Wild Pilgrimage
by Ward, Lynd
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No DJ
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1932. unpaginated. Salmon colored cloth, woodcut tipped in the front panel. Paper label on the spine. Prev. owner bookplate, inscription on the front free endpaper.108 monochromatic wood engravings, printed alternately in black ink when representing reality and orange to represent the protagonist's fantasies. Covers show dampstains on the corners, spine has been reinforced, with closed tears at the edges. Front free endpaper has a closed tear, there is evidence of dampness on th edges of the pages, none of the woodcuts are affected. The story tells of a factory worker who abandons his workplace to seek a free life; on his travels he witnesses a lynching, assaults a farmer's wife, educates himself with a hermit, and upon returning to the factory leads an unsuccessful workers' revolt. The protagonist finds himself battling opposing dualities such as freedom versus responsibility, the individual versus society, and love versus death. The striking imagery grabs your attention. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Octavo.
Synopsis
"This Dover edition is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1932 by Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, New York."
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032256
- Title
- Wild Pilgrimage
- Author
- Ward, Lynd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harrison Smith & Robert Haas
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Woodcuts Social Activism Futurism
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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