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Titus Groan.
by PEAKE, Mervyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode,, 1946. A rich wine of fancy chilled by the intellect to just the right temperature" - Anthony Burgess First edition, first impression, first issue jacket (without "second impression" or reviews on the front flap), uncommon in such sharp condition. This, the first instalment of the Gormenghast Trilogy, is a cornerstone of post-war fantasy literature. "It is uniquely brilliant", remarked Anthony Burgess in his introduction to the 1998 edition, "and we are right to call it a modern classic". Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered and tooled in gilt. With the Peake designed dust jacket. A little rubbing and a few bumps to extremities, light rubbing to foot of front cover and tiny marks to head of rear, light foxing to edges and rear pastedown. A very good copy indeed in like jacket, toned, spine ends a little chipped, corners nicked and rubbed, nick to foot of rear panel, small splash mark to rear and spine panels and a few marks to head of front, unclipped, notably sharp.
Synopsis
Titus Groan is a novel by Mervyn Peake. It is the first novel in the Gormenghast series.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 159751
- Title
- Titus Groan.
- Author
- PEAKE, Mervyn
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Eyre & Spottiswoode,
- Date Published
- 1946
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Spine
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- Bumps
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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