Mervyn Peake
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THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON
Written by Johann Rudolph Wyss.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2135778
Published by The Heirloom Library.
1957.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Light orange decorated cloth. Illustrated white endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Part of the Heirloom Library. 255 pages. Foxing to pages - heaviest to endpapers, prelims and outer page edges. Wrapper is stained with some nicks and chips; also foxed.
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON
Written by Johann Wyss.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2135492
Published by Treasure Library.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Treasure Library Edition. Blue decorated boards, gilt title to spine. 8 colour plates & b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with a little loss; foxed.
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- CHILDRENS
THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
Written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1321111
Published by Chatto & Windus.
1st thus
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 36 pages. ISBN: 0701122773. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly edge creased and faded to spine and panel edges.
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- POETRY
- ILLUSTRATED
HOUSEHOLD TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2131660
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1946.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Yellow cloth. Colour title-page - double spread. Numerous b/w illustrations. Browning to top and tail of spine. Bumping to corners. Grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is faded to a couple of edges; torn with some loss; scuffed.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
THE WONDERFUL LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF TOM THUMB
Written by Paul Britten Austin.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2126690
Published by Radiotjanst.
1st
1954.
Almost very good condition.
2 volumes. Summer course in English for Swedish radio. Small format. Cream cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. Includes a mounted miniature book in 2nd volume. Volume 1 has damp mark and some browning to spine. Creasing to cover edges and corners. Each volume has some marks to outer page edges. Volume 2 is MISSING the miniature book (only glue line can now be seen). Also has inscription in ink to beginning of book.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
HOUSEHOLD TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1816360
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1946.
Almost very good condition.
Yellow cloth. Colour title-page - double spread. Numerous b/w illustrations. Yellow cloth boards are foxed especially rear board, spine lightly browned. Top edge of text block foxed. Contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
MORE PRAYERS AND GRACES
Written by Allan M. Laing.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1814724
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1957.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Second Little Book of Unusual Piety. Blue boards, gilt title to spine; vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Slight browning to top & tail of spine. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is slight faded to spine, edge-worn and grubby, small piece of loss to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- RELIGION (CHILDRENS)
- ILLUSTRATED
- PRAYER
- RHYME
QUEST FOR SITA
Written by Maurice Collis.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1504625
Published by Faber & Faber Limited.
1st
1946.
Very good condition.
Title Page reads: Of Ravana The Dark Angel and his paradise at Lanka Quest for Sita of Hanuman and the Divine Vultures Jatayus and Sampati. Large format 11.5 x 8.5". Black cloth covers with gilt title in red block to spine and red vignette to front cover. Limited edition printed on English hand-made paper, limited to 500 copies for sale. 31 b/w illustrations. 162 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby with faint white spots to outside edges (damp?). Browning to page edges. A very odd margin mark otherwise contents clean.
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- ILLUSTRATED
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
THE WONDERFUL LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF TOM THUMB
Written by Paul Britten Austin.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1313168
Published by Radiotjanst.
1st
1954.
Very good condition.
2 volumes. Summer course in English for Swedish radio. Small format. Cream cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. Includes a mounted miniature book in 2nd volume. Covers very slightly edge rubbed and grubby, spines lightly browned. Small partially erased pencil mark to front cover of volume 2. Illustration on page 15 of 2nd volume has been very neatly coloured in with crayons. A nice set. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
QUEST FOR SITA
Written by Maurice Collis.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1312662
Published by John Day.
1st USA
1947.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and red vignette to front cover. 162 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top and base of spine and a large section of loss to lower corner of front panel.
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- ILLUSTRATED
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
PRAYERS AND GRACES
Written by Allan M. Laing.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2113125
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1944.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A little book of extraordinary piety. 30 full page b/w illustrations. 63pp. Blue cloth covers, gilt vignette to front. Some browning to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby margin marks. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-tears and chips; minimal loss.
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- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- ILLUSTRATED
THE BOOK OF LYONNE
Written by Burgess Drake.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2112023
Published by The Falcon Press.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Blue covers, black title to spine. Two-colour and b/w plates and b/w text illustrations. 260 pages. Lyonne and his magic zip-fastened stomach rip the nursery of its monsters! Some browning/foxing along cover edges and outer page edges. Wrapper has couple of inch piece of loss to top of spine, carrying onto back panel; wrapper is also creased and foxed, with some grubby marks.
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- CHILDRENS