Buy this book on-line STOCKWIN**, JULIAN: : KYDD.**LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2001. ISBN 0340794739.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner
inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Geoff Hunt,illustrated dw/dj,with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine -no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Publisher's sharp-cornered, bright,clean,original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-373pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,quotation and acknowledgements to rear.Author's first Thomas Paine Kydd novel/title in a planned series of 11.Very uncommon,with a low print run.
1793.Europe is ablaze with war.The Prime Minister,Pitt,is under pressure to make an active move at sea,and despatches a squadron to appear off the French coast.To man the ships, ordinary people must be press-ganged.
Thomas Paine Kydd,a young wig-maker from
Guildford,is seized,taken across country to Sheerness and the great fleet anchorage of the Nore to be part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William.
The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to
learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast;but despite al that he goes through in danger of tempest and battle he comes to admire the skills and courage of the seamen - taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor.
'Kydd' launches a masterly new writing talent and a thrilling new series.Based on dramatic real events,it is classic storytelling at its very best,rich with action,exceptional characters and a page-turning narrative.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Geoff Hunt,illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Publisher's sharp-cornered, bright,clean,original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-373pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters; plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,quotation, and acknowledgements to rear.
Author's first Thomas Paine Kydd novel/title in a planned series of 11.Very uncommon,with a low print run.
1793.Europe is ablaze with war.
The Prime Minister,Pitt,is under pressure to make an active move at sea,and despatches a squadron to appear off the French coast.To man the ships,ordinary people must be press-ganged. Thomas Paine Kydd,a young wig-maker from Guildford,is seized,taken across country to Sheerness and the great fleet anchorage of the Nore to be part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William.The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast; but despite all that he goes through in danger of tempest and battle he comes to admire the skills and courage of the seamen - taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor. 'Kydd' launches a masterly new writing talent and a thrilling new series.Based on dramatic real events,it is classic storytelling at its very best,rich with action,exceptional characters and a page-turning narrative.
Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete Number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Geoff Hunt,illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Publisher's sharp-cornered,bright, clean,original,dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-373pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters; plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages,a quotation,and acknowledgements to rear.Author's first Thomas Paine Kydd novel/title in a planned series of 11.Very uncommon,with a low print run.See also rja406011 and rja503414 for similar examples of this same title.
1793.Europe is ablaze with war.The Prime Minister,Pitt,is under pressure to make an active move at sea,and despatches a squadron to appear off the French coast.To man the ships, ordinary people must be press-ganged.
Thomas Paine Kydd,a young wig-maker from Guildford,is seized,taken across country to Sheerness and the great fleet anchorage of the Nore to be part of the crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William.The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast; but despite all that he goes through in danger of tempest and battle he comes to admire the skills and courage of the seamen - taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor.
'Kydd' launches a masterly new writing talent and a thrilling new series.Based on dramatic real events,it is classic storytelling at its very best,rich with action,exceptional characters and a page-turning narrative.
Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers -BEFORE ordering through the order page!
N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **
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