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MERVYN PEAKE THE MAN AND HIS ART

by Sebastian Peake; Alison Eldred; G. Peter Winnington

Illustrated by Mervyn Peake

Published by Peter Owen Publishers. 1st. 2006

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. A stunning collection of illustrations, paintings, photographs, notebook pages and other material used to produce a unique memoir of the artist's life and work. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 216 pages.

Small indentation to centre of front cover and also dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

ISBN: 0720612845
Stock no. 1329928

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Contents

  • Preface
  • Sebastian Peake
  • Introduction
  • Michael Moorcock
  • 1 A Chinese Childhood
  • Sebastian Peake
  • 2 The Evolving Artist
  • G. Peter Winnington
  • 3. Husband and Father
  • G. Peter Winnington
  • 4. War Artist
  • G Peter Winnington
  • 5. The Titus Books
  • 6. The Craft of the Lead Pencil
  • 7. Illustrator
  • G Peter Winnington
  • 8. Mr Pye
  • 9. The Art of Mervyn Peake
  • 10. Plays and Adaptations
  • 11. The Last Years
  • Sources
  • Select Bibliography
  • Notes on the Contributor

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