Allan M. Laing — Prayers and Graces

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1944. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this humorous series of short prayers, delightfully illustrated by Mervyn Peake. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated throughout with thirty full-page illustrations by Mervyn Peake, best known for the Gormenghast books and for his acclaimed work in Alice in Wonderland, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.Humorous volume of light verse with a religious theme. Featuring titles such as "Too Much Rabbit", "The Angler's Prayer" and "Crisis in the Nursery". Compiled by Allan M. Laing, prolific poet and author of Carols of a Convict (1918). In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, the odd mark and some light tanning. Dust wrapper features heavier discolouration. Reasonably delicate with small chips along spine and to spine tips. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Mervyn Peake. Very Good/Good Only.