In 1932, Equinox Cooperative Press (1932 - 1937), founded by Lynd Ward, published its first title, an essay by Llewellyn Powys titled Now That The Gods Are Dead. The book was published in an edition of 400 hand-sewn copies and bound in striped batik. It contained four illustrations printed directly from the original wood engravings in blue/green ink accompanying the black text. The book was signed on the colophon page by both author and illustrator.

In addition, twenty sets of the four proofs were printed on tissue in black ink; each proof was signed and numbered in pencil by Lynd Ward and tipped into its own folder. Our set of four proofs is numbered 13/20; All are fine impressions; the tissue shows characteristic rippling that does not affect the sight area.

Our proof set is also accompanied by a fine un-numbered copy of Now That The Gods Are Dead that was likely intended for use in marketing the book; The original solicitation/order post card is laid in.

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Wood engraving, 1946; edition not stated. Image size 8" x 10" with full margins. Titled and signed by the artist in the lower margin. Framed using archival materials. Fine.

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Wood engraving on tissue, ca. 1927; edition of 50. Image size 4” x 5-7/8”; sheet size 6-3/4” x 10¼”. Numbered 3/50 and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. Very good condition with small ink spots to right of image. A very early expressionist style work, probably executed when Ward was a student at the Leipzig Academy in 1926/27, where he studied with Hans Alexander Mueller. Framed using archival quality materials. Rare.

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Wood engraving, 1968; edition not stated. Image size 12” x 18¼”; sheet size 19½” x 22”. Titled and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. Very good condition, with mild toning in previous mat aperture.

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Unsigned wood engraving, ca. 1942. Image size 3¼" x 5¼" with full margins. An illustration from Ward's wordless novel, Prelude To A Million Years, published by the Equinox Cooperative Press in 1933. This was a keepsake print by the L. F. White Company, a small shop on 21st Street in New York, and was issued to its customers for the 1942 holiday season. Lewis White was active in the New York printing world, and his influence in that circle extended far beyond the confines of his establishment. For a time in the late 1940s, John De Pol was employed there; one of his early woodcuts, depicting an antique press, was the frontispiece for a reprint of a speech that Lewis White delivered to the Typophiles in New York. A chummy world, indeed. One wonders who thought that this particular print would convey the holiday spirit quite as effectively as another choice might have done.

$275

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Gods' Man, the first wordless novel printed in the United States, measures 4" x 5"

$325
 

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Gods' Man, the first wordless novel printed in the United States, measures 4" x 5"

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In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Gods' Man, the first wordless novel printed in the United States, measures 4" x 5"

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In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Gods' Man, the first wordless novel printed in the United States, measures 4" x 4"

$325

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Gods' Man, the first wordless novel printed in the United States, measures 4" x 6"

$325

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Gods' Man, the first wordless novel printed in the United States, measures 3" x 5"

$275

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Gods' Man, the first wordless novel printed in the United States, measures 4" x 5"

$300

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Madman's Drum, the second of Ward's wordless novels, measures 3-3/4" x 5-3/8"

$325

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Madman's Drum, the second of Ward's wordless novels, measures 3" x 5".

$300

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Madman's Drum, the second of Ward's wordless novels, measures 3" x 5"

$300

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Madman's Drum, the second of Ward's wordless novels, measures 3-3/4" x 5-3/8"

$300

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Hot Countries by Alec Waugh, published in 1930 by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, measures 4" x 5½"

$325

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Hot Countries by Alec Waugh, published in 1930 by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, measures 2-5/8" x 3-5/8"

$300

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Waif Maid by Ward's wife, May MacNeer, published in 1930 by Macmillan, New York, measures 3-3/4" x 5½"

$325

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Waif Maid by Ward's wife, May MacNeer, published in 1930 by Macmillan, New York, measures 3-3/4" x 5½"

$325

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Midsummer Night, published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, measures 3-3/4" x 5½"

$350

In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Midsummer Night, published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, measures 4" x 5½"

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In its October, 1930 issue, the quarterly journal The Print Connoisseur published eighteen wood engravings by Lynd Ward printed from the blocks that he had created for five books, which he had either written or illustrated since returning to the United States in 1927. None is signed, but all are superb impressions in fine condition. This image from Midsummer Night, published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, measures 2½" x 3-3/8"

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Wood engraving on Japan paper, 1985; edition not stated. Image size 11¾” x 19-7/8”; sheet size 16” x 24-3/8”. Estate signed in the lower margin. A fine, nuanced impression in fine condition.

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Wood engraving on tissue and mounted to a paper support, 1932. Proof outside edition of 20. Image size 3¼” x 6-1/16”, Published by Equinox Cooperative Press. This is one of four illustrations created by Lynd Ward for Llewellyn Powys’ essay Now That The Gods Are Dead, the first title published by Equinox Cooperative Press in an edition of 400 copies. Ward was founder of the press, which published sixteen titles between 1932 and 1937. The proof is signed by ward in the lower margin. A fine impression in overall very good condition, with minor rippling above and below the image proper.

$525