By Subject > Art > Fine Art, History of Art > 26 > Wild Pilgrimage: A Novel in Woodcuts Wild Pilgrimage: A Novel in Woodcuts Author: Lynd Ward Retail Price: $9.95 Availability: In Stock Format: Book Pages: 112 Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 ISBN: 0486465837 EAN: 978-0-486-46583-8 UPC: 8-00759-46583-5 The first novel in woodcuts to be published in America, Ward's magnificent achievement burns with a rich, highly emotional style. Through startling engravings shaded in black and red, he wordlessly tells the story of a man trapped in an industrial world, struggling between the grim reality around him and the fantasies his imagination creates. Reprint of Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, New York, 1932 edition. Ready to Buy? Add this to your cart (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward The major American artist invented the concept of a wordless novel with this evocative, text-free "woodcut" narrative. Autobiographical in nature, the novel recounts Ward's struggles with his craft and with life in the 1920s. read more $8.95 Mad Man's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward The powerful imagery and intensity of Ward's wordless novels have elicited comparisons to Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe. This 1930 work tells a gripping tale through imagery alone, consisting solely of 128 hauntingly rendered woodcuts. read more $8.95 Prelude to a Million Years and Song Without Words: Two Graphic Novels by Lynd Ward David A. Berona Powerful images by one of the 20th century's finest woodcut artists tell gripping tales of life during the Depression and of the timeless journey of conception, pregnancy, and birth. 51 illustrations. read more $10.95 The Prisons / Le Carceri by Philip Hofer Giovanni Battista Piranesi John Howe Reprinted from rare, expensive first and second editions, this version of Piranesi's masterwork presents side-by-side renderings of original and extensively revised drawings in a large format. 33 full-page illustrations. read more $19.95 The Art of the Woodcut: Masterworks from the 1920s by Malcolm C. Salaman David A. Berona Worldwide survey of 1920s woodcuts features nearly 200 images — including an 8-page color insert — of landscapes, portraits, and book illustrations by noted artists. An informative narrative offers artistic and historical perspectives. read more $19.95 The Sun, The Idea & Story Without Words: Three Graphic Novels by Frans Masereel David A. Berona Three wordless novels by a master, told in 206 Expressionistic woodcuts: The Sun, a struggle with destiny; The Idea, a concept's triumph over suppression; and Story Without Words, a poignant romance. read more $12.95 Frankenstein: The Lynd Ward Illustrated Edition by Mary Shelley Lynd Ward A master of woodcut technique, Lynd Ward created 64 distinctive engravings for this famous Gothic novel. His unusual perspectives and dramatic light-and-dark contrasts combine elements of Art Deco and German Expressionism. read more $12.95 Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward David A. Berona In this moving graphic novel without words told with 230 intricately detailed woodcuts, a young girl who longs to be a violinist, and a boy who hopes to become a builder, find their dreams shattered by the Great Depression. read more $16.95