ISBN: 9780002259545 - caesar (15 Ergebnisse)

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

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Caesar is the first book ever written by Patrick O'Brian -- made available, at last, for the first time since the 1930s. Best-known for his acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin novels, HarperCollins is delighted to announce the republication of the first two books ever written by Patrick O'Brian -- who is now widely recognized as our greatest living writer. Fans of Jack Aubrey and his elusive, intriguing friend and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin just grow and grow in number. Caesar was the first fictional being created by Patrick O'Brian and the first novel he published: he was 14 years old when he wrote it and 15 when it was published in 1930. Caesar tells the picaresque and enchanting, if bloodthirsty, story of Caesar -- whose father was a giant panda and whose mother was a snow leopard. It tells of his life as a cub, his first exploits hunting, his first encounters with man, his capture and taming. At the age of fourteen, suffering from chronic ill health, Patrick O'Brian set about creating a fictional character: the offspring of a male giant panda and a female snow leopard. 'I did it mostly in my bedroom, and a little when I should have been doing homework,' he confessed in a note on his first book's dust jacket. Caesar: The Life Story of a Panda Leopard was finished in March 1930, three months after his fifteenth birthday, but the dry wit and unsentimental precision O'Brian's readers savour is already in evidence. Caesar furiously mauls two shepherds, then suddenly laments, with utter sangfroid, 'I dimly felt sorry that I had needlessly killed these two useless things, for though I was hungry I could not bring myself to eat these smelly men.' In the autumn of 1930, the book was published in England and in the United States. Translations appeared in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Japan. O'Brian was hailed as the 'boy-Thoreau'. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. London: Harper Collins, 1999. First British Edition thus. First printing. Hardcover. New/New. A pristine unread copy. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. F3800.

Zustand: Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. First printing of the third edition, of his first book. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Lightly toned, text is clear and crisp and remains a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. First printing of the third edition, of his first book. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Lightly toned, text is clear and crisp and remains a fine copy. . . . .

New edition (first published in 1938). A tidy copy in tight binding Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 104pp. Red cloth boards with gilt titles; in its original dust jacket (lightly bumped on edges). Neat, clean, bright and tight. First published in 1930, this is O'Brian's first novel written as a child (when he should have been doing homework, he later confessed). Tells the picaresque and at times bloodthirsty story of Caesar, whose father was a giant panda and mother a snow leopard. Conway, Jane (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Jacket is excellent. Book has library stickers and stamps to prelims. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. This is a Mint Copy in Dust-Jacket (AS NEW) 8vo 101pp First Edition Thus.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 100 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Animals, Mythical ; Fiction. Leopard Life cycles ; Fiction. 1 Kg.