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Gormenghast folio society8/6/2023 ![]() Having served as a war artist for the Ministry of Information, he moved to the island of Sark and lived in an artist’s colony with his family. Joining the Royal Artillery in 1940, Peake received a special dispensation to continue writing his first novel, Titus Groan. ![]() He returned to England at the age of 12, and later trained at the Royal Academy Arts. Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was born to Christian missionaries in the Kiang-Hsi Province of China. Separate print presented in a black Burano paper folder printed in silver Hand-made, cloth-covered presentation case blocked in metallic red foil, lined and screen-printed in black inkĬase interior printed in silver with a design by the artist Set in Albertina and printed on Abbey Pure paperġ42 colour illustrations integrated throughout the three volumesīlack Burano endpapers and black page edges Sides covered in Setalux cloth printed with designs by the artist Open-spine bindings of which loose threads are a feature Illustrated limitation label signed by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman A really wonderful edition.”Īvailable exclusively from The Folio Society – Price: £745 Mandy Kirkby, The Folio Society’s Project Editor says: “I don’t think you could ask for a more brilliant and inspired visual interpretation, or a more exciting example of the art of book-making. Regarded as one of Britain’s greatest literary fabulists, Peake continues to influence generations of authors and filmmakers including Michael Moorcock and Terry Gilliam. ![]() Opening the case releases a burst of corvids silhouetted against the sky in silver ink.Ī grand and gothic dream come true, this lavish limited edition of The Gormenghast Trilogy offers a modern testament to Peake’s timeless creative genius. McKean has also created the hypnotic maze design that envelops the hinged collection case, bound in stone-grey cloth and blocked in crimson metallic foil with the title screenprinted in black ink. Eschewing the traditionally gloomy and gothic, his concept has been inspired by The Gormenghast Trilogy’s often overlooked sense of passion and colour. Award-winning illustrator Dave McKean has created 142 spectacular illustrations, as well as startling cover designs for each book and an exclusive art print of iconic villain Steerpike. Revel in it.”Įncased within a majestic presentation box, this spellbinding three-volume set is as much a feat of imaginative design as the novels themselves. In his introduction for this Folio Society limited edition, Neil Gaiman writes: “Every glorious sentence, every obscure word pulled from obscurity and out into the light, every fragment of poem is waiting here for you. Limited to 750 hand-numbered sets, each collection has been signed by both McKean and Gaiman… The Folio Society’s new limited edition, The Gormenghast Trilogy, is a startlingly original take on a cornerstone of speculative fiction introduced by the master of modern fantasy, Neil Gaiman, and illustrated by the extraordinary Dave McKean.
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