{"product_id":"the-life-of-titus-groan-mervyn-peake-1st-edition","title":"The Life of Titus Groan, Mervyn Peake — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"29\"\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher’s original cloth showing minimal wear, with only light rubbing at extremities. Spine bright, gilt dulled but fully legible. ‘Boots Booklovers Library’ sticker present to one board, with faint additional surface marking noted. Binding square and firm, housed in a protective plastic sleeve. Internally bright and clean throughout, appearing little read. A sound and attractive copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"438\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"438\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"822\"\u003eFirst edition, published in London by Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode, 1946. Original publisher’s cloth binding. The first volume of the celebrated Gormenghast sequence by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMervyn Peake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Early printings of Peake’s work are highly sought after, particularly first editions of the Gormenghast books, which have become landmarks of twentieth-century imaginative literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eThe opening novel of the Gormenghast series, introducing the vast gothic castle and its eccentric inhabitants in a richly atmospheric narrative blending fantasy, allegory, and literary modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53391219163475,"sku":"3404-RM-F-VG-5","price":32.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260605_172612.jpg?v=1780919347","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-life-of-titus-groan-mervyn-peake-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}