sebastian peake (21 Ergebnisse)

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

Paperback. Zustand: 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.

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. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) 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, first printing. Fine in fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 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.

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

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

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 138. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper, 'To Penny, darling from the author - her lover, Sebastian 29/9/89.' ISBN: 1852910577 Fine in very good+ dust jacket; with a few closed tears. Signedes.

First edition. Lennard Publishing, Oxford. 1989. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 138 pages. With drawings by Mervyn Peake and b&w photograph plates. Clean and sound.

216pp with colour and monochrome illustrations. Cloth 30x25cms. ISBN: 0720612845. Painter, novelist, author of children's books and nonsense verse, war artist, poet and dramatist, this book provides a unique memoir of Mervyn Peake's life and work with illustrations, paintings, photographs, notebook pages and other material. Text in English.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 4. No 30 of the Mervyn Peake Review. Cover illus by Mervyn Peake. Red illustrated folder enclosing 2 loose pages printed recto only. One page is a Mervyn Peake colour drawing of a cricket team done for Sebastian Peake and inscribed 'from Daddy, Aug 1953.' The other page is a piece by Sebastian Peake explaining the genesis of the drawing. About fine.

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

Fine in wrappers. 97 pages.

2nd Edition. Wrappers. Inscribed and dated by the author "July '91." Trade card from Peake Wine Associates loosely inserted; this uses one of his father's Glassblowers images.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. A SIGNED UK first edition, first impression. The Wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is very bright, is unfaded, and is complete. It has been clipped. Looks very sharp. The Book : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners sharp. The spine ends are bruised. The pages are clean. The closed page edges are unmarked. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. No remainder marks. This copy has been SIGNED by Sebastian Peake to the FFEP. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

paperback. Zustand: Gut. 152 Seiten; 9780720613063.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). An extraordinary dive into the life and work of writer, artist and poet, Mervyn Peake, compiled and signed by his eldest child Sebastian Peake. A scarcely signed copy by all authors, including Sebastian Peake, Mervyn Peake's eldest child.Monochrome and colour illustrations throughout.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper and original cloth binding.This lovingly crafted work features an abundance of Peake's illustrations, poems, essays, photographs, notebook pages other material never published before.The sea of content is split into sections of Peake's life and specialisms, such as his childhood spent in China, his wartime experiences, marriage and fatherhood, his development as a writer, the 'Titus Groan' trilogy and his ultimate tragic decline in health. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. Externally, in lovely condition with only minimal signs of shelf wear to the boards. Dust wrapper also in excellent condition. Minimal edge wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Signed to the front title page by authors. Fine. signed by author. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). First edition. Four smart first editions of these biographical works on English writer and artist Mervyn Peake. Four volumes. First editions. A collection of biographical works on Mervyn Laurence Peake, an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator best known for the Gormenghast books. This set includes: Mervyn Peake: A Biographical and Critical Exploration, 1974. A detailed reflection on the life and writings of Peake, with reference to his education, the influence of Romanticism and surrealism, and his poetry. Written by John Batchelor, a British author known for his biographies and Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle. Mervyn Peak, 1976. Illustrated with a frontispiece and many in-text photographs and sketches. A full and detailed biography written by a longtime friend of Peake, with his widow's full co-operation during writing. Written by John Watney, a British author and historian. Peake's Progress: Selected Writings and Drawings of Mervyn Peake, 1978. Illustrated with sixteen plates and many line-drawings. Collated complete. A collection of short and unfinished writings, much of which is published here for the first time. Offering a glimpse into new aspects of his many-sided genius. Edited by Maeve Gilmore, a British painter, sculptor and writer, and the wife of Mervyn Peake. Growing Up with Mervyn Peake: A Child of Bliss, 1989. Illustrated with twenty-four photographs. Collated complete. Born into a talented family in British literature, Peake offers an unprivileged insight into the life and artistry of his father, Mervyn Peake. Written by Sebastian Peake, a British author and the eldest son of Mervyn Peake. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and the odd small mark to the boards. All dust wrappers are unclipped other than Peake's Progress which has been price-clipped. Dust wrappers are also very smart with minor wear. Light sunning to the spines with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. book.