first edition
1972 · London
by O'BRIAN, Patrick
London: Collins, 1972. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; pale blue paper over boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 414pp. A bit of subtle toning to upper and lower board edges, with a few faint stains scattered on lower edge and right side of text; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped, bright, and unfaded - outwardly Fine, but showing nine inexplicable cello-tape ghosts on verso, likely affixed to an old style jacket protector; still a Near Fine example, with the original price intact. The second Jack Aubrey novel. (Inventory #: 18077)