Gods' Man, Lynd War. First Edition.

Lynd Ward was an American artist, born in 1905, who is known for his series of wordless novels, which consisted entirely of woodblock engravings. He produced six during his lifetime, which heavily influenced the development of the graphic novel. This, Gods' Man, was Ward's first book and the first wordless novel to ever be published in the United States. As such, it's a pretty important work in the history of both literature and the graphic novel. Essentially a Faustian tale, the 144 (one-per page) darkly striking woodcut images tell the tale of a young artist who receives an enchanted paintbrush from a mysterious stranger, which brings him fame and success, in return for some unspecified exchange. Later the stranger comes to collect, and verily, he does. This is the first edition:

Here are some images from the novel:

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