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The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
by O'Brian, Patrick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1996. This Stated First Edition has a "number line" starting with a "2". The book is in Fine condition with a Fine price-unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. This sequel to "The Commodore" has Jack Aubrey as an impoverished landowner, with his fortunes on both land and sea going from bad to worse, until Stephen Maturin returns from a mission in France and throws Jack a lifeline. The book is bound in marbelized paper-covered boards with a deep blue spine cloth and die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 5 7/8 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 262 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002093
- Title
- The Yellow Admiral (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Naval Adventure, Historical Fiction, Royal Navy
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Literature; Historical Fiction; Adventure and Thriller Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Brodart
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- Gilt
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