Prayers and Graces by Allan M Laing, First Edition (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition. blue boards with titles to spine, slight bumping to spine ends, 64pp, pages clean and good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition, Pocket size Hardback, Pink d/j now in clear protective cover, has bumping to the top of the spine and top front corner, small nicks front and back, inscription o/w internally good. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake. A little book of extraordinary piety.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peake Mervyn (illustrator). First Edition. Tight Firm Clean With No Signatures Inscriptions Or Notations Found. Line Drawn Illustrations By Mervyn Peake. Blue Cloth Hard Cover With Gilt Titled Spine - Gilt Embossed Design Of Person Praying On The Front. Some Faint Edge Wear - Sun Fading In Patches To Lower Front And Rear - Slight Fading To Top Spine And Corners. Complete Jacket With Some Edge Wear And Rubbing - Some Staining To Front And Rear.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Thus. Blue cloth with gold illustration to front cover. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

1st edition. With illustrations by Mervyn Peake. A tidy copy in tight, square binding Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).

1st ed. Binding tight; dust jacket faded & water-stained, with some loss. Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1944 Victor Gollancz first edition small hardback; very good sound and clean condition; blue boards with gilt illustration to front, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). 1st Edition. Black & white illustrations. Small patches of discolouration to endpapers otherwise very clean inside. Firm blue cloth boards with gilt decoration, some tiny marks and a faded spine. The dustjacket has small losses to top, base and middle of spine area and some fading.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 30 illustrations by Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Small square h/b." This is the Front: turn to the Back" - " This is the Back: Turn to the Front" to Dust Jacket, 3/6, Humour. Illustrated by the collected Artist Mervyn Peake. Collected by AM Liang. Sequal to Prayers and Graces [ blue cloth gilt titles & gilt figure out-line to front. Ink inscsp. to fep., tight sound binding, med foxing to foredge. D/j not price clipped, tiny corner wear, minor light even spine fade not effecting lettering. the rear shows shadow of one-time cellotape repair since removed; closed curved tear approx 70mm. now in removable proprietary protective sleeve. Pls see our image.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. With thirty black and white line-illustrations by Mervyn Peake throughout. ***Near fine in navy blue woven cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine and gilt line illustration by Mervyn Peake embossed to the front board. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Tail of spine lightly creased. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a very good line-illustrated printed dustwrapper, with the original publisher's printed price of 2/6 net on the spine. The fragile dustwrapper is complete, with the edges just slightly rubbed and creased. Short closed tear and associated crease to the bottom edge of the back panel. Tiny closed tears to the top and bottom edges of the back panel. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and marked, but no fading even to the spine. Dustwrapper bright. ***64 pages. 166mm x 128mm. ***'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) ***First impression of the true first edition - a fragile wartime production printed on thin economy-standard paper, now very hard to find in the original dustwrapper in such well-preserved, collectable condition. Of interest to collectors of the illustrations 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.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Pictorial Dustwrapper. Illustrations By Peake, Text By Laing (illustrator). First Edition. All books outside UK sent airmail. All dustwrappers are film protected. PayPal accepted. Orignal bright blue cloth, gilt design and titling. Dustwrapper with a small blank chip at front and a few chips and marks to dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is spotted internally. Original price is on rear cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket and illustrations by Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of largely dark pink jacket, creased tear to bottom back jacket, corners and folds rubbed with small loss, some scratches and small loss to top and bottom of spine, not price clipped (price on back jacket 4/6), previous owner's inscription to top ffep, some slight yellowing and spotting to page block, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age and thin wartime paper. 64pp, illustrated. A small book of humorous and satirical prayers by various authors, collected by Allan MacDonald Laing (1887-1970), illustrated by author and artist Mervyn Peake (1911-68).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 64 pages with 30 illustrations by Melvyn Peake. My apologies for the quality of the paper , a War Economy measure !

First edition, first printing. Small format. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Good with a paint splash to the front board and weear to corners. Lacks dustjacket.

First edition. Small square 8vo, 63pp, b/w illus. by Mervyn Peake. A very good hardback copy in sun discoloured dust jacket with some small chips to edges. Presbyterian Bookroom Melbourne sticker on front paste-down endpaper and back of dust jacket.

First edition. Small square 8vo, 63pp, b/w illus. by Mervyn Peake. A very good hardback copy in discoloured dust jacket with small closed tears to edges.

first edition 64pp ills.[b/w by mervyn peake] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.spine sl.browned,sl.cocked).

first edition 64pp ills.[b/w by mervyn peake] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sl.sunned,minor wear to extrems.,paper separation at title gutter,shaky spine).

1st edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Slight foxing. Internally, bright. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 63, [1] p. illus. 16.5 x 13 cm. Subjects; Prayers. Piety. Grace at meals. Poetry anthologies. Humorous poetry. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). 1st Edition. Inscription inside from the author, tanned pages and some wear to the edges of the blue cloth covered boards. Very small book. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 63 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. Notes; Includes previous owner's inscription. Subjects; Allan macdonald Laing. Prayer books. Collected religious texts. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1944. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A little book of extraordinary piety. 30 full page b/w illustrations. 63pp. Blue cloth covers, gilt vignette to front. Some browning to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby margin marks. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-tears and chips; minimal loss. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

1st edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Slight foxing. Internally, bright. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 63, [1] p. illus. 16.5 x 13 cm. Subjects; Prayers. Piety. Grace at meals. Poetry anthologies. Humorous poetry. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 63 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. Notes; Includes previous owner's inscription. Subjects; Allan macdonald Laing. Prayer books. Collected religious texts. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1957. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A Second Little Book of Unusual Piety. Blue boards, gilt title to spine; vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Slight browning to top & tail of spine. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is slight faded to spine, edge-worn and grubby, small piece of loss to rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). 1st Edition. 30 illustrations. Dustwrapper has minor wear to corners / edges & is repaired to the rear. Uncommon in dustwrapper however.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A Second Little Book of Unusual Piety. Blue boards, gilt title to spine; vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Some uneven fading to covers. Foxing to pages. Wrapper is unevenly faded with some foxspots and edge-nicks. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1944. Slightly better than very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A little book of extraordinary piety. 30 full page b/w illustrations. 63pp. Blue cloth covers, gilt vignette to front. Spine and corners a little worn. Spine slightly darkened. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Some browning/foxing alongside spine in places otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, spine is faded as are edges of panels alongside spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A collection of humorous prayers, delightfully illustrated. A small square book, 64 pages 5" + 6.5" (13.0 + 17.0 cm) A fine unread copy. Blue cloth with gilded line drawing to the front board, unmarked 'as new' without inscriptions etc. The jacket with sharp edges. Only lightly nicked at spine tips. Priced at 4/6. Illustrator: Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.