Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor by Peake Mervyn (78 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Slim 4to, pp48 illustrated by Mervyn Peake throughout with new introduction by Fabian Peake. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clipped DJ in very good condition with a few small marks. Light blue boards with titles to spine and circular design to front board in near fine condition. Inside near fine. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.36.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.36.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. The Author (illustrator). Reprint. 1st printing. An unread book. The 70th Limited Anniversary Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). Circa 60pp, illustrated throughout. In pale blue paper-covered boards, decorated, with titles on spine. Pale green endpapers. 4to. Gently pushed at spine ends else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original illustrated dust wrapper, very slightly bumped at edges, small mark at spine base. With a new foreword by Fabian Peake, this edition of Mervyn Peake's curious story of a pirate, Captain Slaughterboard is both elegant and entertaining.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). former library, book-- two sitckers removed on dj which took some of paper dj with it--still bright and not that noticeable- 4 cellophane markings on hard cover and various stamps on end papers of the book- spine unstamped and inside clean and bright.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). Paperback book with pictorial card covers. Unpaginated with illustrations in black, white and yellow by author. Spine sunned, inner book bright and clean. A curious children's book by the author of Gormenghast. 'A story about a pirate, a desert island and a yellow creature?.written for all children who know about pirates and all adults who have not yet lost the gift of dreaming.' Early reprint.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Collectable 70th limited anniversary edition Book as new Wrapper is not price clipped. Background colour on spine is faded. Creasing to top spine and very neglgible creasing to extreme tip of top front corner.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. unnumbered pages. .its.Mervyn!!!

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Near Fine. A special anniversary edition to celebrate a swashbuckling fantasy that remains as contemporary today as it did 70 years ago.Captain Slaughterboard is the most ferocious and wicked pirate you could ever imagine. He likes nothing better than cutting people up with his cutlass or making them walk the plank. Then one day, on a remote island, he spies a strange Yellow Creature - and from that time on, he's a changed man. How he loves the Yellow Creature! They become the best of friends, always together, sailing the oceans. But will Captain Slaughterboard ever drop anchor for good? From the cult novelist Mervyn Peake, with a new introduction by his son, Fabian. #0921 (Price sticker on back.)Format Hardback in Dustjacket | 48 pagesDimensions 240 x 308 x 12mm | 632gPublication date 20 Jan 2010 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.).

Condition: Good. 1967. This edition. Unpaginated. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout by author. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). Hardcover in good condition, with clipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Jacket is marked and edges are creased and nicked, with chips and tears also noted. Bumps to front lower board edge and spine ends. Page block is tanned and blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First Edition. First edition, clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations, pages 17 and 18 have a small stain, all other pages are in good condition with vivid and bright illustrations, light shelf wear to the dust jacket, dust jacket is wrapped in a protective covering. LF.

(Reprint) Or.ill.wrapps. unpag. Profusely illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Two pages loose else a good copy. First published in 1939.

Condition: acceptable. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.

4to. (44) pp. Publisher's black lettered and illustrated pale blue boards, dust jacket. Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. A few minor marks to the jacket, very good. First published in 1939, this being the 70th Anniversary Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Pale blue hard cover with titles on spine and circular picture on front, and no cover wear. Unclipped dust jacket is in fine condition. Beautifully illustrated in colour on all pages which are not numbered. 70th anniversary edition published in 2009 and in fine condition.

4to, unpaginated. A very good hardback copy in price-clipped illustrated dust jacket. Jacket is worn and torn with pieces missing. Contents clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Nearly fine/very good first edition thus with just a bump at spine-foot and scrape-incipient tear to bottom rear paste-down, clean and bright interior of this attractively produced first printing by Candlewick Press. Originally published in 1939. This wonderfully strange illustrated pirate fantasy by the cult novelist Mervyn Peake is scarce in any printing. Fresh oversized pale blue boards with illustration to the front board, blue endpapers, afterword by Fabian Peake dated London, 2001. The dust jacket about fine with colorful drawings to front and back panels, protected in a clear Brodart cover. Peake's idiosyncratic drawings gloriously realize his eccentric characters Captain Slaughterboard, the Yellow Creature and the entire colorful crew.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. [48] pages : illustrations. Publisher's binding good, front and rear panels creased at lower fore-corners, minor bumping to extremities; binding cracked at head following title page, short inscription at head of front free endpaper, else contents very good. The unclipped dust jacket shows mild age-toning and light wear to extremities. 200 grams.

Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1945. Second edition. Slim 4to. hardback, no DW. School prize with gilt crest to upper board and prize plate to front pastedown. Every page illustrated using colour in a very creative way with some pages pink, blue, grey and yellow. Boards spotted and slightly soiled, occasional light foxing otherwise a clean and sound copy.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Purchase pre-owned books for prompt service and customer satisfaction.

Condition: good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Good condition with a solid cover and clean pages. Shows normal signs of use such as light wear or a few marks highlighting, but overall a well-maintained copy ready to enjoy. Supplemental items like CDs or access codes may not be included.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrations throughout on different coloured paper. (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Second edition 1945. Illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake, all the pages are printed on different coloured papers. Short tear to the bottom of the title page. Contents slightly loose. Publishers beige cloth very slightly stained & marked and very slight rubbing to the edges, still generally a pretty good copy. Scarce. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks.