Peake Mervyn Joad C E M (29 results)

Condition: Acceptable. Arco 1944 Hardcover with jacket. Cover is blue, brown, and white. Word "Search" has torn from jacket and is hanging on by a thread, with other tatters along jacket edges and tear to one page bottom. 155 pages. Illustrations by Mervyn Peake. Old prices in pencil on front fly leaf, otherwise clean text block. Tight binding.

Mervyn Peake (illustrator). Fair copy of first edition. Pages fully intact, but tears and marks to dj, with red ink stain to top rear of cover boards.

Hardcover. drawings by Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 3rd impression. 124 p.; 20.5 cm. [First printed in 1943] VG orig. tan cloth in edgeworn dj.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First Edition. Name and date on front free.endpaper otherwise a firm, clean copy. Line drawings by Mervyn Peake.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition. grey boards with titles to spine in a clear protective wrapper, dulled edges, pen name front end-paper, frontispiece, 124pp, pages clean and good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition hardcover without dust jacket, in good condition for its age. Illustrations by Mervyn Peake. Board edges, corners and spine ends are notably bumped, and tanned around the edges and spine. Page block is blemished, and pages are sunned, however remain clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. First Edition. Thirteen full page and 9 smaller drawings by Peake. Printed to wartime standards. Light wear. 124.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First Edition. Very good book in light grey cloth covers. Internally very good and free of inscriptions; owner's name neatly to flyleaf; binding tight; no foxing. No dust jacket.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First Edition. The boards have damp staining to top and bottom of the spine with this also affecting two inch triangular areas at the top and bottom corners of the front and rear panels next to the spine. Some discolouration to the boards generally. Tape marks to top and bottom corners of both the front and rear free endpapers. Page 69 is heavily creased with two small nicks in the edge. Pages browned. The jacket has a number of tears to the spine with loss at the top and bottom and two holes near the centre. Chipping to the corners with some loss. Circular stain to the front panel and various patches of discolouration. Jacket and interior illustrations by Mervyn Peake. First printing.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good; with a Good price clipped dust jacket. A few chips, tears and weak stains to jacket. Toning. Minor foxing to end papers and page edges. No markings to text, illustrated throughout. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First Edition. Second impression of the true first edition, published in September 1943. The first impression appeared in July 1943. ***Very good in buff-coloured cloth-covered boards with dark blue titles to the spine. The boards show some marks commensurate with age and handling over the last 80+ years but are generally clean. There is some browning to the top edges of the boards. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also very good with no previous ownership inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a very good dustwrapper, illustrated by Mervyn Peake, with red and black titles, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 6s. net. The dustwrapper is very fragile and has narrow foldover flaps (to conform with wartime paper restrictions). The dustwrapper is complete, with just some minor wear to the top and tail of the spine. Edges of dustwrapper slightly creased and rubbed. Please note there are two closed tears to the centre of the spine but no loss (please see scans). Spine and edges of dustwrapper darkened. ***206mm x138mm. 124 pages. ***'C. E. M. Joad's Young Soldier goes on a pilgrimage to find the Better World that has been promised him after the war. He meets in turn a disillusioned old hand, all cynicism, a statesman, all platitudes, Mr. Escapegoat, the diplomat, and the Reverend Hateman, the clergyman, lashed to their weather vanes and singing psalms of hate and destruction in a storm to Wagnerian music, Mr. Transporthouse with his puppets, Mr. Ema and Miss Ame, planning his ameliorated world of thinner bread and thicker butter for the masses, spread with jam in the shape of education up to university standard and honey in the form of labour-saving flats and a preserved country-side, not to speak of subsidised opera companies, repertory companies, concert companies and travelling picture shows; the Ultra-red Robot insisting that there will be no butter, no jam and no honey because if heads are hard, pillows will be hard too, and the Red-tape Worm pointing out on the contrary that, if the pillows are soft, the heads must be soft as well, and planning accordingly a Brave New World in which universal softness prevails; a chorus of Astrologers, Theosophists, Christian Scientists, Spiritualists and Oxford Groupers offering their different brands of aspirin for the sick headache of humanity, Mr. Heardhux, for the most part in his astral body but assuming a corporeal mouth and tongue for the purposes of discussion and prescribing withdrawal from a world that is doomed, and the philosopher, platitudinous and common-sensical, swallowing none of the recipes but stealing a little from the lot, and prescribing salvation both by faith and by works - all these characters and many more being gorgeously portrayed in the flesh by Mr. Mervyn Peake. ***At the end the Young Soldier finds, in so far as he finds anything at all, that the New World he seeks, like the God of Shaw's Black Girls, if it is anywhere at all, is inside himself.' (Quote taken from the dustwrapper flaps) ***Second impression of the true first edition, illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake. Copies are now hard to find in their original fragile wartime dustwrappers. ***Of interest to collectors of the work of Mervyn Peake. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

1st edn. 8vo. Original grey cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - otherwise VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 124, illus with b&w drawings by Mervyn Peake (previous owner's neat 1943 inscription on front endpaper).

Hardcover. First Edition. Thin 8vo. 5.375 x 8.125 in. 124 pp. Grey linen cloth; in plain illustrated dust jacket, titled in red. Illustrated with several reproductions of Mervyn Peake's 'gorgeously comic' black & white line drawings. Very near fine in very good, unclipped jacket. Very light spotting to top edge. Light edgewear to jacket, with small, closed tear at top of front panel and moderate toning to spine panel. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright.

Hardback edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 124 pages including frontispiece, illustrations 21 cm. Subjects; Reconstruction (1939-1951) England. World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects England. World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects ; Satire. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, published in July 1943. ***Very good in buff-coloured cloth-covered boards with dark blue titles to the spine. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Slight spine lean. Top corners of rear board slightly bumped. Spine tight. Internally also very good, with a contemporaneous owner's name, place and date to the top of the front free endpaper in blue fountain-pen ink: 'M. K. Flint, Stratford, Aug '43'. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a very good dustwrapper, illustrated by Mervyn Peake, with red and black titles, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 6s. net. The dustwrapper is complete, with just some small loss to the head of the spine, with some rubbing and creasing to the extremities. Two short closed tears to the top edge and two short closed tears to the bottom edge of the front panel. One short close tear to the top edge of the back panel. Spine and edges of the dustwrapper darkened. ***206mm x138mm. 124 pages. ***'C. E. M. Joad's Young Soldier goes on a pilgrimage to find the Better World that has been promised him after the war. He meets in turn a disillusioned old hand, all cynicism, a statesman, all platitudes, Mr. Escapegoat, the diplomat, and the Reverend Hateman, the clergyman, lashed to their weather vanes and singing psalms of hate and destruction in a storm to Wagnerian music, Mr. Transporthouse with his puppets, Mr. Ema and Miss Ame, planning his ameliorated world of thinner bread and thicker butter for the masses, spread with jam in the shape of education up to university standard and honey in the form of labour-saving flats and a preserved country-side, not to speak of subsidised opera companies, repertory companies, concert companies and travelling picture shows; the Ultra-red Robot insisting that there will be no butter, no jam and no honey because if heads are hard, pillows will be hard too, and the Red-tape Worm pointing out on the contrary that, if the pillows are soft, the heads must be soft as well, and planning accordingly a Brave New World in which universal softness prevails; a chorus of Astrologers, Theosophists, Christian Scientists, Spiritualists and Oxford Groupers offering their different brands of aspirin for the sick headache of humanity, Mr. Heardhux, for the most part in his astral body but assuming a corporeal mouth and tongue for the purposes of discussion and prescribing withdrawal from a world that is doomed, and the philosopher, platitudinous and common-sensical, swallowing none of the recipes but stealing a little from the lot, and prescribing salvation both by faith and by works - all these characters and many more being gorgeously portrayed in the flesh by Mr. Mervyn Peake. ***At the end the Young Soldier finds, in so far as he finds anything at all, that the New World he seeks, like the God of Shaw's Black Girls, if it is anywhere at all, is inside himself.' (Quote taken from the dustwrapper flaps) ***First impression of the true first edition, illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake. Copies are now hard to find in their original fragile wartime dustwrappers. Of interest to collectors of the work of Mervyn Peake. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Third Impression: Hardback, buff bds., blue titles, 135 x 205 mm., 200g., 124 pp., illustrated throughout with line drawings by Mervyn Peake, original, pictorial, unclipped dw., light edge wear, VG/VG copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). 1st. Narrow 8vo, full tan cloth. A satire on the post war promises in the style of Alice in Wonderland, with drawings by Mervyn Peake. Very good in darkened dj.

Hardback edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 124 pages including frontispiece, illustrations 21 cm. Subjects; Reconstruction (1939-1951) England. World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects England. World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects ; Satire. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this tale following a soldier as he searches for the promised post-war better world, illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake. The first edition, first impression.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.'The Adventures of the Young Soldier in Search of the Better World' is exactly as the title describes, the plot following a soldier and he sets out on a pilgrimage to discover the better world he had been promised after the War.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout by Mervyn Peake. Peake was an English author and illustrator who is best known today for his 'Gormenghast' books. He also illustrated editions of 'Hunting of the Snark', 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', 'Brothers Grimm', 'Treasure Island', and 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.By C. E. M. Joad, a philosopher who popularised the science. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Lacking the rear endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn with chips and small tears, chipping heavier to the head and tail of the spine. Amateur repairs to the reverse of the wraps. Dust wrapper is a little age-toned with some light spots, including to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition (so stated). 8vo. 20 illustrations by Mervyn Peake. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tears; few nicks). 124 pages. No foxing. No signatures or bookplates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition (so stated). 8vo. 20 illustrations by Mervyn Peake. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tears). 124 pages No foxing. No signatures or bookplates.

New Expanded Edition. A little bruising at corners but a very nice copy in somewhat soiled and slightly chipped and edgeworn dust-wrapper The drawing of the author on the dust-wrapper is by Peake. Black cloth, author's facsimile signature in gilt on upper cover, spine lettered in gilt.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First Edition. 124 pages. Lightly nibbled and torn dust-jacket.

First edition. Octavo. 124 pages. Black-and-white illustrations by Mervyn Peake, many of them full-page.Covers slightly bumped at the edges. Very good in very good, slightly chipped and nicked, price-clipped dustwrapper darkened at the spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1943 Faber Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket. Wonderful jacket design & illustrations by Mervyn Peake as shown.

First American Edition. Photographic portrait frontispiece of Joad and illustrations by Peake A little foxing and browning, especially to end-papers, but a very nice copy in chipped and rather browned dust-wrapper, stain to lower panel. With copies of the English edition, all but one in chipped dust-wrappers, comprising two copies of the Second Impression, Third, Fourth and Fifth Impressions, 1943-1944, and two copies of the Services Edition, published for the British Publishers Guild by Faber & Faber, wrappers, one with "Supplied for the Public Service" stamp on upper wrapper. Together eight volumes Pale green cloth, lettered and decorated in red with a drawing by Peake.

First Edition. Frontispiece and illustrations by Peake Upper hinges cracked and slight bruising to corners, otherwise a nice copy in chipped and rather browned dust-wrapper by Peake Grey cloth, spine lettered in blue.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Drawings by Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition.

First Edition. Frontispiece and illustrations by Peake Very nice copy in chipped and rather browned dust-wrapper by Peake. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author on the front free end-paper "Nora Nicholson with love from Cyril" Grey cloth, spine lettered in blue.