Mervyn Peake
24 copies for sale · $25–$12,500 · 12 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
GORMENGHAST SEQUENCE : TITUS GROAN; GORMENGHAST; and TITUS ALONE (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$12,500
MR. PYE (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$1,200
TITUS GROAN (first edition) — L. W. Currey$6,500
Titus Groan (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$750
GORMENGHAST (first edition) — L. W. Currey$750
CAPTAIN SLAUGHTERBOARD DROPS ANCHOR (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$600
TITUS ALONE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$450
THE GLASSBLOWERS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$350
Titus Groan with: Gormenghast with: Titus Alone (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
LIGNES DE FUITE: MERVYN PEAKE, L'OEUVRE ILLUSTREÉ LINE OF FLIGHT: MERVYN PEAKE, THE ILLUST (first edition) — L. W. Currey$100
The Collected Works of Mervyn Peake — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£7,650
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass — Jonkers Rare Books£950
Works on the market
GORMENGHAST SEQUENCE : TITUS GROAN; GORMENGHAST; and TITUS ALONE1 copy · $12,500
The Collected Works of Mervyn Peake1 copy · £7,650
TITUS GROAN1 copy · $6,500
MR. PYE1 copy · A$1,200
GORMENGHAST1 copy · $750
Titus Groan1 copy · $750
CAPTAIN SLAUGHTERBOARD DROPS ANCHOR1 copy · $600
Gormenghast1 copy · £500
TITUS ALONE1 copy · $450
Titus Groan. A Gothic Novel1 copy · $450
THE GLASSBLOWERS1 copy · $350
Titus Groan with: Gormenghast with: Titus Alone1 copy · $300
THE ILLUSTRATED GORMENGHAST TRILOGY1 copy · $288
Titus Alone1 copy · $250
BOY IN DARKNESS By Mervyn Peake - Hardcover1 copy · $103
LIGNES DE FUITE: MERVYN PEAKE, L'OEUVRE ILLUSTREÉ LINE OF FLIGHT: MERVYN PEAKE, THE ILLUST1 copy · $100
A Reverie of Bone and other poems1 copy · $100
Market context
19 copies of Mervyn Peake's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
[The Gormenghast trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, 1946-59. (forum, 2026-09-30)£950
[The Gormenghast trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, 1946-59. (forum, 2026-07-02)£600
Figures of Speech, 1st edition. 1954..., and others (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£1,400
Ride A Cock Horse and Other Nursery Rhymes, 1940..., and others (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£240
Peake's Alice, Libanus Press, 2001 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£300
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Libanus Press, 2003 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£320
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