The Life of Christ in Woodcuts

The life of Jesus told in 71 wood-engraved plates, in a style similar to that of Lynd Ward.

First Edition, 8vo, cloth, paper covered boards. Gilt rulings and a black wing design on the front board.

James Reid's first published work was a critical and commercial success, regarded as highly sophisticated and emotive. His second work, illustrating the Song of Songs, did not fare well in the declining depression economy. Reid later described lugging his canvases around NYC by bus in an effort to make a sale: "Those depression days were noted for threadbare soles, my shoes no exception, and following the accepted practice I would trim a piece of cardboard to fashion innersoles." He produced no other books and worked as a successful commercial artist for the rest of his life. [1907-1989]

CONDITION: Good; boards tanned at margins and backstrip. Lengthy inked inscription on front pastedown; remnants of removed bookplate on FEP; text block is tight and clean.

Product Info

Publisher: NY:Farrar & Rinehart

Year: 1930

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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