WARD, Lynd (1905-1985). Gods ' Man. New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1929. 8vo. Half-title. 144 leaves with woodcut illustrations. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards, printed paper spine label, top edge stained black, others uncut (minor toning to covers and spine label). FIRST TRADE EDITION of Ward 's wordless novel told through woodcut illustrations. God 's Man was the first of Ward 's six wordless novels, which have influenced the development of the graphic novel format in the United States. [With:] VASSOS, John (1898-1985). Phobia. New York: Covici Friede, 1931. 4to. Half-title, 24 plates in reproduction. Original publisher 's black cloth stamped in silver (slight wear to extremities, fading to spine, minor soiling). FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 457 of 1,500 copies SIGNED BY VASSOS. Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois