To whom does one's true allegiance lie? Jack Aubrey's long service has at last been rewarded with promotion to the rank of commodore, and a squadron of ships to command. His new commission is twofold - first, inhibit the slave trade off the coast of West Africa, and then, on his return, intercept a French fleet loaded with weapons intended for the disaffected Irish. But will the conflict of loyalties be insurmountable for his friend, and Irishman, Stephen Maturin? 'His ...
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To whom does one's true allegiance lie? Jack Aubrey's long service has at last been rewarded with promotion to the rank of commodore, and a squadron of ships to command. His new commission is twofold - first, inhibit the slave trade off the coast of West Africa, and then, on his return, intercept a French fleet loaded with weapons intended for the disaffected Irish. But will the conflict of loyalties be insurmountable for his friend, and Irishman, Stephen Maturin? 'His novels are . . . as delicately perceptive about the human condition as the Jane Austen novels that O'Brian himself so much admired.' CHRISTINA HARDYMENT, Independent 'One of the most brilliantly sustained pieces of historical fictional writing this century.' JAMES TEACHER, Spectator
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1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (a little bumped at head of spine and some faint spotting on top edge and endpapers-otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 281 (no inscriptions).
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC. HarperCollins, 1994. First UK edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, crease on the edge of the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj(a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with a small nick and ink mark on the outer edges, a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.282pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable book.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.