THE MAURITIUS COMMAND
by O'BRIAN, PATRICK
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD+ IN A NEAR FINE D.J.
- Seller
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK NY: STEIN AND DAY PUBLISHERS. VERY GOOD+ IN A NEAR FINE D.J.. PUB 1978. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. A JACK AUBREY NOVEL . BOOK HAS SLIGHT DAMPING TO THE SPINE HEEL WITH A TOUCH OF COLOR OFFSET TO THE ENDPAPERS AND VERSO OF D.J. BUT IS OTHERWISE A FRESH AND CLEAN COPY WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. OTHER THAN THE OFFSET MENTIONED ABOVE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT RECTO, AND SOME MODEST TONING TO THE FLAPS, D.J. IS FINE. AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .
Synopsis
The Mauritius Command is a historical naval novel by Patrick O'Brian. It is fourth in the series of stories that follow the partnership of Captain Jack Aubrey and the naval surgeon Stephen Maturin. It retells in fictional form the real campaign carried out by the Royal Navy in 1810 under Commodore Josias Rowley.
Reviews
On Apr 11 2019, AVL Books said:
I loved this whole series. I read them all and wish it kept going.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI012400I
- Title
- THE MAURITIUS COMMAND
- Author
- O'BRIAN, PATRICK
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD+ IN A NEAR FINE D.J.
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- STEIN AND DAY PUBLISHERS
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK NY
- Date Published
- PUB 1978
- Keywords
- NAVAL ADVENTURE, NAPOLEONIC WARS
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