A leader in the Art Deco style, John Vassos undertook his most ambitious work in this 1931 volume. Phobia was hailed as a masterpiece of psychological insight by doctors and the general public alike. Its 24 gripping images convey the dread of heights, open and closed places, and other common fears. Reprint of the Covici Friede, Inc., New York, 1931 edition.
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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.
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.
The City: A Vision in Woodcuts by Frans Masereel This graphic novel by an Expressionist master offers a stunning depiction of urban Europe between the world wars. First published in Germany in 1925, it presents 100 woodcuts of remarkable force and beauty.
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.
Graphic Works of Max Klinger by Max Klinger Reproduced directly from original portfolio editions, these 74 etchings by a precursor of the Surrealist movement portray fantasies about love and death, sexual psychoses, fetish obsessions, and bizarre nightmares.
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.
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.
Passionate Journey: A Vision in Woodcuts by Frans Masereel This evocative, text-free narrative is crafted from 167 woodcuts. A novel in pictures, we follow our hero through a world of good and evil, love and heartbreak. Introduction by Thomas Mann.
Destiny: A Novel in Pictures by Otto Nückel This wordless graphic novel tells its socially charged story through 188 stark, arresting images. Open to endless interpretations, the tragic, often violent, story of a young girl unfolds through 17 chapters.
