FIGURES OF SPEECH

First edition, first printing. Original red cloth with gilt titles to spine in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding firm, the cloth with a few light marks. the contents with a previous owner's name to the front free endpaper and light offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked pictorial dustwrapper which has a short closed tear to the rear flap hinge. Not price-clipped (8/6 net to the front flap).

A collection of humorous visual riddles by Mervyn Peake. Instructions on using the book as part of a parlour game are given on the front flap of the dustwrapper.

Stock code: 24340

£85

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Author:

PEAKE, Mervyn

Published:

London: Gollancz.
1954

Category

Children's / Illustrated
Modern First Editions
Art Books
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