Quentin Crisp — All This and Bevin Too

London, The Mervyn Peake Society, 1978. Paperback. A very scarce edition of this satirical poem, featuring the illustrations of Mervyn Peake. Very scarce The Mervyn Peake Society edition. In the publisher's original pictorial soft covers. Featuring seven full-page illustrations by Mervyn Peake, the popular author and illustrator, best known for the fantastical Gormenghast series. Collated, complete. A satirical, political poem on voluntary military enlistment. Written by Quentin Crisp, a noted English humorist, who rose to fame with the 1968 memoir The Naked Civil Servant and experienced controversy for her public opinions. The Mervyn Peake Society was founded in 1975 to promote the work of Mervyn Peake. The present work was the first publication available to the public. In the publisher's original pictorial soft covers. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear, and light marking, more concentrated towards the bottom edge of the front cover and scattered across the rear. Internally, firmly bound. The odd spot, otherwise very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Mervyn Peake. Very Good Indeed .