Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Folio Society Edition)

A$100 · Offered by Harry Hartog Rare Books

Mervyn Peake’s duotone drawings for Stevenson’s novella, first issued by the Folio Society in 1948 and here in the reset edition of 1994. Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , first published in 1886 as far as I know, is the classic Victorian story of divided selves. In choosing Mervyn Peake as illustrator for its eighth year of publishing, the Folio Society, founded in 1947, paired it with an artist whose own imagination, which later produced the Gormenghast books, was well suited to its fog-bound London. Peake’s drawings for the 1948 edition were retained for the 1994 reissue, which was reset and given a new binding in two cloths with a gilt vignette. This copy has the Society’s slipcase and preserves the design intact. Second Folio Society edition, newly reset. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Introduction by John Hampden. Octavo. 148pp. Illustrated with duotone drawings by Peake. Two-tone black and cream cloth, titled and illustrated in gilt, in the publisher’s black slipcase. Near fine. The slipcase is a touch shelf marked, with a small bump to the spine tail. There is some very mild foxing along the edges, but the book is otherwise clean and bright throughout. Not currently on display in store. For viewing or more information, please contact: [email protected] Catalogue Number: HH000952

• Binding: Hardcover

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