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Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950), Titus Alone (1959)
by Mervyn Peake
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
1st editions 1st impressions of this famous fantasy trilogy. Titus Groan,1946, boards tight and clean, ffep slight crease, spotting to endpapers, 15c in pencil on ffep and small bookseller sticker fep, spotting to fore edge, dusty top edge, d/w toning to spine, chip to head of spine and top of rear panel, and small chips tail, toning stain to rear panel, unclipped 15s net front flap. Gormenghast, 1950, boards clean, dusty top edge, slight spotting to endpapers, no inscriptions, pencil price ffep, d/w has a square cut to remove price on front flap, chips head and tail spine, toning to rear panel and flaps, small surface scratch/scuff mark on front panel shows white paper beneath. Titus Alone, 1959, binding tight, lighter fade to red cloth lower front board corner and lower left edge rear board, previous owner inscription on fep, pencil 30c on ffep, slight spotting to prelims and endpapers, and a little to fore edged/w unclipped 21s net, small chips head and tail of spine and toning to rear panel and flaps, small closed tear rear panel lower edge. A lovely collectable set in 1st ed 1st impressions all. Price includes free courier.
Synopsis
Titus Groan is a novel by Mervyn Peake. It is the first novel in the Gormenghast series.
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- Bookseller
- Cape Collector
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66
- Title
- Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950), Titus Alone (1959)
- Author
- Mervyn Peake
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre and Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946, 1950, 1959
- Pages
- 3 volumes
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Tail
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