1805 Tapa dura - 1985

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

London: John Murray, 1985 Moderate marks and wear, slightly tilted. Dust jacket is unclipped, lightly rubbed at corners, in a protective cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: John Murray, 1985 Marine Society labels adhered to fep and half-title, name stamp on title page, otherwise very tidy. Dust jacket is intact and protected in a clear film sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: John Murray, 1985. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with black and red print; DJ has edgewear with small tears to front top edge, slight soiling on rear, else clean and bright; Boards in red cloth, mild wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to top edge, else clean and tight; 209 pages, map. 1351308. FP New Rockville Stock.

England: John Murray, 1985. Book. Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Binding & jacket very worn to corners, ex library markings to prelims, cloth tape to hinges. Good filler copy of a scarce 1st edition. Jacket Art Val Biro. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

London: John Murray (Publishers), 1985. (v), + 209pp., intext, line-drawn theatre maps. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Two creased leaves at rear of book, else textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated (Val Biro) dustjacket lightly edgeworn, with a short closed tear, plus a dampstain on verso of spine. Promoted Post-Captain, Nathaniel Drinkwater, now in command of the former French frigate 'Antigone', is part of the Channel blockade of France in the summer of 1804. Somehow the combined fleets of France and Spain escape the blockade and now Drinkwater must face his old enemy Edouard Santhonax and the French Admiral Villeneuve off Cape Trafalgar . . . Contents include: Prelims., Part 1/ Blockade. 2/ Breakout. 3/ Battle. Book weight approx. 455g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good +.

John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1985-10-21. Hardcover. Used: Good.

London: John Murray, 1985. 1st Edition. Red Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 209pp. A super well preserved first edition copy of this book. Illustrated with a few maps. Perhaps the head and tail of the spine are slightly turned in but as this book is so fresh, this may be how it left the printers. Slightest of associated creasing to the head of the spine of the wrapper, barely noticeable. A super frehs, clean and tight a near fine copy.

London: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1985. Bound in red boards, stamped in gold - in illustrated nautical dust jacket. A tight, clean copy of this book by the prolific author. Signed on the title page. 209 pp. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.