Sebastian Peake (50 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, Not Price Clipped. British First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Book.

Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent. 1st Edition. 8vo, 138pp. Illustrated in black & white. Hardcover with dustjacket, in excellent condition. Like new. The d/j is now protected in a new clear Mylar wrapper.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

1989 Peake, Sebastian A CHILD OF BLISS: GROWING UP WITH MERVYN PEAKE Oxford: Lennard Publishing, 1989 138pp, illus drawings, photographs lg 8vo As new hardcover copy in dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Tight bright unmarked book in crisp DJ in mylar protective sleeve.; 208 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Lennard/Queen Anne Press, Oxford, 1989, Hardcover, First Edition/First Printing. A memoir by the son of the Great Mervyn Peake, includes black & white photos and drawings by the master. Book is Fine and comes in a Near Fine Dust jacket - not price clipped and comes in a removable, archival, mylar sleeve.…

First edition 8vo 138 pages illustrated with black & white photographs and drawings. Fine black cloth hard back with fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; [208]p : ill ; 24cm. Subjects; Peake, Mervyn Laurence 1911-1968 ; Biography. Peake, Mervyn Laurence 1911-1968. Novelists, English 20th century ; Biography. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Very Good. From the Library of John Russell Taylor.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. The book is very good with light bumps to corners and previous owner's inscription on the ffep in a very good dust jacket with light edge wear.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 7.80x5.04x0.83 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. In English.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; [208]p : ill ; 24cm. Subjects; Peake, Mervyn Laurence 1911-1968 ; Biography. Peake, Mervyn Laurence 1911-1968. Novelists, English 20th century ; Biography. 1 Kg.…

First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dustjacket.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the first edition. With 16pp of black & white photographs and lack and white illustrations throughout the text. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head of spine just slightly creased. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. Nice quality paper clean and bright. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £14.95. The dustwrapper is complete without loss. Just minimal rubbing to the edges. No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper clean and bright.***138 pages. 242mm x 162mm. ***'Sebastian Peake was born into one of the most talented families of British literature. His father was Mervyn Peake, creator of the Gormenghast trilogy, unparalleled in its dark, gothic imagination; draughtsman, with a gift which approached Goya and Redon; and official war artist, both at the liberation of Belsen and at the execution of Nazi war criminals. ***Such a household was far from humdrum. Sebastian accepted as usual the visits of literary figures as diverse as Graham Green, Louis MacNeice and Quentin Crisp. All the while Sebastian's devotion to his father was unwavering, and he allows us an unprivileged insight into Mervyn Peake's artistry, both as a writer and a painter. Himself the subject of some of his father's most exquisite drawings, Sebastian records the conversations he had during his childhood and adolescence with a parent whose creative talent was irrepressible and whose personality was sometimes hard to fathom.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 Jul 1911 - 17 Nov 1968) was an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books. The four works were part of what Peake conceived as a lengthy cycle, the completion of which was prevented by his death. They are sometimes compared to the work of his older contemporary J. R. R. Tolkien, but Peake's surreal fiction was influenced by his early love for Charles Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson rather than Tolkien's studies of mythology and philology. Peake also wrote poetry and literary nonsense in verse form, short stories for adults and children, stage and radio plays. Peake first made his reputation as a painter and illustrator during the 1930s and 1940s, when he lived in London, and he was commissioned to produce portraits of well-known people. For a short time at the end of World War II he was commissioned by various newspapers to depict war scenes. A collection of his drawings is still in the possession of his family. Although he gained little popular success in his lifetime, his work was highly respected by his peers, and his friends included Dylan Thomas and Graham Greene. His works are now included in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Imperial War Museum and The National Archives.' (Wiki) ***A true first edition of this quirkily written memoir by the older son of artists Mervyn Peake and Maeve Gilmore. ***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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1989 near fine hardback, tiny bumps to rear board, in a near fine dust wrapper, tiny bumps to rear cover. Contents fine, bright and clean. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 138 pages. Illustrations. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. Black cloth boards in b/w pictorial dustwrapper; 138pp; b/w ills. Light bumping to corners; previous owner details (Early Years Team) on sticker to front endpaper. Unclipped dustwrapper is rubbed to edges with light crease to rear panel. By the son of writer and artist Mervyn Peake.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. Reprint. Original softcovers. Illustrated throughout. A brand new copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Lovely copy of this collectable memoir with b / w. plates and line drawings.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good tight smooth 1st edition copy with slight damage to dustjacket. Black cloth covers with gold lettering. Includes family photographs and drawings.

Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine. Very slight rubbing on cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. VG+. First edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, SEBASTIAN PEAKE. Inscription reads, 'To ----- with/best wishes from/Sebastian/October 03'. (iv),100pp. A collection of some one hundred poems, some are about the Channel Islands, including Sark, some refer to the Peake family; one is entitled 'Titus Groan'. Sebastian Peake (1940-2012) was the son of Mervyn who died suddenly in 2012. Some sunning and dusting around spine; dusting to rear panel; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed.…

Paper. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback copy. xxiii, 302pp, b/w plates.

Wrappers, Fine. An illustrated extract from the author's "A Child of Bliss".

First Edition. Memoir of Mervyn Peake by his son.Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Mervyn Peake.138 pages, 6.5 x 9.5 inches.Near fine book in a near fine dustwrapper.