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First Edition · one copy only
Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
Mervyn Peake
Eyre and Spottiswoode, London · 1945
First Edition. Very nice copy of the second edition of this children's illustrated classic, nearly all copies of the first edition from 1939 having beeen destroyed in an air-raid. This edition features coloured illustrations, unlike the first which was only in black and white.
Original pale yellow or cream boards lettered in green. Dustwrapper in yellow and black not price-clipped and with just minimal rubbing to corners and spine. A superior copy of a fragile and highly collectable work.
Mervyn Peake (illustrator).
Written by Dr Jeremy Parrott, who has the book in his hands. Nothing here is generated from a catalogue record.
Bibliographic detail
| Author | Peake, Mervyn |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Eyre and Spottiswoode, London |
| Date | 1945 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Near Fine |
| Dust jacket | Very Good |
| Stock reference | ab_2538821703 |