Quest For Sita

London: Faber and Faber Limited 1946. 4to.Limited Edition. xii, 162 pp. Black cloth with red cover design by Mervyn Peake. Top edge gilt. Boards spotted and marked. Corners bumped. One of 500 copies on handmade paper. With 30 full-page line drawings by Mervyn Peake. Near Very Good condition. . Very Good. Cloth. 1946.

London: No Publisher. London, No Publisher, 1945. Proof. Very good copies.Two galley proofs [1] 103pp, printed galley with ms corrections throughout [2] 139pp, printed long galley with ms corrections throughout. Both seemingly complete with [1] preceding [2]. With envelopes addressed to Collis. [10431, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. No Binding. Proof. 1945.

New York: John Day, 1947. 1st ed. Hardcover. Peake, Mervyn. 1st ptg., 8vo, full dark blue cloth, with 31 full page line drawings by Mervyn Peake. Ink name and address to front free endpaper else fine in chipped but presentable dj.

Published by John Day, 1947. 1st USA edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Peake, Mervyn. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and red vignette to front cover. 162 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1946. Of Ravana the dark angel and his paradise at Lanka; of Hanuman and the divine vultures Jatayus and Sampati. With drawings by Mervyn Peake. Pp. xii+162, title page vignette, plus 31 full page illustrations, the title page printed in red & black, limitation slip loosely inserted; demy 4to; black cloth, spine blocked in red… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1946. First edition, limited to 500 unnumbered copies. Drawings by Mervyn Peake. Publisher's card stating limitation laid-in as issued. Topedge gilt lightly rubbed, bottom board corners bumped and bottom corner of text pages with shallow crease. Lacks dustwrapper. Very Good condition.. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Mervyn Peake. 4to - over 9¾" -… Read more about this item

Second edition An electric combination of talents, as Collis and Peake interpret an epic tale from Sanskrit literature, concerning the abduction of Sita. Based on incidents in the central portion of The Ramayana, as Ravana and Rama battle in one of the world's great myths. Mervyn Peake's illustrations are exceptional. Hardcover, with slight wear to jacket.

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 8.5". Mervyn Peake . A pleasing first limited edition copy of Maurice Collis's retelling of a section from the Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana'. Copiously illustrated throughout by the renowned English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator Mervyn Peake. This edition,… Read more about this item

Capricorn Books. Used - Good. Good condition. (Hindu Mythology, Fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

LONDON, FABER AND FABER, 1946. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES PRINTED ON HAND-MADE PAPER, WITH DRAWINGS BY MERVYN PEAKE. THE BOOK IS FINE, THE DUSTWRAPPER IS COMPLETE BUT HAS SOME FOXING AND A CLOSED TEAR AT THE REAR.

Capricorn Books. Used - Good. Good condition.

New York: John Day Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. Jacket slightly browned, else nice copy; 8.7 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches; 162 pages .

New York: The John Dey Company, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. Mervyn Peake. pp X, 162. 1st printing. DJ shows very slight chipping to head and tail of spine and some sunning.

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 11.5" by 8.5". Mervyn Peake. The first edition of Maurice Collis's retelling of 'The Ramayana', illustrated by Mervyn Peake, in the original dust wrapper and glassine. The first edition of this work. Limited to five-hundred unnumbered copies.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper, in the original glassine wrap. A… Read more about this item

New York: The John Day Company, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8.5" by 6". Mervyn Peake. The first U.S. edition Maurice Collis's retelling of 'The Ramayana', illustrated by Mervyn Peake. The first U.S. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A beautifully illustrated retelling of this classic Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana', written by Maurice Collis. Illustrated throughout… Read more about this item

Unknown Binding. Good. Visually inspected by Bonnie: paperback . Copyright 1965, x-library, previous owner name, no marking, shelf wear.