear archival sleeve. 743 illustrations. [383] pages. 10.5 x 10.5 inches. Lynd Ward supervised the design of Storyteller Without Words and contributed the text, describing his methods of working, the history of woodcuts, and the goal of his art. The large scale plates reproduce his six wordless novels in their entirety, and also include his bookplates, greeting cards, and a large selection of individual prints, many published here for the first time. Contents: [I] The way of wood engraving. [II] Gods' man. [III] Madman's drum. [IV] Wild pilgrimage. [V] Prelude to a million years. [VI] Song without words. [VII] Vertigo (The girl, An elderly gentleman, The boy). [VIII] Book illustrations. [IX] Various small ones. [X] Prints. Bibliography.
Seller: Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1974.
Price: US$256.48 + shipping
Condition: New
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Seller: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto [27.5 cm] 1/2 brown paper with black cloth covered boards, a white stamped title on the spine, and a black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Very good. The boards are just a little bit concave. The edges of the spine and covers are gently bumped and rubbed. There are several small ripples in the cloth of the front board. Light soiling on the bottom edge of the text block. In a very good dust jacket. Subtly yellowed. There are 3 or 4 light orange stains on the rear panel. The largest stain measures roughly 2 inches wide by 1 inch tall. The rear panel also has some other minor soiling. With 743 illustrations. With text by the artist. Ward produced six wordless novels between 1929 and 1937, and although Ward continued to be an in demand illustrator for the rest of his life, these early works find him at the absolute height of his creative and artistic powers.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. Storyteller Without Words the Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Abrams, NY, 1974.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Description: NY. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Harry N. Abrams Inc; 1974; . First Edition. 0810905418 . Illustrated dust wrapper very good. Black and brown hardcover white titles to spine and illustrated front board. Very good, very slight wear to edges. Inscribed by Lynd Ward on the half title page. Several pages of text by Ward, illustrated thru out with Lynd Wards wood engravings. Unpaginated Order slip from Associated American Artists laid-in. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Signed by Author . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Harry N. Abrams Inc; 1974; First Edition
Seller: Bluestocking Books, Bangor, PA, U.S.A.