Mervyn Peake / Dave McKean - The Gormenghast trilogy remarqued Folio Society
Hardcover. Condition: New. Case Condition: New. Dave McKean (illustrator). 1st Edition.
Three volumes, volume one being signed and remarqued by Dave McKean.
The gothic majesty of Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast trilogy is presented in this visionary edition from Folio. Introduced by master of modern fantasy Neil Gaiman, and illustrated by the extraordinary Dave McKean, this is an original take on a cornerstone of speculative fiction.
The Gormenghast trilogy is a mesmerising dynastic saga, often surreal and darkly comic, in which the eccentric House of Groan rules over a world of crumbling stone and meaningless ritual. This royal household soon find themselves threatened not only by the ill-omened birth of Titus but also the rapid ascent of a Machiavellian kitchen boy named Steerpike, a character long recognised as one of the most compelling and complex villains in English literature. The trilogy quickly outgrew its cult reputation, its popularity skyrocketing following the author’s death in 1968, and the novels remain without precedent. They echo the grotesquery of Dickens, the cruel fabulism of Lewis Carroll, and the wonder and scope of Tolkien, yet Gormenghast continues to defy categorisation. A grand and gothic dream come true, this lavish edition of the Gormenghast trilogy offers a modern testament to Peake’s timeless creative genius.
Three volume set
Three-quarter bound in blocked cloth with a blocked cloth front board
Set in Albertina
1,376 pages in total over three volumes
Printed in colour throughout
142 colour illustrations integrated throughout the three volumes
Printed endpapers
Printed slipcase
10˝ x 6¾˝
Printed in Slovakia