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London: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1979 Book. Good. Pale Blue Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Historical seafaring novel, 6th in the Aubrey-Maturin series. 279pp. Gilt lettering to spine. From a private collection with Ex Libris label to pastedown. Slight forward lean to spine, top edges dusty, slight fading to edges of boards and some sunning to page edges, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear, otherwise good..
The Fortune of War by O'Brian, Patrick - 1979
by O'Brian, Patrick
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The Fortune of War
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London: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1979. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/VG-; blue pictorial spine with white text; first UK edition; a Jack Aubrey novel; dust jacket exterior shows mild wear; slightly sunned spine; lightly crinkled spine edges; price clipped front flap; flap fore edges lightly toned; exterior to cloth has sunned slightly; spine shows more noticeable sunning; slightly cocked spine; text block exterior edges show minimal wear; minor pencil inside; pp [280]
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. 1357745. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Publisher William Collins Sons & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1979
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The Fortune of War
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The Fortune of War
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HarperCollins, 1998-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover. Near fine / near fine dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
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The Fortune of War.
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London: Collins, 1979. 8vo, 280 pages. Blue cloth boards, gilt spine titles, in dustwrapper (not price-clipped although blue biro has been marked through the price of £5.50). Faint trace of pink tinge at a small section of the fore-edge. Erasure mark by upper corner of the front free end-paper which is partially lightly toned. Very Good/Near Fine. The sixth book in the Aubrey and Maturin series.. First edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine.
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THE FORTUNE OF WAR
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Collins, 1979. 1st edition. Jack Aubrey arrives in the Dutch East Indies to find himself appointed to the command of the fastest and best armed frigate in the British Navy.. Hardback. fine hardcover copy in a fine price clipped dustwrapper, the title page has been neatly excised.
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The Fortune of War
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London: Collins, 1979 Pale blue boards stamped in gilt on spine. Tight and square, slight sunning to top and bottom edges of boards, a few dot spots in top edges, 3 small rust spots in ffep. Dust jacket is price unclipped and unfaded, small rust smudge on front flap, tiny chips to 2 top corners, slightly rumpled at crown of spine.
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Collins, 1979. No other prints or editions stated, ex-library copy with expected markings and attachments, spine slants a bit, dustjacket is in plastic cover that is taped down inside the covers, the covers are blue with gold lettering on the spine, previous owner's name on flep, bookstore codes in pencil on flep also, residue of paste where pocket has been removed, light usage only, if not for library distinctions, this book would grade a bit higher, The 3 R's is committed to saving the trees one leaf at the time!. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +.
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The Fortune of War
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London: Collins, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight fading to head and heel of spine. Light abrasion to the front endpage. Faint dustsoil to head of pages, else near fine copy in price-clipped dustjacket.
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ST Jame's Place, London: William Collins Sons & Co., 1979. Undetermined. good to very good. 1st UK Edition. 280pp. Octavo. Original powder blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Wear and fading to edges of spine and along edges of boards. Some discolouration to endpapers with date written in blue ink on the bottom of the front free endpaper (not intrusive). Clean, tight text block. In dust jacket, not price clipped, with only slight wear to edges. A nice copy. good to very good The 6th book in the AubreyÑaturin series of novels, written by O'Brian, a celebrated English Author. The novel is set during the war of 1812 and centres on the friendship of English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the IrishÑatalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. 1979
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ST Jame's Place, London: William Collins Sons & Co., 1979. Undetermined. near fine. 1st UK Edition. 280pp. Octavo. Original powder blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Light fading and bumping to extremities. Clean, tight text block. In dust jacket, price clipped. Jacket is in fine condition with only very light wear to edges and a book seller sticker on front inside fold of jacket. A great copy. near fine The 6th book in the AubreyÑaturin series of novels, written by O'Brian, a celebrated English Author. The novel is set during the war of 1812 and centres on the friendship of English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the IrishÑatalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. 1979
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London: Collins, 1979. First Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine+/Fine. First Impression of the sixth Jack Aubrey novel. 8vo: 280pp. Publisher's French blue cloth-effect paper-covered boards, spine stamped in gilt; illustrated dust jacket, priced £5.50. Near Fine or better (slight spine tilt, indent to base, board edges barely sunned); Fine jacket, vivid and bright, with spine panel completely unfaded. A collectible copy. Cunningham A15a. The Aubrey-Maturin series of nautical historical novels—20 completed and one unfinished—are set during the Napoleonic Wars and center on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, polymath and spy. This installment continues the story of Aubrey's exploits during the American War of 1812, recreating in authentic detail two significant historical frigate battles, between HMS Java and USS Constitution and between HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in…
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