The Yellow Admiral.
by O'BRIAN, PATRICK:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HarperCollins. 1997 1st.. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Slightly bumped and rubbed along edges. Not price clipped). Else a very clean and tight copy. 262 pp. Jack Aubrey fears for his future in the Navy as he opposes Government policy and the plans of his rich and powerful neighbour. Will he be promoted, or find himself with a useless and inactive rank?
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89389
- Title
- The Yellow Admiral.
- Author
- O'BRIAN, PATRICK:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- HarperCollins. 1997 1st.
- Keywords
- Literature patrick o’brian, yellow admiral, aubrey, maturin, MP, oppose, policy neighbour, first, dustwrapper,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.