Boy In Darkness - Softcover
Synopsis
Illustrated edition of stories, many long out of print, by the author of the Gormenghast trilogy
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Review
'Shows Peake to be a master of the macabre and a traveller through the deeper and darker chasms of the imagination' --The Times
Completely hair-raising --Glasgow Herald
Completely hair-raising --Glasgow Herald
About the Author
MERVYN PEAKE was born in China in 1911 of medical missionary parents. He began to draw, paint and write stories at an early age. His first book of poems, Shapes and Sounds, was published in 1941. He is best known for his Titus novels Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone, but other well-known poetry collections include The Glassblowers and The Rhyme of the Flying Bomb. He was awarded the W.H. Heinemann Foundation Prize by the Royal Society of Literature in 1950. Mervyn Peake died after a long illness in 1968
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- PublisherPeter Owen
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 072061306X
- ISBN 13 9780720613063
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages152
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Boy in Darkness and Other Stories
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Peter Owen Publishers, U.S.A., 2007
ISBN 10: 072061306X
ISBN 13: 9780720613063
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Boy in Darkness and Other Stories
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ISBN 10: 072061306X
ISBN 13: 9780720613063
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This First Edition softback was published by Peter Owen in 2007 in London, and the book was printed in Tonbridge, Kent. The condition of the book is a strong 'Near Fine' and there are no condition issues to disclose. Sebastian Peake edited the book while Joanne Harris provided the forward. The ABE Stock Image photograph is accurate for this copy. The book has 143 numbered pages and has some 40 illustrations by the author, consisting of reproductions of his paintings, drawings and sketches. The size of the book in inches is 8.0 x 5.1 and it weighs 0.17 kg. As with all our sales of books within the UK, we only ever charge a flat standard delivery cost of £3.35. Seller Inventory # 005624
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