Lost in the frozen polar wastes, an explorer huddles in his shelter, typing, with frozen fingers, the story of his lonely, extraordinary exploits, preparing to send the story to the nephew he has never seen. With his only companion, the tortoise-like mutant Jackson, the Uncle has gone in search of his ambition and his destiny: the awesome and mysterious White Lion. Illustrated on every page with stunning, beautiful, eerie original drawings, "Letters from a Lost Uncle" is the product of a unique imagination and a ...
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Lost in the frozen polar wastes, an explorer huddles in his shelter, typing, with frozen fingers, the story of his lonely, extraordinary exploits, preparing to send the story to the nephew he has never seen. With his only companion, the tortoise-like mutant Jackson, the Uncle has gone in search of his ambition and his destiny: the awesome and mysterious White Lion. Illustrated on every page with stunning, beautiful, eerie original drawings, "Letters from a Lost Uncle" is the product of a unique imagination and a distillation of all that is most powerful in the strange genius of Mervyn Peake. Painstakingly re-originated from Peake's original artwork and typescript, this edition celebrates the centenary of Mervyn Peake's birth in 2011 and is re-issued alongside Peake's illustrated edition of Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" (Methuen ISBN 978 0413 777140).
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Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $20.46, like new condition, Sold by The Blue Penguin rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from FRODSHAM,, CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Methuen.
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Mervyn Peake. Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Dustwrapper, pp.126. Illustrations by the author. Originally published in 1948. Dustwrapper outwardly clean and sound save light rippling to rear cover-no outward signs but there is some damp staining to the inside of the wrapper here, cloth and contents being clean, bright and tight. Fine in VG dustwrapper.
Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $28.31, very good condition, Sold by Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dulverton, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1976 by Methuen, 2001. 9780416565409.
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8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective ccover, not price clipped). Unpaginated, illus throughout with b&w plates (previous owner's neat pencl inscription on front endpaper).
Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $29.29, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by A&C Black.
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Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $44.00, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Picador.
Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Novel Ideas Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Decatur, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1948 by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1976 by Methuen children's books Ltd.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Reprint 1976. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, minor marks, small tears and edge worn. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The text within the book is clear. The binding is excellent. GK.
Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $62.44, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Methuen Publishing.
Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $65.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Methuen,.
Add this copy of Letters From a Lost Uncle to cart. $97.07, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Methuen Publishing.