Desolation Island
by Patrick O'Brian (Riou, cover art)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD
- ISBN 10
- 081282590X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812825909
- Seller
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Bethel, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Stein and Day, 1979. (1st American edition). hardcover. VERY GOOD. Book is as new except for a little dust spotting to top edge of text block and light softening of spine ends. Jacket (Riou, cover art) is crisp and clean but has a small 1/4" tear to top back edge. Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin take the Leopard to New South Wales in a trip around the Horn. 5.5" X 8.5" 276 pages
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
- Rainy Day Paperback Exchange (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7-0Y005
- Title
- Desolation Island
- Author
- Patrick O'Brian (Riou, cover art)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD
- Edition
- (1st American edition)
- ISBN 10
- 081282590X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812825909
- Publisher
- Stein and Day
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
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