London: Collins, 1978. Hardcover. fine. 1st English Edition. 276pp. Octavo. Original grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. fine A Jack Aubrey story. 1978

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Desolation Island is a name that has been used for several islands. The largest and best known is Kerguelen Island in the Indian Ocean. Desolation Island is a novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian.

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Bookseller: Aquila Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 122333
Title: Desolation Island
Author: O'Brian, Patrick
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - fine
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0002221454
ISBN 13: 9780002221450
Publisher: Collins
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1978
Keywords: Literature|Novel|Aubrey-Maturin Series|English Author|English Lit|Napoleonic Wars|Royal Navy

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...