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O'BRIAN, Patrick. POST CAPTAIN. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company (1972). Second printing. 414 pp. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in near fine color illustrated dust jacket with minor rubbing to bottom edge. The second title in the Aubrey series., Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of O'BRIAN, Patrick : POST CAPTAIN. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. O'BRIAN**, PATRICK [pseud Richard Patrick Russ]: : POST CAPTAINLONDON.COLLINS,1972. ISBN 0002216574.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG.No price- clip to dw/dj.An approx. 1/2' split to dw/dj repaired. Author's 2nd JACK AUBREY novel.
Second in the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, set in the early 19thC and concerning the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and naval surgeon Stephen Maturin.
A highly collectable book,author,and character series,and a particularly scarce title to locate.
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UK,12mo p/back,1st edn.[Originally and first published by Wm. Collins,London,1972,UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj.This is the first p/back edn.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around pictorial colour artwork by Paul Wright,illustrated card covers with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present. Partially-read creasing to spine/backstrip,a faint oblique angle crease towards front,lower corner.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously toned - as usual/normal - but with minimal sporadic foxing/ spotting; contents bright and clean notwithstanding page-edge toning,tight,solid and sound with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornertips.UK,12mo p/back,1st edn,5-415pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.
The 2nd Aubrey/Maturin maritime adventure, following on from Master and Commander,their debut.
1803 - Napoleon shatters the frail Peace of Amiens and England and France are at war once more - a war that brings danger, action and glory to Captain John Aubrey,R.N.
A highly collected and prolific book author,and an early title from his 21-volume Jack Aubrey/ Stephen Maturin epic in O'Brian's detailed and enthralling,bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to that canon.
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1st ed, fine in a very good d/w, slight rubbing head + foot of spine + corners, short tears in rear panel. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of O'BRIAN, Patrick : Post Captain. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, libri antichi, livres anciens, atlases and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |