Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor Scout which also has some wear

which also has some wear and loss to the edges

The pages are  tanned through age

There is a crease across the middle of the front cover

'The Best of Times' illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark

and the name has been covered using tippex

Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor Scout which also has some wear'Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor written and illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1945. UK 1st edition. The book is in very good condition, with an inscription and date to the top corner of the fep. The pages are a touch tanned. The dust wrapper is in very good condition and is not price clipped, with some wear and loss to the top base and edges of the spine. The reverse side of the wrapper has been reinforced using