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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor: Available Copies

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick (2001)


    Seller: Shakespeare Book House (Rockford, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $21.72
    Shipping: $3.99
    TOTAL Cost: $25.71

Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. As well answers may be filled in. May be missing DVDs, CDs, Access code, etc. 100%Money-Back Guarantee! Ship within 24 hours!! This is a ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick (2001)


    Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $39.48
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Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick (2001)


    Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $39.49
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Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick (2001)


    Seller: Books Unplugged (Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $39.49
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Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by PEAKE, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick, Cambridge (2001)


    Seller: Bagatelle Books, IOBA (Asheville, NC, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $35.00
    Shipping: $4.50
    TOTAL Cost: $39.50

Quarto. 9.5 x 12 in. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated with color reproductions of drawings by Peake. Very good in original paper-covered boards with a small closed tear to the head of one page and very good pictorial dust jacket with a 1" closed tear to head of front dust jacket panel along spine. Still a bright and crisp copy. Originally published in 1939.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick (2001)


    Seller: Byrd Books (Austin, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $43.05
    Shipping: $2.00
    TOTAL Cost: $45.05

In Used Condition

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick (2001)


    Seller: Spike706 (Poughkeepsie, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $45.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $48.99

First Edition/First Printing! Minor read/shelf wear.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Academy Editions (1973)


    Seller: Amnesty Bookshop - Brighton (Brighton, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $28.59
    Shipping: $25.23
    TOTAL Cost: $53.82

Story and drawings by Mervyn Peake. The latter, consisting of mainly phantasmagorical b/w illustrations, often feature striking additions of burnt orange colouring - see images. 1973 reprint. Condition: basically sound - minor edge wear of card covers. Slight internal tanning. (NB The title page has become detached (image) and the free front endpaper, while in situ, is a little loose). Unpaginated. 12mo. Limited images taken due to tightness of binding. Please note that, depending on destination, we may request an additional payment to cover any extra shipping/postage charges. Proceeds to Amnesty International. Abe2406.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781406319514
    Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (2009)


    Seller: Heroes Akimbo Ltd T/A AproposBooks&Comics (London, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $35.02
    Shipping: $18.86
    TOTAL Cost: $53.88

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: The Macmillan Company (1967)


    Seller: Eyrie House Books (Tyngsboro, MA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $50.00
    Shipping: $5.50
    TOTAL Cost: $55.50

1 inch chip on jacket front jacket in protective sleeve some foxing on endpapers. Price Clipped. First American Edition. Noted SF writer's pirate story for children. Black and white drawings throughout.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781406319514
    Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, London (2009)


    Seller: Nikki Green Books (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $40.94
    Shipping: $18.86
    TOTAL Cost: $59.80

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.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Candlewick Press (2001)


    Seller: Black Dog Books (Emerson, NJ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $55.00
    Shipping: $5.00
    TOTAL Cost: $60.00

Publisher's advanced copy with three loose signatures laid into a dust jacket. Quite uncommon thus.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick (2001)


    Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $60.07
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Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Mervyn Peake

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781406319514
    Publisher: Walker (2009)


    Seller: Book Haven (Wellington, WLG, New Zealand)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $34.26
    Shipping: $27.00
    TOTAL Cost: $61.26

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. Dj, heavy. Previous owner stamp on first page. 48 pages.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Macmillan, [1967]., New York (1967)


    Seller: D. Richards, Bookman (Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $60.00
    Shipping: $5.00
    TOTAL Cost: $65.00

Unpaged. Illustrationjs (drawings). Some damage to the very foot of the spine, else a clean, tight, VG+ copy in a good-only dust jacket (rubbed, light chipping, few short tears). Size: Large 8vo (10.25" tall)

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780744581225
    Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (2001)


    Seller: Reuseabook (Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $56.13
    Shipping: $9.30
    TOTAL Cost: $65.43

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

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CAPTAIN SLAUGHTERBOARD DROPS ANCHOR.
    by PEAKE, Mervyn.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Nelson, London. 1967. (1967)


    Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd. (Camberwell, VIC, Australia)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $47.03
    Shipping: $19.00
    TOTAL Cost: $66.03

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

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Mervyn Peake

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781406319514
    Publisher: Walker Books (2009)


    Seller: Ivan's Book Stall (Reading, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $61.08
    Shipping: $15.14
    TOTAL Cost: $76.22

unnumbered pages. .its.Mervyn!!!

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Captain Slaughterboard drops anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Nelson ()


    Seller: Goldstone Rare Books (Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $71.03
    Shipping: $6.30
    TOTAL Cost: $77.33

With dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781406319514
    Publisher: Walker Books (2001)


    Seller: Barney's books (Beer, DEVON, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $58.48
    Shipping: $18.93
    TOTAL Cost: $77.41

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

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Captain Slaughterboard Drop Anchor.
    by Mervyn Peake.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780744581225
    Publisher: Walker, London 2001 (2001)


    Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD (Aldeburgh, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $51.98
    Shipping: $27.76
    TOTAL Cost: $79.74

First edition thus. Hardback. 2001 edition, 1st impression. Quarto. (48)pp. Original pale blue boards. Near fine in a lightly used, very good indeed dust jacket.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Mervyn Peake

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Walker Books Ltd., London (2009)


    Seller: McGonigles' (Cerne Abbas, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $54.58
    Shipping: $27.76
    TOTAL Cost: $82.34

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.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor (70th anniversary edition)
    by Mervyn Peake

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781406319514
    Publisher: Walker Books (2010)


    Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops (Fremantle, WA, Australia)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $50.39
    Shipping: $39.00
    TOTAL Cost: $89.39

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.)

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2001)


    Seller: Bibliobeast (Novato, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $85.00
    Shipping: $4.50
    TOTAL Cost: $89.50

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.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor.
    by PEAKE, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: MacMillan, [1967] (1967)


    Seller: Michael S. Kemp, Bookseller (Sheerness, KENT, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $72.77
    Shipping: $25.23
    TOTAL Cost: $98.00

1st. U.S. Edition. Very Good in chipped dust wrapper. For this edition the hand lettering of the text was abandoned in favour of type and yellow was the only colour used. PiP A1c

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780763616250
    Publisher: Candlewick (2001)


    Seller: Hafa Adai Books (Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $99.70
    Shipping: $3.95
    TOTAL Cost: $103.65

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Captain Slaughterboard drops anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1945 (1945)


    Seller: Antikvariat Valentinska (Praha, Czech Republic)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $89.10
    Shipping: $15.68
    TOTAL Cost: $104.78

OLWd. mit OUmschlag, [48] unpaginierte Seiten mit Abb., 4° (19 x 25,5 cm), Hinterseite des Umschlags leicht angeschmutzt, unscheinbar abgegriffen, sonst perfekt, insgesamt sehr guter Zustand. Book Language/s: German

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Peake, Mervyn

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Macmillan, New York (1967)


    Seller: Bud Plant & Hutchison Books (Cedar Ridge, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $100.00
    Shipping: $4.99
    TOTAL Cost: $104.99

1st ptg. tall 8vo, full yellow pictorial cloth, illustrated by the author in line on bright goldenrod backgrounds. The story of a menacing pirate and a strange Yellow Creature he finds on a desert isle. A fine, bright copy in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.

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Captain Slaughterboard drops anchor
    by Mervyn Peake

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswood, London (1945)


    Seller: Carothers and Carothers (Albany, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $100.00
    Shipping: $5.00
    TOTAL Cost: $105.00

[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.

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Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
    by Mervyn Peake

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons (1967)


    Seller: Buckle's Books (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $77.97
    Shipping: $31.54
    TOTAL Cost: $109.51

First edition hardback with dustjacket.Yellow pictorial boards have no damage. Previous owners bookplate inside front board. Slight wear to DJ edges with a small tear to bottom edge. Very good condition.

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