The Far Side of the World - in the first issue dust wrapper
by O'Brian, Patrick
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1984. A first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1984. A fine book without inscriptions - a beautiful copy. In a very good spine faded first issue dust wrapper with wear to the corners. Unclipped showing the original price of £8.95. Most copies of this book were price clipped and only a handful exist without the clipping - this being one
Synopsis
The Far Side of the World (1984) is an historical novel and tenth in the Aubrey-Maturin series. It was first published by HarperCollins in 1984. The novel provided part of the title and some of plot-structure for the 2003 Peter Weir film, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14764
- Title
- The Far Side of the World - in the first issue dust wrapper
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
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About the Seller
John Atkinson Books
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
About John Atkinson Books
Offering rare and unique signed books not available elsewhere with constant changes in stock. Our showroom holds 100 rare first editions
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- Price Clipped
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....