Two copies of book titled Gods Man, A Novel in Woodcuts, by Lynd Ward. First and second editions, published by Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith Inc. in 1929 and 1930. Hardcover. The first edition comes in original dust jacket. Lynd Kendall Ward, 1905 to 1985, was an American artist and novelist, known for his series of wordless novels using wood engraving which have influenced the development of the graphic novel. Gods Man was the first of six woodcut novels by Ward and a major American best-seller. It tells the Faustian story of an artist who signs away his soul for a magic paintbrush. Antiquarian Librarian Books Albums For Collectors, American Graphic Art.