Clarissa Oakes [The Truelove]

London: Harper Collins, 1992. First UK Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Impression (full number line) of the fifteenth installment in the Aubrey-Maturin series, featuring naval commander Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon (and spy) Stephen Maturin. 8vo: 256pp. Publisher's navy blue cloth, spine stamped in gold; pictorial dust jacket, illustrated by Geoff Hunt, priced £14.99. Fine, clean, crisp, unmarked copy, As New and unread. Cunningham A24a. The series is set during the Napoleonic Wars, but this episode (largely self-contained) finds Aubrey and Maturin in the Pacific. The episode centers on the stowaway Clarissa Harvill (later Oakes), a young convict from the penal settlement at New South Wales. Clarissa spreads ill-will among the crew as a result of her liaisons with several of the ship's officers. 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.).