Command a King's Ship
by Kent, Alexander
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Jove, 1980. Mass market paperback. 314pp. First Jove paperback edition, first printing with number line intact on copyright page. No previous ownership marks or writing. "The year is 1784 and this is Richard Bolitho's first command since the war in the Caribbean...." A clean, square, sound copy. Near very good.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
Douglas Reeman (Alexander Kent) did convoy duty in the Atlantic, the Arctic and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty bestselling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005084
- Title
- Command a King's Ship
- Author
- Kent, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jove
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction, Richard Bolitho
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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