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Mervyn Peake: The Man and His Art

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A handsome and comprehensive book: hardcover, cloth over boards with a sewn binding, released with dustjacket.

216 pp on quality stock, 2.75 pounds. Color illustrations on every page: sketches, finished art, book covers, biographical photos. Bibliography.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
A Chinese Childhood

The Evolving Artist
Husband and Father
War Artist

The Titus Books
The Craft of the Lead Pencil
Illustrator

Mr. Pye
The Art of Mervyn Peake
Plays and Adaptations

The Last Years

This is by far the best collection of Peake's art . The reproduction quality is top notch, and there is much that I've never seen in any other book, and I think I've seen them all.
I've had this book for a week, and have already turned on 3 people who had never heard of Peake, just by leaving it out, and letting them flip through it. One ordered the book, and another was inspired to read the Gormenghast series, so what more can I say ?

I couldn't agree more with the previous reviewer-this is a must have book for fans of the great Mervyn Peak. He was, quite simply, a genius on so many levels it is (and I say this without a hint of hyperbole) breathtaking. This book does a wonderful job of providing an excellent overview of his artwork. Heart-wrenching to think about what more he could have produced had he not been so cruelly taken by Parkinson's at such a young age.