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On the island, they capture the gentle Yellow Creature (much to its glee) and bring it back to their boat. The other island inhabitants, all purple, silently watch the Y.C. leave, except for the bottom-dwelling Plummet who "couldn't see that anything was happening, but he felt it was." Suffice it to say that this nonsensical Lewis Carrollific, Edward Learesque story is a pure delight. Peake's imaginative, R. Crumb-style illustrations of pirate life and fanciful creatures are rich with detail that children will love examining at length. To top it all off, he offers a story of unlikely friendship of a ferocious pirate who comes to wonder how he could have ever enjoyed battle so much and the Yellow Creature, who is an expert at lounging around and eating fruit. Eccentric, playful, and as utterly original as all of Mervyn Peake's work (The Ghormenghast trilogy), Captain Slaughterboard is a classic that well deserves this no-less-than-fantastic recasting. Yo-ho! (Ages 6 and older) --Karin Snelson
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peake, Mervyn (illustrator). First edition. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A swashbuckling pirate fantasy. Large format. Blue paper boards, Black title to spine and illustration to front. Green endpapers. Colour illustratoins. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, a little scuffed to rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1827765
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. 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. Seller Inventory # CHL9537594
Book Description Condition: Very Good. 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. Seller Inventory # C215932