Mr Pye
by Mervyn Peake
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Barmouth, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Light blue boards, damp marks on top edge of front board and on rear board. Contemporary gift inscription on ffep. Pulling away at gutter on half title. Dust jacket grubby and tatty, but complete
Synopsis
Mervyn Peake was born in 1911. He is perhaps most famous for the 'Gormenghast' trilogy which were published between 1946 and 1959 - Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone . He has also written a book for children, Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor and several volumes of poetry. He was also a gifted book illustrator. He died in 1968.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walter Lloyd Jones Saleroom (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2024119
- Title
- Mr Pye
- Author
- Mervyn Peake
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Walter Lloyd Jones Saleroom
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.