The Craft Of the Lead Pencil

London: Allan Wingate, 1946. Pp. [ii]+20+[2], illustrated (some full page), issued without free endpapers and with the price printed at foot of upper pastedown; light olive green/brown cloth, the upper board lettered and blocked in white and featuring a black & white illustration by Peake, the boards lightly worn, slightly foxed and soiled; text block loosening, scattered foxing; Allan… Read more about this item

London: Allan Wingate Ltd, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Mervyn Peake. The first edition of this guide to lead pencil drawing by Mervyn Peake, illustrated throughout with Mervyn's own pencil illustrations. The first edition. An uncommon work.In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated throughout with Mervyn Peake's expressive monochrome pencil drawings.This work was written by author… Read more about this item

Allan Wingate, 1946. Book. Fair +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. No jacket. Large splits to backstrip of spine. Corners and spine bumped. Illustration to front foxed. Some rubbing to edges of covers. Some foxing to pages. Previous owners inscription and sticker to inside of front cover..

Allan Wingate, 1946. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. No dust wrapper