The Golden Ocean. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Rare and modern books
O'Brian Patrick
Harper Collins,
1996
The Golden Ocean. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Rare and modern books
O'Brian Patrick
Harper Collins,
1996
25.30 €
(Devon,
United Kingdom)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1996
- Author
- O'Brian Patrick
- Publishers
- Harper Collins
- Keyword
- modern firsts, patrick o'brian, russ, peter palafox, anson, historical novels, historical fiction, patrick o'brian, modern first editions, golden, ocean
- Languages
- English
Description
8vo., First Edition thus; navy blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author's first maritime novel, written before commencing his immortal Aubrey/Maturin sequence. Featuring Peter Palafox, it tells the story of Anson's circumnavigation. First published in 1956; reissued for the first time (Macmillan) in 1970 and now again here to entrance yet another generation.
