The Drawings of Mervyn Peake.

(London): Davis-Poynter Limited, 1974.  First edition.  Hardcover.  30.5cm by 23cm.  Unpaginated.  Foreword by Maeve Gilmore.  Introduction by Hilary Spurling. The volume reproduces 110 black-and-white illustrations by the British artist and author Mervyn Peake. The illustrations showcase a range of Peake’s work, from character studies to imaginative scenes, reflecting his unique style and creative vision. Some of the drawings were published for the first time in this collection.  This a very good copy in dust jacket.  Jacket with some edgewear.  This copy inscribed by Maeve Gilmore, Peake’s wife, to french author and publisher Christian de Bartillat.