Peake mervyn smith gordon (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. None. First Edition. Peake's widow described Smith as "Mervyn's only and best friend." His account of their friendship is illuminated with 8 photographs. Also with 49 illustrations by Peake, including a full-color reproduction of a previously unpublished illustrated letter from Peake in 1935. Tiny chip to top corner of jacket spine, else a fine, unclipped and unmarked copy in a Brodart jacket cover.…

128pp. 4to. Original boards in dustwrapper. Numerous b/w illustrations. A fine copy of the first edition.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Indeed. First edition. An intimate look into the life and personality of Mervyn Peake, as told by his long-time friend Gordon Smith through letters, memories and illustrations. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.In the original cloth binding.Forty-nine monochrome illustrations and six monochrome photographs. Collated complete.This memoir, dedicated to English writer and artist Mervyn Peake, stems from author Gordon Smith's close friendship with him.Acting as insight to the mind behind fantastical worlds and wild illustrations, Smith brings together letters, remembered incidents and Peake's own illustrations throughout. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. Externally, in excellent condition with only minimal bumping to extremities, heaviest to the tail of spine. Dust wrapper has light edge wear and handling marks to the wrap, otherwise very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and bright throughout. Very Good Indeed. Mervyn Peake (illustratore). book.…