ARTEMIS.**

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Geoff Hunt illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip or dw/dj minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing,the majority of creasing is to both the top+bottom edges of the rear panel of the dw/dj. Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents bright, tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,dark blue cloth boards with crisp,bright,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,1-375pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters and author's note; plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,dedication,and towards the rear, an advert for Limited edn Print offer of the dw/djs' artwork by Geoff Hunt, of the first two Kydd titles - i.e. 'Kydd' and this,'Artemis'.An unread book in exceptional condition. The 2nd of a planned series of 11 titles in this series,from this author, favourably compared to Patrick O'Brien and Alexander Kent,hence the first two books are fast becoming harder to find.This title was very quickly reprinted. In the great age of fighting sail,life ranging the seas for prey and prize money in the crack frigate HMS Artemis is fast and exciting.It is also a world away from the harsh experience of a man pressed aboard the old ship-of-the-line Duke William that was wig-maker Thomas Paine Kydd's brutal introduction to the sea.Now a true Jack Tar,Kydd sails into Portsmouth Harbour and a hero's welcome after a ferocious battle against the French.However his jubilation is cut short when a family matter threatens to take him from the life he has grown to love; he must return to Guildford.But the sea beckons irresistibly and Kydd manages to ship out again in his beloved Artemis - a voyage that will take him to the fabled East and present him with fierce challenges,both personal and physical.Finally homeward bound,he faces death itself in the cruel waters of the Great Southern Ocean. 'Artemis' is based on dramatic real events and is classic storytelling at its very best - fast-paced and filled with exceptional characters. Want more Julian STOCKWIN titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!