Desolation Island
by O'Brian, Patrick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002221454
- ISBN 13
- 9780002221450
- Seller
-
Johannesburg, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Collins, London, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 276 pages (complete). A pleasing copy of this first edition Jack Aubrey story from O'Brian. The dustjacket is benign. It has some wear, light sunning to the spine. It is decent and sure. The boards are tidy and healthy. The frontispage has a previous retailer stamp. The pages are most agreeable. They are tight, fresh, clean, clear, congenial. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cadd
- Title
- Desolation Island
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002221454
- ISBN 13
- 9780002221450
- Publisher
- Collins, London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- X weight
- 18 oz
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About the Seller
Chapter 1 Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.