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Cr8vo. XII. 204pp. Hardcover,with pristine white cloth boards, with gilt title on a firm spine and a spotless white illustrated non price-clipped d/w now protected by clear archival covering and with an intact linen bookmark as well, internally it is in a fine as-new state with unmarked orange endpapers Mervyn Peake is perhaps one of the lesser known great illustrators of the turn of the century. Graham Greene wrote to Peake saying that “he was the first person to be able to illustrate the books satisfactorily since Tenniel”.These extraordinary illustrations, have been restored by a combination of old-fashioned craft and the latest computer technology. A lovely book in every way possible..