Captain Kilburnie
by Mack, William P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1557505861
- ISBN 13
- 9781557505866
- Seller
-
Southbury, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
Rising Through the Ranks of Nelson’s Navy As a young seaman, Fergus Kilburnie’s bold courage and natural affinity with the ocean established him as the first Scotsman to serve as an officer in the British Navy. Along with his captain’s stripes, he’s earned the command of The Imperious , a three-masted frigate armed with thirty-eight cannon, and the pride of the fleet. Against the mighty navies of France and Spain, Kilburnie is a force to be reckoned with as they vie for control of the seas. But obtaining command isn’t the end of his trials. In addition to Britain’s enemies, Kilburnie must also contend with the jealousies of his own crew and officers—as well as the treacherous intrigue of the British Admiralty…
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- HousatonicBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023583
- Title
- Captain Kilburnie
- Author
- Mack, William P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; First Printing
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1557505861
- ISBN 13
- 9781557505866
- Publisher
- US Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, Maryland, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- January 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Fiction/historical Novels;
Terms of Sale
HousatonicBooks
About the Seller
HousatonicBooks
About HousatonicBooks
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.