Edition details
Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake. (3v.). Titus Groan, Gormenghast, Titus Alone. Introduced by Neil Gaiman. 142 colour illustrations by Dave McKean integrated throughout the three volumes. Signed by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman. Printed in colour throughout. Black Burano paper endpapers. Black page edges. Open-spine bindings. Sides covered in Setalux cloth printed with colour designs by the artist. Cloth-covered presentation case blocked in metallic red foil, lined and screen-printed in black ink. Case interior printed in silver with a design by the artist. Separate print presented in a black Burano paper folder printed in silver. Books: 24.8x17.2cm. Box: 30x18.2x16.8cm. Print: 23.5x16cm. 1,376 pages in total. 750 copies (£750)
About the book
Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy is set within the immense and ancient castle of Gormenghast, where generations of the Groan family have lived according to elaborate rituals whose original purposes have largely been forgotten. The story follows Titus Groan, heir to the castle, alongside unforgettable characters including the ambitious Steerpike, the melancholy Sepulchrave and the formidable Swelter. Peake combines Gothic fantasy, dark humour and extraordinarily vivid description to create a unique fictional world concerned with tradition, freedom, identity and rebellion.
