Lynd Ward
25 copies for sale · $33–$9,800 · 6 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
Madman's Drum (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$675
God's Man (signed) — Swan's Fine Books$500
Madman's Drum (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$375
Madman's Drum (first edition) — Swan's Fine Books$200
Madman's Drum (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,250
Madman's Drum A Novel in Woodcuts (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$100
Lynd Ward's handmade eighth grade composition book illustrated with some of his earliest d — Burnside Rare Books$9,800
GODS' MAN: A NOVEL IN WOODCUTS (signed) — L. W. Currey$350
Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts Signed Mad Man's Drum — Back Creek Books$1,250
Gods Man A Novel In Woodcuts Signed — Second Story Books$1,000
Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts Mad Man's Drum — Back Creek Books$650
GOD'S MAN — Type Punch Matrix$500
Works on the market
MADMAN'S DRUM2 copies · $348–$1,250
THE BIGGEST BEAR2 copies · $127–$128
Lynd Ward's handmade eighth grade composition book illustrated with some of his earliest d1 copy · $9,800
Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts Signed Mad Man's Drum1 copy · $1,250
Gods Man A Novel In Woodcuts Signed1 copy · $1,000
Madman's Drum1 copy · $675
Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts Mad Man's Drum1 copy · $650
God's Man1 copy · $500
GOD'S MAN1 copy · $500
Madman's Drum1 copy · $375
GODS' MAN: A NOVEL IN WOODCUTS1 copy · $350
Autograph Letter Signed Lynd Ward To Dear Miss Wuerfel On Wards Personal Stationery A Lett1 copy · $300
Madman's Drum1 copy · $200
SIX NOVELS IN WOODCUTS 2 VOLUME BOXSET; God's Man, Madman's Drum, Wild Pilgrimage, Prelude1 copy · $198
Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts1 copy · $175
Autograph Letter, signed1 copy · $150
Gods Man1 copy · $150
Madman's Drum A Novel in Woodcuts1 copy · $100
Market context
7 copies of Lynd Ward's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $82 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Madman's Drum: A Novel in Woodcuts, first trade edition, 1930; and another by the same (2) (forum, 2026-10-08)£140
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