Robert Harling Mervyn Peake Kate (2 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Square octavo, 85 pages, plastic comb-bound, celluloid printed covers ( a bit darkened ) Here is an extended review of all the work to date with extensive illustrations of Mervyn Peake. It includes a preview of his ALICE, and his forthcoming BLEAK HOUSE. Famed antiquarian bookseller, Percy Muir, has contributed his observations on the centenary of Kate Greenaway, with illustrations - printed from the original wood-blocks by Edmund Evans Limited.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. Mervyn Peake; Kate Greenaway (illustrator). First Edition. Spring 1946. First impression of the true first edition. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Twenty-five illustrations, including drawings by Mervyn Peake "from a Swedish edition to be published this year of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Through The Looking Glass' This edition will not be published in England for at least two years" and 'The Hunting of the Snark', two full-page black and white lithographs by Mervyn Peake from a projected edition of 'Bleak House' and two of the colour-stencilled plates [colour-stencilled by hand using aniline dye inks] by Mervyn Peake from 'Ride a Cock Horse', black and white illustrations by Mevyn Peake from 'The Rime of The Ancient Mariner', and Grimm's 'Household Tales', black and white line illustrations from 'Quest for Sita' by Mauris Collis. Eight pages of artist Kate Greenaway's colour illustrations [including four full-page plates from 'The Tea Party', 'Marigold Garden' and the opening page 'Apple Pie' from Greenaway 'ABC' and 'Little Fanny wears a hat'] and pages from 'Mother Goose' or 'The Old Nursery Rhymes' and 'The Birthday Book' and 'The Language of Flowers.' ***Very good in turquoise and orange printed beige card wrappers with white plastic spiral-bound spine (as called for). Very small break to plastic spine (no section missing). Spine tight. No inscriptions. Edges of card wrappers very slightly rubbed. Pages bright and clean.***84 pages including inserted folding page facsimile telegraphic dispatch article clipping from The Times from 1843 'Extraordinary. Gratis The Times Office, Sunday Morning, February 27. The Revolution in France' between pages 16-17 (as called for) in bright clean fine condition plus order-form still tipped into rear (as called for) and black and white line-illustrated (showing the Georgian house in Soho in Frith Street that Shenval Press acquired) printed advert for the Shenval Press on the rear pastedown. 244mm x 200mm. ***Contents: Stanley Morrison: The Numbering of Newspapers; Type Review: Bologna; Frances Sarzano: The Book Illustrations of Mervyn Peake; Sir Francis Meynell; Design and the Printer; Ruari McLean: An Examination of Egyptians; Violet Hawkes: Edward Johnston at the Royal College of Art; Percy Muir: Notes on the Kate Greenaway Centenary. ***All illustrations and the two tipped-in pages: [facsimile of French Revolution article in The Times, 1843 & Order form] complete as called for. No foxing. No fading. All pages and inserts bright and clean. First impression of the true first edition of Alphabet and Image 1 published in Spring 1946 immediately after the Second World War unusually using quality paper (rather than war economy standard), complete with all illustrations and plates in nice bright collectable condition. Of interest to collectors of Mervyn Peake and Kate Greenaway, book illustrators and those interested in typography, printing and book design. ***Very hard to find. ***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.