The Pyrates
by Fraser, George MacDonald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394538374
- ISBN 13
- 9780394538372
- Seller
-
Decatur, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1984 1st Am. ed. 405pp. hardback 8vo: near Fine in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover [owner’s small round owner emboss on front flyleaf; else nrF] A 17th century picaresque romp by the author of the Flashman novels George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008), made into a 1986 television film.
Synopsis
Repackaged to tie-in with hardback publication of 'The Reavers' and to appeal to a new generation of George MacDonald Fraser fans, 'The Pyrates' is a swashbuckling romp of a novel. The Pyrates is all the swashbucklers that ever were, rolled into one great Technicoloured pantomime – tall ships and desert islands, impossibly gallant adventurers and glamorous heroines, buried treasure and Black Spots, devilish Dons and ghastly dungeons, plots, duels, escapes, savage rituals, tender romance and steaming passion, all to the accompaniment of ringing steel, thunderous broadsides, sweeping film music, and the sound of cursing extras falling in the water and exchanging period dialogue. Even Hollywood buccaneers were never like this.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Auldfarran Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11520
- Title
- The Pyrates
- Author
- Fraser, George MacDonald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1984 1st Am. ed.
- ISBN 10
- 0394538374
- ISBN 13
- 9780394538372
- Publisher
- New York: Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BRITISH FICTION PICARESQUE HUMOR ENGLAND PIRATES
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Auldfarran Books, IOBA
We accept all the usual credit cards via the Biblio site and will hold books for customers' checks or money orders in U.S. funds. Shipping via 4th class mail in the USA is usually only $4.89, depending on the weight of the package. Fast priority mail (often 2-3 days) is at least $15 depending on weight. Any other service, including all international shipments and invoiced library purchase orders, is priced at packing & postage cost. We will invoice libraries providing purchase orders. We must charge Georgia residents 8 percent state sales tax on all subtotals (including shipping). Customer satisfaction with their books is always guaranteed. Returns are accepted with advance notification. For overseas customers we ship only via the Biblio Export program which requires surface mail to the American export center. Books will be shipped via air from there. Do not request expedited shipping for this program.
About the Seller
Auldfarran Books, IOBA
About Auldfarran Books, IOBA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: