The Unknown Shore
by O'Brian, Patrick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Rupert Hart Davies, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very good copy of this early sea-going story from the master storyteller of the Aubrey-Maturin series. The tale of an ill fated ship on Anson's expedition that finally sinks on the coast of Chile. In d/w that has some minor fading to the spine as is usual in this edition. 256pp. This 1959 edition is reputed to have had a print run of 4,500 copies but elusive to find now in good condition, it was not published in the USA until 1995. Considered a successor to the Aubrey/Maturin partnership and indeed as Dean King states "the seed from which the Aubrey/Maturin series eventually sprang"..
Synopsis
The Unknown Shore is a novel published in 1959 by Patrick O'Brian. It is the story of two friends, Jack Byron and Tobias Barrow who sail aboard HMS Wager as part of Anson's 1740 expedition. The midshipman Byron and somewhat unworldly surgeon's mate Barrow are prototypes for Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin who appear in many of O'Brian's later novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059806
- Title
- The Unknown Shore
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- O'Brian First Edition Naval Military
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Rickaro Books Ltd
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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