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The Gormenghast Trilogy: Titus Groan, Gormenghast, Titus Awakes (three volumes)


Mervyn Peake


Eyre & Spottiswoode 1946

Binding:  Hardback  |  Condition: Very Good  | 

The three complete novels of the Gormenghast sequence: Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950), Titus Awakes (1956). Immediately popular and massively influential, Peake's unique fantasy telling the story of an insular, atrophied earldom remains a genre landmark. First editions in Dust Jackets featuring Peake's iconic b/w illustrations, Titus Groan in 2nd impression jacket with 18-/ label etc. 8vo. 438, 454, 233 pp. Previous owner's name to front pastedowns (behind flaps) . Previous owner had preemptively applied protective tape to the insides of the DJ to protect corners, not visible from without. Toning to DJs as is common. Gentle foxing to page edges of vols. I & II and fore0edge of Vol. III. Small tears to tail of DJs of Vol. II & III. Contents clean and tight. A very good set.

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