HARDBACK "PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2009* Publisher: Harper-Collins.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt title to spine. Very slight spine lean. No bumps or rubs, no other visible faults. VG+* Jacket condition: Dramatic colour illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £18.99. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edges. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured maps of ?The Spanish Main? to end papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning. FINE.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 312 pp. text.* Description: An irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World -- a classic story of adventure and betrayal. Jamaica, in 1665 a lone outpost of British power amid Spanish waters in the sun baked Caribbean. Its capital, Port Royal, a cut-throat town of taverns, grog shops and bawdy houses -- the last place imaginable from which to launch an unthinkable attack on a nearby Spanish stronghold.* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st edition 1st impression with only minor faults reducing it to VG+*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3781
Title: Pirate Latitudes
Author: Crichton, Michael
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - F/VG+/VG+
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0007329083
ISBN 13: 9780007329083
Publisher: HarperCollins
Place of Publication: London Uk 320
This edition first published: 2009
Size: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.2 cm

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