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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946-1959. First editions. TITUS GROAN, neat previous owner's bookplate to front paste-down, mild foxing to free endpapers, foxing to page edges, a nearly fine copy in a very good first issue dust jacket (priced 15s on lower front flap) with overall mild age darkening and a small chip to the head to the spine panel affecting the top edge of the first two letters in the title. Several scratches to left rear panel, GORMENGHAST, upper corners very slightly bumped, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with new price sticker affixed over printed price of 15s at lower front flap and age toning (common) to spine panel, TITUS ALONE is a fine copy in a just about fine dust jacket with some slight age toning to the spine panel. An attractive set in the correct dust jackets. (25432). Octavo, cloth. The three published books of the "Gormenghast" sequence. Comprises Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950), and Titus Alone (1959). Gormenghast was filmed by the…

Titus Groan is the first novel in the Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake. It tells the story of the eponymous castle, the Groan family who inhabits it, and the servants and retainers who fill its halls. It paints a richly detailed picture of a gothic landscape and the bizarre rituals and traditions that dominate the lives of its characters.

Identification of a first edition of 'Titus Groan' can be made by looking for the publisher's name Eyre & Spottiswoode on the title page and the absence of other prints and editions stated.