Household Tales by Mervyn Peake

Household Tales

By the Brothers Grimm

Illustrated by Mervyn Peake

Pan Books, 1977, ISBN 0330250361, illustrated in black and white, paperback

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges, corners and covers, no inscriptions, uncreased spine (see photographs)

“These forty-seven stories by the Brothers Grimm have found their ideal  illustrator in Mervyn Peake.  His fantastic drawings bring out not only their humour and grotesquerie but also their mystery and poetry.”