Mervyn Peake

22 copies for sale · $40–$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 Groan with: Gormenghast with: Titus Alone (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$300

Titus Alone (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800

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

Titus Groan. A Gothic Novel — James Cummins Bookseller$450

THE ILLUSTRATED GORMENGHAST TRILOGY — Rare Book Cellar$288

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Works on the market

TITUS ALONE2 copies · $450–$2,800

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

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass1 copy · £950

GORMENGHAST1 copy · $750

Titus Groan1 copy · $750

CAPTAIN SLAUGHTERBOARD DROPS ANCHOR1 copy · $600

Titus Groan. A Gothic Novel1 copy · $450

THE GLASSBLOWERS1 copy · $350

GORMENGHAST SEQUENCE : TITUS GROAN; GORMENGHAST; and TITUS ALONE1 copy · $350

Titus Groan with: Gormenghast with: Titus Alone1 copy · $300

THE ILLUSTRATED GORMENGHAST TRILOGY1 copy · $288

Titus Alone1 copy · $250

CAPTAIN SLAUGHTERBOARD DROPS ANCHOR By Mervyn Peake & Mervyn Peake - Hardcover1 copy · $77

Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake - Ballantine - 5th printing - 1974 - boxed1 copy · $58

TITUS GROAN By Mervyn Peake1 copy · $50

Titus Groan Paperback by Mervyn Peake 19931 copy · €50

TITUS ALONE (GORMENGHAST TRILOGY) By Mervyn Peake - Hardcover **Excellent**1 copy · $46

Market context

31 copies of Mervyn Peake's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $99 (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, 2026-07-02)£600

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1st Peake, edition, 1946 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£200

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1st Peake edition, 1946 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£170

Shapes and Sounds, 1st edition, 1941 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£240

Gormenghast, uncorrected proof, 1950 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£320

Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, 1st edition, 1939 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£1,900

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