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London: Harper Collins, 1992. First UK Edition. Hardcover. First Impression (full number line) of the fifteenth installment in the Aubrey-Maturin series, featuring naval commander Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon (and spy) Stephen Maturin. 8vo: 256pp. Publisher's navy blue cloth, spine stamped in gold; pictorial dust jacket, illustrated by Geoff Hunt..... more
London: Collins, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. First Impression of the scarce tenth installment in the author's popular Aubrey-Maturin series. 8vo: [8],371,[1]pp. Publisher's forest green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; second issue illustrated dust jacket priced £9.95 with publisher's sticker (because of the printer's pricing error, most jackets were price-clipped and..... more
London: Collins, 1979. First Impression. Hardcover. 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..... more
London: Collins, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. First Impression (no additional printings noted), in the first issue dust jacket with "Thirteen Gun" unhyphenated. Tall 8vo: 319,[1]pp. Publisher's French blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt (still brilliant); pictorial jacket illustrated by Geoff Hunt and priced £11.95. Very Fine and unread. Cunningham A22a..... more
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959. First Impression. Hardcover. First Impression of this forerunner of the Jack Aubrey series. 8vo: 256pp. Fine publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in black; about Fine (lightly rubbed with no loss) first-state dust jacket, priced 15s, without a trace of fading to spine panel and very uncommon..... more