The Craft of the Lead Pencil

by Mervyn Peake

British writer and artist Mervyn Peake is not only well-known for his Gormenghast trilogy of novels, but also for his work as an illustrator, most notably for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. In the Craft of the Lead Pencil, Peake draws on his own experience as an illustrator to offer an unusual and charming guide for anyone looking to experiment with pencil drawing.

Originally published in 1946, this little treatise on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910787248
• ISBN13: 9781910787243
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.1"