Lynd Ward. 1905-1985. Undercliffe.

Lynd Ward. 1905-1985.

The son of a Methodist preacher, Lynd Ward moved from Chicago to Massachusetts. He studied illustration and the graphic arts at Columbia University. After graduation in 1926, he studied wood engraving under Hans Alexander Mueller in Leipzig. Ward became known as a wood engraver and book illustrator.

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Undercliff. 1948. Wood engraving. 8 x 6 (sheet 12 1/2 x 9 1/4).Edition 200 for The Woodcut Society. A very good impression printed on fine white wove paper. Wrinkling in the margins; otherwise excellent condition. Signed and dated in pencil. Original presentation portfolio. The view of a New York town along the Palisades. $550.

Ward, Lynd. Storyteller without Words. The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward. Publisher: Henry N. Abrams Inc. [1974] Binding: Hard Cover, H; Description: Presumed first edition [no printing statement, as is usual with this publisher, the date is from the copyright page]. Collects 743 illustrations. Oversize [about 10.75" square] hardcover [half brown/black, textured and decorated] binding. Fine in VG+ d.j. Includes the plates from the novels in woodcuts. $375.

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