London: Methuen Children's Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1982). First Edition. Hardcover. 0416267602 . No signatures. Some bumping to corners of boards. Rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; [vi], 138 pages. Blue papered boards with gilt lettering. Illustrated. 187mm x 115mm. Page dimensions: 186mm x 119mm. "The Wandering Wind is a familiar sight up and down the canal, but when the cargo business slows down, Bill Badger and his friend Izzybizzy the hedgehog have to find another way to make money." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

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Bill Badger and the Pirates is a novel with a canal-side setting for children, written in 1960 by the prolific author Denys Watkins-Pitchford, who wrote under the pseudonym "BB". The plot revolves around the release from prison of Bill Badger's sworn enemy the cat Napolean and his attempt to capture the barge Wandering Wind. The novel blends a stirring story with deeper moral issues.

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10122
Title: Bill Badger And The Pirates
Author: 'BB'
Illustrator: Watkins-Pitchford, D. F.
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0416267602
ISBN 13: 9780416267600
Publisher: Methuen Children's Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (1982)
Keywords: 0416267602

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