A historical sea saga, first published in 1979, in which Captain Jack Aubrey arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best armed frigate in the British Navy. From the author of MASTER AND COMMANDER, POST CAPTAIN, HMS SURPRISE and THE MAURITIUS COMMAND.
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A historical sea saga, first published in 1979, in which Captain Jack Aubrey arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best armed frigate in the British Navy. From the author of MASTER AND COMMANDER, POST CAPTAIN, HMS SURPRISE and THE MAURITIUS COMMAND.
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Like New. Size: 8x5x1; Hardcover. Near fine / near fine dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
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Very Good in near fine jacket. 8vo, 280 pages. Blue cloth boards, gilt spine titles, in dustwrapper (not price-clipped although blue biro has been marked through the price of £5.50). Faint trace of pink tinge at a small section of the fore-edge. Erasure mark by upper corner of the front free end-paper which is partially lightly toned. Very Good/Near Fine. The sixth book in the Aubrey and Maturin series.
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Near fine. 1st UK Edition. 280pp. Octavo. Original powder blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Light fading and bumping to extremities. Clean, tight text block. In dust jacket, price clipped. Jacket is in fine condition with only very light wear to edges and a book seller sticker on front inside fold of jacket. A great copy. near fine The 6th book in the Aubrey? aturin series of novels, written by O'Brian, a celebrated English Author. The novel is set during the war of 1812 and centres on the friendship of English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish? atalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language.
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Good to very good. 1st UK Edition. 280pp. Octavo. Original powder blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Wear and fading to edges of spine and along edges of boards. Some discolouration to endpapers with date written in blue ink on the bottom of the front free endpaper (not intrusive). Clean, tight text block. In dust jacket, not price clipped, with only slight wear to edges. A nice copy. good to very good The 6th book in the Aubrey? aturin series of novels, written by O'Brian, a celebrated English Author. The novel is set during the war of 1812 and centres on the friendship of English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish? atalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language.
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Near Fine+ in Fine jacket. First Impression of the sixth Jack Aubrey novel. 8vo: 280pp. Publisher's French blue cloth-effect paper-covered boards, spine stamped in gilt; illustrated dust jacket, priced £5.50. Near Fine or better (slight spine tilt, indent to base, board edges barely sunned); Fine jacket, vivid and bright, with spine panel completely unfaded. A collectible copy. Cunningham A15a. The Aubrey-Maturin series of nautical historical novels-20 completed and one unfinished-are set during the Napoleonic Wars and center on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, polymath and spy. This installment continues the story of Aubrey's exploits during the American War of 1812, recreating in authentic detail two significant historical frigate battles, between HMS Java and USS Constitution and between HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
