Ward, Lynd

Mad Man's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith. 1930. First trade edition. Hardcover. Octavo [21 cm] in decorative boards over black cloth spine with spine label. Publisher's black topstain. Spine very slightly rolled. In the dust jacket, with toning (more so to the spine), lightly chipped edges, and an adhered slip of paper backing a 2" closed tear. Dance 005. Very good + / very good. Item #63280

Ward's second wordless novel is a visual tale of man's quest for power, and the inevitability of death. A masterpiece from one of the giants of twentieth-century illustration.

Price: $450.00