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50 pp, illustrated "the original edition of this book was published early in the war but destroyed by enemy action. The artist has coloured the plates for this edition." unclipped dustwrapper with some minor closed tears and old brown paper tape renforcing the head and tail of the spine. Previous owners' bookplates to the front pastedown and a small water stain to the bottom corners of the boards, not present on the pages. This is the second edition, but the first edition with colour illustrations. The scarce first edition published in 1939, but had the majority of copies destroyed during The Blitz in London. Small 4to.

Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor is a fantastical story of a captain and his crew, containing richly drawn characters by Mervyn Peake, an author known for his ability to blend the whimsical with the macabre.