Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. All eighteen books are to be re-issued in hardback by HarperCollins with stunning new jackets.
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are ordered home by despatch vessel to bring the news of their latest victory to the government. But Maturin is a marked man for the havoc he has wrought in the French intelligence network in the New World, and the attentions of two privateers soon become menacing.
The chase that follows through the fogs and shallows of the Grand Banks is as thrilling, as tense and as unexpected in its culmination as anything Patrick O’Brian has written. Then, among other things, follows a shipwreck and a particularly sinister internment in the notorious Temple Prison in Paris. Once again, the tigerish and fascinating Diana Villiers redresses the balance in this man’s world of seamanship and war.
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‘...full of the energy that comes from a writer having struck a vein... Patrick O’Brian is unquestionably the Homer of the Napoleonic wars.’
James Hamilton-Paterson
‘You are in for the treat of your lives. Thank God for Patrick O’Brian: his genius illuminates the literature of the English language, and lightens the lives of those who read him.’
Kevin Myers, Irish Times
‘A swelling tide of intrigue and adventure in the best tradition.’
Guardian
‘The author, master of his period and of the techniques of ships under sail, keeps his story moving with panache and ingenuity.’
John Bright-Holmes, Daily Telegraph
‘This is a splendid excursion into the glorious history of the Royal Navy. It is also highly authentic. There are real characters, believable dialogue, fine descriptive writing, excitement...’
Now Magazine
‘The tang of saltwater voyages and pungent aroma of man-o’-war gunsmoke contrasts with some equally gripping events on land. Another collector’s item for those following the career of this impressive – and very human – naval officer.’
Bolton Evening News
Patrick O’Brian, until his death in 2000, was one of our greatest contemporary novelists. He is the author of the acclaimed Aubrey–Maturin tales and the biographer of Joseph Banks and Picasso. He is the author of many other books including Testimonies, and his Collected Short Stories. In 1995 he was the first recipient of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime’s contribution to literature. In the same year he was awarded the CBE. In 1997 he received an honorary doctorate of letters from Trinity College, Dublin. He lived for many years in South West France and he died in Dublin in January 2000.
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: As New. Hardcover. Near fine / near fine dust jacket wrapped in mylar. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire. Codice articolo 220206029
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Poor. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Reading copy, an ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers, library binding, front endpaper excised, no inscriptions. 316 pages. Codice articolo 66761
Descrizione libro Condizione: Fine. Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear. Codice articolo 0002224062-2-2
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Reading copy, an ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers, spine cocked, no inscriptions. 316 pages. Codice articolo 66760
Descrizione libro paperback. Condizione: Good. 1st HB Collins 1980; ex-library copy with remnants of library page to ffep and stamp to title verso; wear to book block and some foxing to prelims and page edge; a scarce title in well worn condition; sunning to author name on jacket spine; boards generally unworn. Codice articolo mon0000333343
Descrizione libro Hard Cover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. white pictorial dj priced £5.95 net, states published by collins and lists 6 prev. titles however printing page is unfortunately missing and this can only be presumed to be a UK 1st edition - dj has seen better days with creading, closed tears to top and bottom of spine and front edge of jacket, slight lean doesn't appear to be ex library - immediate despatch from uk 6 days a week Size: 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall 0.0. Codice articolo 6078
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Upper right corners of boards just slightly bumped; spine has a bit of a forward slant; faint brown spotting to edge of pages that probably developed when the book was in storage. Dustjacket has a bit of fading to red letters on spine (author s name) an just a bit of edgewear now in protective mylar cover. A solid clean copy with the flaws noted. Codice articolo ABO5236
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, 1980. Codice articolo mon0000055851
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 8vo; pp 314. First edition. Maroon hardcovers with gilt on spine.Some rubbing to edges, binding ever-so-cocked. Prev. owner's name on the ffep. With the jacket, lightly yellowed overall, PC, and some light bumping/rubbing to edges. Some maroon rubbing to interior tail. In a mylar jacket. VG+/VG [JB]. Codice articolo 000160
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. Maroon cloth first edition hardcover. Spine head mildly bumped, slight spine ridge, slightly cocked. Trace of foxing to top textblock edge. The DJ in mylar with 5.95 net price intact is in fine condition. A tight, unmarked, sharp-cornered copy. ; 8.50 X 5.43 X 1.57 inches. Codice articolo 19939