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STOCKWIN**, JULIAN: : SEA OF TREASON

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2023.

ISBN 9781399716710.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork by Larry Rostant,illustrated dw/dj panels with author's capitalised,glossy, white-lettered name and capitalised,blocked, gilt-lettered title to front of dw/dj,and a critic's matt,white-lettered review by front's gutter's head of spine.Spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's,a miniaturised,colour thumbnail illustration from front's illustration and publisher's white-lettered name and white-lettered initialled,illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with 3 critics' red+ white lettered reviews over a repeated colour illustration detail from the front panel of dw/dj.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without any ageing/toning or any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain red cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked bronze gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xivpp+1-369pp [paginated] includes Dramatis Personae list,86 chapters,a Glossary and Author's Note; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an epigram [verse,William Shakespeare,The Tempest] with to it's reverse,the first page of a double-page b/w map of USA with b/w Bermuda map inset on the 2nd page,that in turn,with a first page of another double-page regional b/w map of Norway,Sweden and Denmark,also with inset maps (2) of Low Countries and Norway/Sweden respectively,to it's 2nd page too.   Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. 1813. The Shadow of war falls across the Continent as Napoleon gathers his forces once more,his Grande Armee somehow back to full strength after his disastrous Russian campaign.  For Captain Sir Thomas Kyff however,life is lookng sunnier.He has mostly recovered from a near-fatal wound and is back in comand of his beloved ship-of-the-line.Thunderer.He has also been given a most agreeable post: Bermuda,pink sandy beaches and very little in the way of battle.                                          But those calm tropical skies can quickly turn to storm,and Captain Kydd soon finds himself drawn into the political scheming and warlike manoeuvres of the young United States,as it attempts to seize Spanish Florida.                With his ship-of-the-line,the greatest military asset in the region,Kydd must show all his courage and quick thinking to stay ahead of the game. And all the time in Europe,the situation continues to darken. . . Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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. **                               

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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