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London 1946 first edition Faber & Faber. Limited to 500 copies printed on English handmade paper. Hardcover. 4to., 162pp., illustrations, black cloth with red outline picture on front and red and gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. very Near Fine, no faults, no wear, no owner marks. no DJ. Attractive book. Pictures available on request. .

London: Faber and Faber Limited 1946. 4to.Limited Edition. xii, 162 pp. Black cloth with red cover design by Mervyn Peake. Top edge gilt. Boards spotted and marked. Corners bumped. One of 500 copies on handmade paper. With 30 full-page line drawings by Mervyn Peake. Near Very Good condition. . Very Good. Cloth. 1946.

London: Faber and Faber , 1946. First edition. Cloth. Fine. 11.5" by 8.5". Mervyn Peake. A fine, limited edition copy of this beautifully illustrated retelling of a section from the Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana'. From the library of noted collector Pat Milne-Henderson. The first edition of this work. Limited edition, with the limitation slip loosely inserted 'This Edition Pinted on English hand-made paper, is limited to 500 copies for sale'. From the library of Art Historian, and noted collector Pat Milne-Henderson. Henderson wrote many biographies of noted artists. She was married to Michael Jaffe, the Art Historian and curator. With Milne-Henderson's bookplate to the front pastedown. Copiously illustrated throughout by the renowned English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator Mervyn Peake. Lacking the original dustwrapper, as usual. This interpretation, and translation of the tale from Valmiki's epic, the Ramayana, was written so that the story can be told to a wider audience.… Read More

London: Faber and Faber, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 11.5" by 8.5". Mervyn Peake. A lovely, limited edition copy of this beautifully illustrated retelling of a section from the Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana'. A beautifully illustrated retelling of this classic Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana', written by Maurice Collis. This interpretation, and translation of the tale from Valmiki's epic, the Ramayana, was written so that the story can be told to a wider audience. To the preface, Collis writes 'This ancient evergreen tale, or part of it, forms the central section of this book'.The first edition of this work, limited to only five hundred copies. Copiously illustrated throughout by the renowned English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator Mervyn Peake. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear and a few light marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

London: Faber and Faber, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 12" by 9". Mervyn Peake. The first edition of Maurice Collis's retelling of 'The Ramayana', illustrated by Mervyn Peake, and in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition of this Limited edition work, with the limitation slip loosely inserted 'This Edition Printed on English hand-made paper, is limited to 500 copies for sale'. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.A beautifully illustrated retelling of this classic Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana', written by Maurice Collis. Illustrated throughout by the renowned English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator Mervyn Peake, best known for his Gormenghast series of fantasy books. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper significantly age toned, most prominently to back strip. Chipping to back strip head and tail, with losses and closed… Read More