The Fortune of War
by O'Brian, Patrick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Collins, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, 280pp, pale blue cloth with gilt to spine. A Jack Aubrey novel. A fine copy, marred only by a previous owners name in pen on the ffep. The book is clean, square and tight in a near fine, unclipped, unfaded dust jacket with a small closed tear near the fold between spine and front cover, and minor creasing to the top of the front. The sixth Aubrey/Maturin novel.
Synopsis
The Fortune of War, (1979) is a historical novel set during the War of 1812 and written by British author Patrick O'Brian.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1108
- Title
- The Fortune of War
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- NAVAL, AUBREY, MATURIN
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Glossary
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...