John Mervyn Peake (69 results)
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Language: English
Published by Avon Publications Inc., New York, 1969
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, CanadaScene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing #S345 of this collection of sci-fi short stories. A paperback original. Featured are Danse Macabre by Mervyn Peake, Blood Offering by John Kippax, Same Time, Same Place by Mervyn Peake, Master of Chaos by Michael Moorcock, Wednesday's Child by William T…enn, Dial "O" for Operator by Robert Presslie, The Flowers of the Forest by Brian W Aldiss, Fresh Guy by E.C. Tubb, The Garden of Paris by Eric Williams and The Graveyard Reader by Theodore Sturgeon. Light rubbing and scratches to the black cover. Light reading crease near the spine. Age toning to the pages. Light edgewear. In Very Good Condition.
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Ballantine Books, 1962
- Softcover
Seller: Archives Books, Inc., Edmond, OK, U.S.A.Archives Books, Inc.
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Weird Shadows from Beyond
John (editor): Mervyn Peake / Brian W. Aldiss / E.C. Tubb / William Ten Carnell
Published by New York: Avon Books # S345 1st, 1969
Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.Half Price Books Inc.
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Add to basketmass_market. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.
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Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1962
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Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. 185 pp. Ballantine Book F657. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Richard Powers. This anthology contains three novellas: Envoy Extraordinary by William Golding; Consider Her Ways by John Wyndham; and Boy in Darkness by Mervy…n Peake. Richard Powers; (illustrator). Book.
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Language: English
Published by Ballantine, 1962
- Softcover
Seller: Clarkean Books, Stoney Creek, ON, CanadaClarkean Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 3rd (and Canadian) printing, in Fine, unread condition, with new Powers cover art for this printing. Richard Powers (illustrator).
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Published by Ballantine Books, New York, NY, 1957
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. This is a mass market paperback book. Ballantine book number 215 with a price of .35 cents. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is a tin…y chip to the top spine end of the book cover, and a noticeable crease to the front spine joint. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there is some light generalized toning throughout. The edges of the text block have toning and foxing.
Published by Ballantine Books, USA, 1956
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. First Edition By This Publisher. 185 pages. Contains three short stories. Goodread notes = "Science fiction anthology containing three stories by outstanding Nobel Prize winner William Golding (Envoy Extraordinary, adapted later as a play and published as The Brass Butterfly (1958)), Joh…n Wyndham (Consider Her Ways) and Mervyn Peake (Boy in Darkness; the Boy in Peake's story is Gormenghast's Titus). According to Berger (Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 196-8), Wyndham's "haunting" novella in which "the preventable is not prevented," is "the quintessence of dystopian fiction." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-78. Reginald 13447. Gekoski and Grogan B1a. Golding wrote Lord of the Flies; Wyndham wrote Day of the Triffids and Peake wrote Titus Groan.">> Minor creasing to covers; cover scuffing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Gervasio Gallardo Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.
Published by Ballantine Books
- Softcover
Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.The Book Garden
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Mervyn Laurence Peake; A.S. Byatt; Harlan Ellison; Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel; Roger Lancelyn Green; Zadie Smith; Peter Glassman; Alan Bennett; Peter Hunt; Peter Newell; Kaye Webb; Arthur Rackham; Will Self; Robert M. Hopper
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Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United KingdomMajestic Books
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Mervyn Laurence Peake; A.S. Byatt; Harlan Ellison; Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel; Roger Lancelyn Green; Zadie Smith; Peter Glassman; Alan Bennett; Peter Hunt; Peter Newell; Kaye Webb; Arthur Rackham; Will Self; Robert M. Hopper
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Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.Books Puddle
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Published by Ballantine Books, USA, 1962
- Softcover
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Third Edition by Publisher. 185 pages. Contains three short stories.; Goodread notes = "Science fiction anthology containing three stories by outstanding Nobel Prize winner William Golding (Envoy Extraordinary, adapted later as a play and published as The Brass Butterfly (1958)), John Wy…ndham (Consider Her Ways) and Mervyn Peake (Boy in Darkness; the Boy in Peake's story is Gormenghast's Titus). According to Berger (Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 196-8), Wyndham's "haunting" novella in which "the preventable is not prevented," is "the quintessence of dystopian fiction." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-78. Reginald 13447. Gekoski and Grogan B1a. Golding wrote Lord of the Flies; Wyndham wrote Day of the Triffids and Peake wrote Titus Groan." Cover creasing; small black felt marker to front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Gervasio Gallardo Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 63 pages. 8.25x5.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.
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Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.Books Puddle
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Condition: New. pp. 96.
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Published by Ballantine Books, CANADA., 1971
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Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. 4th Edition By Publisher. 185 pages. Contains three short stories.Goodread notes = "Science fiction anthology containing three stories by outstanding Nobel Prize winner William Golding (Envoy Extraordinary, adapted later as a play and published as The Brass Butterfly (1958)), John Wyndham…(Consider Her Ways) and Mervyn Peake (Boy in Darkness; the Boy in Peake's story is Gormenghast's Titus). According to Berger (Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 196-8), Wyndham's "haunting" novella in which "the preventable is not prevented," is "the quintessence of dystopian fiction." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-78. Reginald 13447. Gekoski and Grogan B1a. Golding wrote Lord of the Flies; Wyndham wrote Day of the Triffids and Peake wrote Titus Groan." >>Cover creasing & indents; spine slant; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Gervasio Gallardo Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.
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Published by Avon, 1969
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Clarkean Books, Stoney Creek, ON, CanadaClarkean Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First U.S. edition/printing 1969 Avon S345. A nice looking copy in Very Fine, unread and collectible condition. Josh Kirby (illustrator).
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Seller: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, CanadaCOOK AND BAKERS BOOKS
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Light spine crease, otherwise without flaw. 6 X 9" 576 pages, Weight Over 1 kg. Brilliant, disturbing, fantastical and addictive, Mervyn Peake at one time or another during his brief life touched on almost every literary form. For the aficionado and for the first-…time reader, this selection of his less well-known works offers a treasure trove of short stories, poems, nonsense verse and drawings - all of them adding new perspectives on this prolific and astonishingly original writer. Mervyn Peake (illustrator).
Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1962
- Softcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. Third printing. Mass market paperback. Pages age-toned, else very good. Paperback original containing "Envoy Extraordinary" by William Golding, "Consider Her Ways" by John Wyndham, and "Boy in Darkness" by Mervyn Peake. Ballantine Books, F657.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Mervyn Laurence Peake; A.S. Byatt; Harlan Ellison; Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel; Roger Lancelyn Green; Zadie Smith; Peter Glassman; Alan Bennett; Peter Hunt; Peter Newell; Kaye Webb; Arthur Rackham; Will Self; Robert M. Hopper
- Hardcover
Seller: Biblios, frankfurt am main, HESSE, GermanyBiblios
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Language: English
Published by Ambit, 1987
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Seller: Gwyn Tudur Davies, Aberystwyth, United KingdomGwyn Tudur Davies
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Pbk, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. A clean unmarked copy in very good condiiton. - Exhibition initiated through the Mervyn Peake Society. Essay by John Watney. [Peake, Mervyn 1911-1968 ; Exhibitions]. t143 / m15787.
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Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1962
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. Ballantine book number F657. A fine unread copy. Book.
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Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Published by Chatto & Windus, 1956
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Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United KingdomElder Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8v0, Hardback with Unclipped Dust Jacket. 158 Pages. Some edge ware and marking to jacket, Light foxing to inside flaps of jacket and end papers. Overall a very good copy in likewise jacket. Extra postage may apply for overseas orders. All books are posted in a s…turdy book box.
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- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-176, boards. First edition. The first book-length study of Peake's work. Using personal reminiscences and unpublished as well as published sources Batchelor presents a new view of Peake's childhood, education and adult life, and traces the multiple influences that enabled him to produce his best work. Barron…(ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 12-204. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 8-73. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#160066).
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Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The boards have bumping to the top corners but are otherwise unmarked. The page edges are slightly browned with a little spotting to the top edges. Slight browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has been price-clipped by the…publisher with a new publisher's price label stuck to the front flap. There is heavy fading to the spine and some fading along the outer edges of the front and rear panels next to the spine. There is a small chip at the top of the spine but the jacket is otherwise unmarked. First printing. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator).
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Lilliput, Volume 26, No. 1, January 1950
Dowdall, James; Ussher, Arland; Peake, Mervyn; Bandy, Ina; Petrie, John
Published by Hulton Press Ltd., London, 1950
- Softcover
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United KingdomPsychoBabel & Skoob Books
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. Lilliput, Volume 26, No. 1, January 1950. Staple bound paperback in good condition. Page block and rear cover are blemished. Staples have rusted and bled somewhat into the covers and pages. Page edges are lightly tanned. Centerfold page has separated from the staples, however is present. Pages are cle…ar and binding is otherwise sound. LW. Used.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Mervyn Laurence Peake; Harlan Ellison; Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel; Roger Lancelyn Green; Zadie Smith; Alan Bennett; Arthur Rackham; Dmitry Orlov; Peter Newell; Kaye Webb; Robert M. Hopper; Martin Gardner; Charlie Lovett; Craig Stephen Copland
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1962
- Softcover
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Ballantine Books F657. Third printing. Very good+.; Small octavo.
Published by Penguin Books 1981, 1981
- Softcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Add to basketSuper octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
