Mervyn Peake — Titus Alone

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode , 1959. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Mervyn Peake's third work in his 'Gormenghast' trilogy. First edition.  With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.  Titus Alone is the final novel in Mervyn Peake's fantasy trilogy, Gormenghast, which follows the inhabitants of a sprawling, decaying, Gothic castle. In this novel, Titus ventures out of the castle to explore strange areas of his native world.  The noted work of Mervyn Peake, a British writer and artist whose works were highly respected by his peers, with friends including C. S. Lewis, Dylan Thomas and Graham Greene.  Frontispiece and dust wrapper design by the author.    In the original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with only minor shelf wear and a minor mark to the rear board. Dust wrapper is very smart, with sunning to the spine and folds, with mild edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.