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Desolation Island
by Patrick O'Brian
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002221454
- ISBN 13
- 9780002221450
- Seller
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
A beautiful copy of the first impression of the first UK edition [Collins London 1978]. This book is the fifth in the Jack Aubrey series and, as such, a very collectible title. The book is in fine condition, has no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is nearly fine. The jacket is neatly price-clipped, with no creases, chips or tears. The spine of jacket is lightly sunned but there is absolutely minimal shelf wear. It is now protected by a Gaylord archival cover that is easily removable. Please contact us if you have further questions.
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
- C&S Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001039
- Title
- Desolation Island
- Author
- Patrick O'Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002221454
- ISBN 13
- 9780002221450
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 276
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
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About the Seller
C&S Books
Biblio member since 2023
Windsor, Ontario
About C&S Books
At C&S Books we have been collecting books for many years. We appreciate the beauty of a truly collectible book, with regard to both edition and condition. We maintain a small inventory of carefully curated first editions, many signed by award winning authors.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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