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Mervyn Peake: the Man and His Art: Available Copies

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

In a soft cover with white titles to spine and front and a colour illustration to front. 161 pp., extensively illustrated in colour and black and white. The book is in very good condition with just very minor shelf-wear of the extremities of the cover including very light bruising of the front corners. The binding is tight and the pages clean and unmarked. Gift Aid no. 6195. This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid scheme to support Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust. Gift Aid enables us to increase the value of donations by 25%. Amnesty International UK Section is acting as an agent selling this item on behalf of one of our Gift Aid Donors.

~Many colour and black and white illustrations. ~Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders. Size: 216pp

A former library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. The dustjacket is covered in protective plastic. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!

Shelfwear to the dust jacket including a small rip- to the top of the spine. Content is clean.

216pp with colour and monochrome illustrations. Cloth 30x25cms. ISBN: 0720612845. Painter, novelist, author of children's books and nonsense verse, war artist, poet and dramatist, this book provides a unique memoir of Mervyn Peake's life and work with illustrations, paintings, photographs, notebook pages and other material. Text in English.

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Signed by Sebastian Peake to the title page. Jacket slightly scuffed to edges and faces. Black boards with tiny bump to foot of spine. Binding tight. A faint hint of sunning to page edges. Numerous colour and B&W plates. Printed on heavy gloss paper. A very decent copy. 216pp. Further details available on request. (Ud1)

An extraordinary dive into the life and work of writer, artist and poet, Mervyn Peake, compiled and signed by his eldest child Sebastian Peake. A scarcely signed copy by all authors, including Sebastian Peake, Mervyn Peake's eldest child.Monochrome and colour illustrations throughout.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper and original cloth binding.This lovingly crafted work features an abundance of Peake's illustrations, poems, essays, photographs, notebook pages other material never published before.The sea of content is split into sections of Peake's life and specialisms, such as his childhood spent in China, his wartime experiences, marriage and fatherhood, his development as a writer, the 'Titus Groan' trilogy and his ultimate tragic decline in health. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. Externally, in lovely condition with only minimal signs of shelf wear to the boards. Dust wrapper also in excellent condition. Minimal edge wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Signed to the front title page by authors. Fine