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Kydd

Kydd

Kydd
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Kydd

by Stockwin, Julian

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ISBN 10
0340794739
ISBN 13
9780340794739
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London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2001. Uncorrected Bound Proof. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 309pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate acquired directly from him; the bookplate has been laid in.

"...Europe is ablaze with war. The British prime minister is under pressure to intimidate the French and dispatches a Navy squadron to appear off the French coast. To man the ships, ordinary citizens must be press-ganged.
Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized and taken across the country to be part of the crew of the ninety-eight-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all he goes through, amid dangers of tempest and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow seamen, taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor and defender of Britain at war.
Kydd launches a masterly new writing talent and is the first installment of a thrilling new series. Based on dramatic real events, it is classic storytelling at its best, rich with action, exceptional characters, and a page-turning narrative..."


Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. ISBN: 0-340-79473-9. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition, First Printing. Advance Reading Copy (ARC). FICTION HISTORICAL ROYAL NAVY THOMAS PAINE KYDD ADVENTURE ACTION WAR SEAFARING SHIPS MARITIME 1700S EUROPE BRITAIN FRANCE JULIAN STOCKWIN FIRST EDITIONS SIGNED NAPOLEONIC ERA SEA STORIES COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS. Catalogs: Advance Reading Copies, SIGNED, War, Literature & Fiction, World.

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Kydd, first published in 2001, is a Historical sea novel by Julian Stockwin. This first instalment in Julian Stockwin's series of novels about the English navy tells the story of young Kydd, who is pressed into service on a British ship in 1793.

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Title
Kydd
Author
Stockwin, Julian
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0340794739
ISBN 13
9780340794739
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2001
Bookseller catalogs
Advance Reading Copies; War; Signed; Literature & Fiction, World;

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