obrian patrick cunningham (13 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: As New. First edition copy. . Like New dust jacket. 1st American edition. (Patrick O'Brian, criticism, interpretation, bibliography).

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. fine hardcover copy in a fine slipcase 1st edition. Does exactly what it says on the cover, critical appreciations and a bibliography.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Patrick O'Brian is the well-known author of the Aubrey/Maturin novels, set during the Napoleonic wars. They are acknowledged by critics and readers alike as classic works of fiction and are attracting an increasingly wide audience. Patrick O'Brian is also a translator of note and the author of several biographies and other works of nonfiction. His first books appeared over forty years ago to wide and enduring critical acclaim.

Uncorrected proof. 160 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. Promotional flyer laid in. Collects two pieces by O'Brian, 'Black, Choleric and Married?' and 'Samphire' as well as essays by eight others.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A complete set of O'Brian's thrilling Aubrey-Maturin series, with three signed letters from the author, with five first editions, two signed novels, and five further works by and about the author and his naval adventures. A wonderful collection of twenty-three seafaring historical novels by Patrick O'Brian, alongside his autobiography, and two critical studies of his work.The complete AubreyMaturin series is present here, with the final five volumes present in the first edition, and with three volumes either signed by the author or with handwritten letters from him: 1. Master and Commander. First published in 1969, this is the first impression of the 1998 printing, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. With a loosely inserted signed letter from 1999 from the author to "my dear Johnnie, thank you very much for that splendid parcel of quills: I have longed for them these many years". The letter goes on to extoll the pleasures of writing with a quill.2. Post Captain. First published in 1972, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.3. HMS Surprise. First published in 1973, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.4. The Mauritius Command. First published in 1977, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.5. Desolation Island. First published in 1978, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.6. The Fortune of War. First published in 1979, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.7. The Surgeon's Mate. First published in 1980, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.8. The Ionian Mission. First published in 1981, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.9. Treason's Harbour. First published in 1983, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.10. The Far Side of the World. First published in 1984, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.11. The Reverse of the Medal. First published in 1986, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.12. The Letter of Marque. First published in 1988, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.13. The Thirteen-Gun Salute. First published in 1989, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.14. The Nutmeg of Consolation. First published in 1991, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.15. Clarissa Oakes. First published in 1992, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.16. The Wine-Dark Sea. First published in 1993, this is the first impression of the 1998 edition, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.17. The Commodore. The 1994 first edition, first impression, flat signed by the author to the title page. With an additional signed inscription from the author to the front free endpaper, and with two signed letters dated 1995 and 1996 and addressed to Johnny in which he expresses a sadness at loosing a letter with a number of exotics stamps on it, and discusses his enjoyment of Trelawney, Fielding and Jane Austen. In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.18. The Yellow Admiral. The 1997 first edition, first impression, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.19. The Hundred Days. The 1998 first edition, first impression, with a presentation inscription to the title page "for Johnnie with the kindest of wishes, Patrick O"Brian". In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.20. Blue at the Mizzen. The 1999 first edition, first impression, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.21. The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey. The 2004 first edition, first impression, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. Also present are two standalone novels from the author: The Unknown Shore, the first impression of the 1996 re-issue, first published in 1959. In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. The Golden Ocean, the first impression of the 1996 re-issue, first published in 1956. In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of the author"s autobiographical work "Testimonies", in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. "A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O"Brian"s Seafaring Tales" (1995), the first edition, first printing. In the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper. "Patrick O"Brian: Critical Appreciation and A Bibliography" (1994). The first edition, first impression, in the publisher"s original unclipped dust wrapper.Also present, in two handwritten envelopes, are two copies of the brochure for a 1996 evening at the Royal Naval College Greenwich, celebrating O'Brian. In another envelope is a clipping of an interview with him in the Paris Review in 1997. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, fine, with only minor edgewear to a small number of back strip tails. Dust wrappers in exceptional condition, with minor sunning to a small number of back strips. Inscription to one front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but exceptionally clean and bright. Inscriptions to two title pages. Fine. signed by author. book.

First edition. Number 16 of only 50 numbered and specially bound copies SIGNED BY O'BRIAN (there was also a "collector's edition" of 250 copies). Handsomely bound in three-quarter leather, with marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Includes an autobiographical piece, four poems and two stories by O'Brian. Illustrated with a color frontis photograph and six black-and-white photographs of O'Brian, a profile of the H.M.S. Surprise and various black-and-white decorations. According to the editor, Arthur Cunningham, the bindings for this edition were produced in 5 different colors (10 of each color) and with 5 different marbled endpapers. Of the 50 copies, 20 were set aside for presentation, leaving only 30 copies offered for sale. Fine in fine slipcase.