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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
by Mervyn Peake
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD, 1967. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Mervyn Peake. A smart edition of Mervyn Peake's first published work, a colourfully illustrated yet darkly humorous children's tale. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A 1960s edition of this incredibly popular dark children's book, first published in 1939.'Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor' follows the titular captain and his crew abroad the Black Tiger, as they capture a small humanoid known in the tale as the Yellow Creature.Written and illustrated by Mervyn Peake, an English author who is best known today for his 'Gormenghast' books. He also illustrated editions of 'Hunting of the Snark', 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', 'Brothers Grimm', 'Treasure Island', and 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. This edition is illustrated throughout in a bright yellow in Peake's iconic style. In the original publisher's paper covered boards, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the extremities. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, with a few small closed tears and chips, including a larger chip to the rear flyleaf. Light handling marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 902P37
- Title
- Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
- Author
- Mervyn Peake
- Illustrator
- Mervyn Peake
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor mervyn peake the black tiger captain slaughterboard mervyn peake
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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