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The Unknown Shore. [1st American hardcover; 1995].
by O'Brian, Patrick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE/NEAR FINE dj. NOT a Remainder. Estate acquisition from an O'Brian collector. Book appears never read: NO names, cover w
- ISBN 10
- 0393038599
- ISBN 13
- 9780393038590
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York/London. W.W. Norton. 1995. HARDCOVER.. FINE/NEAR FINE dj. NOT a Remainder. Estate acquisition from an O'Brian collector. Book appears never read: NO names, cover wear, or spine creases. Jacket lightly scuffed, back has a crease, else complete/clean/crisp: NO tears. Octavo. (8vo). Double page map. 314pp. + 4 blanks. Blue boards, blue lettered, ecru cloth back. Deckle edge. NOT a remainder or BCE (book club edition). First American Edition 1995 so stated. 1st Printing per print number line. REPRINT of the 1959, London, Rupert Davis-Hart edition. Nota Bene: Norton Copyright page states as a subject: 'Survival after airplane accindents...'. LOL.
Synopsis
The Unknown Shore is a novel published in 1959 by Patrick O'Brian. It is the story of two friends, Jack Byron and Tobias Barrow who sail aboard HMS Wager as part of Anson's 1740 expedition. The midshipman Byron and somewhat unworldly surgeon's mate Barrow are prototypes for Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin who appear in many of O'Brian's later novels.
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- Booktopia
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 7011020
- Title
- The Unknown Shore. [1st American hardcover; 1995].
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE/NEAR FINE dj. NOT a Remainder. Estate acquisition from an O'Brian collector. Book appears never read: NO names, cover w
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393038599
- ISBN 13
- 9780393038590
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton.
- Place of Publication
- New York/London.
- Date Published
- 1995.
- Keywords
- Patrick O'Brian First Edition Nautical Maritime Historical Novels 18th Century British Royal Navy Jack Byron Tobias Barrow Jack Aubrey Stephen Maturin series
- Size
- Octavo. (8vo).
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