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Desolation Island
by O'Brian, Patrick
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- very good
- ISBN 10
- 0002221454
- ISBN 13
- 9780002221450
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
ST Jame's Place, London: William Collins Sons & Co., 1978. Undetermined. very good. 1st UK Edition. 276pp. Octavo. Original grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Mild bumping to top edge of spine; very small stain on front cover of board. Small stain to page 1. In dust jacket, not price clipped, with only light wear to edges. A lovely copy. very good A book in the AubreyÑaturin series of novels, written by O'Brian, a celebrated English Author. The novels are set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centred on the friendship of English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irishуatalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. 1978
Synopsis
Desolation Island is a name that has been used for several islands. The largest and best known is Kerguelen Island in the Indian Ocean. Desolation Island is a novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132405
- Title
- Desolation Island
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0002221454
- ISBN 13
- 9780002221450
- Publisher
- William Collins Sons & Co.
- Place of Publication
- ST Jame's Place, London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Literature|Novel|Aubrey-Maturin Series|English Author|English Lit|Napoleonic Wars|Royal Navy
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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