Mervyn Peake My Eyes Mint Gold: A Life
by Malcolm Yorke
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : John Murray (Publishers) Ltd., 2000. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6" . Mervyn Peake . A lovely edition celebrating the life and work of writer and artist Mervyn Peake, with illustrations throughout and in the near fine dust wrapper. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated throughout. 8 monochrome plates between pages 160 and 161. Collated complete. Best known as the creator of the 'Titus Groan' trilogy, Mervyn Peake led an intriguing life and developed an almost cult-like status for his work before his early death in 1968.This biography, included with Peake's own writings, drawings and pictures from his childhood, highlights his extraordinary life. Peake's works are now included in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Imperial War Museum and The National Archives. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. Externally in lovely condition with only minor shelf wear to bottom of the boards. Dust wrapper is near fine with only minimal edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 903Y10
- Title
- Mervyn Peake My Eyes Mint Gold: A Life
- Author
- Malcolm Yorke
- Illustrator
- Mervyn Peake
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray (Publishers) Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Biography Mervyn Peake Art Mervyn Peake
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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