Art Deco Ex Libris by Lynd Ward

Lynd Ward bookplate

Lynd Ward bookplate

This striking Art Deco bookplate entitled “Creation” and used by a certain David Adams is by Chicago-born Lynd Ward (1905 – 1985), the American artist and illustrator best known for his wood engraving and his work in launching the graphic novel in the United States.

Ward published six graphic novels starting with the Art Deco and Expressionist-inspired Gods' Man, which was released the week of the 1929 stock market crash, and went on to influence generations of artists in all fields including the Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg.

His final graphic novel Vertigo was published in 1937 and he left one more incomplete wordless novel at the time of his death.

This particular ex libris is pasted into a 1931 First American Edition of The Waves by Virginia Woolf, published by Harcourt, Brace and Company.

Original Printing Vertigo by Lynd Ward 1937 Novel in Woodcuts Great Depression
Original Printing Vertigo by Lynd Ward 1937 Novel in Woodcuts Great Depression
$23.32 (4 Bids)
Time Remaining: 13h 56m
Bid now
Lynd Ward 1930 MAN WALKING INTO the NIGHT Art Deco Print Matted
Lynd Ward 1930 MAN WALKING INTO the NIGHT Art Deco Print Matted
$20.00
Time Remaining: 27d 22h 45m
Buy It Now for only: $20.00
Buy It Now
Lynd Ward Illustrated Prince Bantam Japan 1929
Lynd Ward Illustrated Prince Bantam Japan 1929
$10.50 (3 Bids)
Time Remaining: 16h 47m
Bid now
LYND WARD 1930 THE ARTIST AND BEGGAR Art Print Matted
LYND WARD 1930 THE ARTIST AND BEGGAR Art Print Matted
$12.00
Time Remaining: 29d 22h 38m
Buy It Now for only: $12.00
Buy It Now
Lynd Ward Color Illustrated First Edition + Dust Jacket 1952
Lynd Ward Color Illustrated First Edition + Dust Jacket 1952
$35.85 (6 Bids)
Time Remaining: 16h 57m
Bid now
Lynd Ward 1930 ARTIST IN THE ALLEY Art Print Matted
Lynd Ward 1930 ARTIST IN THE ALLEY Art Print Matted
$12.99
Time Remaining: 21d 20h 27m
Buy It Now for only: $12.99
Buy It Now
Lynd Ward Illus Newbery Medal Winner + Dust Jacket The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Lynd Ward Illus Newbery Medal Winner + Dust Jacket The Cat Who Went to Heaven
$52.85 (12 Bids)
Time Remaining: 17h 8m
Bid now
Mad Mans Drums Lynd Ward 1930 HC DJ Free US Shipping
Mad Mans Drums Lynd Ward 1930 HC DJ Free US Shipping
$149.90
Time Remaining: 17d 16h 39m
Buy It Now for only: $149.90
Buy It Now

Lynd Ward: Six Novels in Woodcuts (Library of America, Nos. 210 & 211)
Lynd Ward: Six Novels in Woodcuts (Library of America, Nos. 210 & 211)
List Price: $70.00
Sale Price: $46.74
You save: $23.26 (33%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
List Price: $9.95
Sale Price: $5.39
You save: $4.56 (46%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
The Biggest Bear
The Biggest Bear
List Price: $6.95
Sale Price: $2.70
You save: $4.25 (61%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Lynd Ward: Prelude to a Million Years, Song Without Words, Vertigo (Library of America)
Lynd Ward: Prelude to a Million Years, Song Without Words, Vertigo (Library of America)
List Price: $35.00
Sale Price: $19.65
You save: $15.35 (44%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


This entry was posted in Ex Libris Et Cetera and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Comments are closed.