The Golden Ocean

NY: The John Day Company, 1957., 1957. First American printing. 8vo. 316 pp. Illustrated, including a map. Original yellow cloth binding. SIGNED by O'Brian on the title page. From the Richard Mattie Patrick O'Brian collection. Signed by O'Brian aboard the Sea Cloud during the "Partrick O'Brian Mediterranean Cruise"in April 1999. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, very… Read more about this item

New York: the John Day Company, 1957. Undetermined. near fine. 1st US Edition. 316pp. Octavo. Original yellow coated cloth covered boards with teal lettering on spine. Bump to top end of spine. Clean, tight text block. Contains an illustration (B/W) and a chart spread over two pages. In dust jacket, not price clipped. Light wear to edges of… Read more about this item

Bath: Chivers Press. Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper. c1956,1997. Large Print Edition. Hardcover; Ex-Lib. 472 pages. Ex-library book with usual stamps and markings but in nice condition with clean pages and covers. Spine ends and top corners slightly bumped, book very slightly cocked. Dust wrapper, with no library markings, is lightly edgeworn and rubbed.; <b>This… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: John Day, 1957. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Bound in yellow weaved cloth, stamped in blue. Dust jacket shows three tiny (< 1/4" ) chips to bottom edge. Overall, an unusually nice copy of this first U.S. edition of this early novel of the sea by O'Brian. A pre-cursor to the Aubrey/Maturin series… Read more about this item

Middlesex, England: Penguin - Peacock, 1972. Book. Very Good +. Mass Market Paperback. First Peacock Edition. VG+, Edgewear, crease, mild foxing, browning. Maritime adventure. Cover design and map by John Lawrence. Photo on request..

Norton, 1990. Soft Cover. Very Good. Not Ex-Library Copy.Trade Paperback Edition.Good Copy.Text Unmarked.Binding Is Solid.Corners Slightly Bumped.Not Ex-Library Copy.

NY: W. W. Norton & Co., 1996. 1st printing. Trade-sized. Cover art by Geoff Hunt. Light wear; sticker pull on first page; foredge of three middle pages has been wet and is wavy... Paperback. Very Good-.

USA: Norton, 1996. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Spine is uncreased, small remainder mark. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

W. W. Norton, 1994-05-17. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Penguin, UK, 1972. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 269 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, UK, 1972. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Golden Ocean is the first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea. The novel shares the same sense of excitement and the rich humour of… Read more about this item

London: HarperCollins, 1998 Very tidy, slight wear to cover, no marks. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996. Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. First thus edition. HCW. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1972. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 271 pp. Binding firm, spine cocked. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges browned. Covers slightly creased. Contains map. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Fiction; 18th century; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0140470735. ISBN/EAN: 9780140470734.… Read more about this item

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 04/20/1998. Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Hardback. Acceptable.

HarperCollins, 1996. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 285ppnot price clipped, no inscriptions, first published 1956, first edition first printing of the 1996 reprint. Slight rubbing to edges of wraps but no tears, slight spotting to top edge of text block which cannot be seen when book is open. Overall a very nice condition copy.

Hardback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1996. Prior to the Jack Aubrey-Stephen Maturin series, this was Patrick O'Brian's first historical sea adventure featuring Commodore Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740 and Peter Palafox, son of a poor Irish parson who signs on as a midshipman. The book is in close to Fine condition, having only been read once… Read more about this item