1993, ISBN: 0393035581

[EAN: 9780393035582], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York], LITERATURE: THE NOVEL & SHORT STORY: ENGLAND (UNITED KINGDOM): O'BRIAN, PATRICK: WINE-DARK SEA / BOO… More...

[EAN: 9780393035582], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York], LITERATURE: THE NOVEL & SHORT STORY: ENGLAND (UNITED KINGDOM): O'BRIAN, PATRICK: WINE-DARK SEA / BOOK XVI: AUBREY MATURIN NOVELS: FULL PAGE FRONTISPIECE W/ FACING TEXT KEY "THE SAILS OF A SQUARE-RIGGED SHIP", Jacket, BRILLIANT: BREATHTAKING: VIVID: COLLECTIBLE: AS-NEW Book XVI: First American Edition hardcover: The Collected Uniform Norton Edition (Orig. November 1993)) w/ no. line at "5" Fifth Printing: NEW handsomely-designed mylar-protected gloss-laminated color jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & showing orig. $22.00 pub. price at top-right inside-front flyleaf, NEW cover w/ marine-blue linen wrapping spine & extending 1.86" onto front & back panels covered in pale-blue laid paper w/ author's initials PO'B blind-stamped at bottom-right of front panel & w/ titles elegantly gilt-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE unmarked text-block exterior w/ smooth-cut top-bottom edges & cut-page-style "deckel" side-edging, IMPECCABLE cream-white card-stock end-papers, NEW durable perfect binding w/ tightly-gathered sheets & black-gold-checked cloth bands at spine caps, PRISTINE interior printed w/ handsome clarity on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 5.86" x 8.50" x 1.06", 0.52 kg, 261 pp * ILLUSTRATION: Full page frontispiece w/ facing text key "The sails of a square-rigged ship" * ABOUT THE BOOK: The 16th volume in the Aubrey-Maturin series & Patrick O'Brian's first bestseller in the United States: At the outset of this adventure filled w/ disaster & delight, Jack Aubrey & Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description & portends an underwater volcanic eruption that will create a new island overnight & leave an indelible impression on the reader's imagination. Their ship, the Surprise, is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revolutionary tinder of South America. Jack will survive a desperate open boat journey & come face to face with his illegitimate black son; Stephen, caught up in the aftermath of his failed coup, will flee for his life into the high, frozen wastes of the Andes; & Patrick O'Brian's brilliantly detailed narrative will reunite them at last in a breathtaking chase through stormy seas & icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted. * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: In addition to 21 volumes in the highly acclaimed Abrey-Maturin series, PATRICK O'BRIAN 's many novels include "Testimonies", "The Golden Ocean" & "The Unknown Shore". O'Brian also wrote acclaimed biographies of Pablo Picasso & Sir Joseph Banks & translated many works from the French, among them the novels & memoirs of Simone de Beauvoir & Jean Lacouture's biography of Charles DeGaulle. For many years he & his wife made their home in the south of France. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & to international destinations via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL at our posted rates., Books<

1993, ISBN: 9780393035582

[ED: Softcover], [PU: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.], Advance Reader's Copy. 14 x 21cm. 261 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by the author Patrick O'Brian on the title… More...

[ED: Softcover], [PU: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.], Advance Reader's Copy. 14 x 21cm. 261 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by the author Patrick O'Brian on the titlepage. Though the Jack Aubrey-Stephen Maturin books can be profitably read separately, as fans know, together they read as one long, wonderful novel. This 16th installment (following The Truelove ) is no doubt the best chapter yet. In the early 1800s, Bluff Jack, captain of the privateer Surprise , steers his frigate across the Pacific to South America, around Cape Horn and into the Atlantic, taking French and American prizes, fighting off a Yankee Man of War and suffering dire eye and leg wounds for his trouble. Subtle Stephen, ship's doctor and British intelligence agent, almost pulls off a coup in Peru and must escape across the Andes, losing some toes to frostbite for his efforts. Favorite characters reappear here: Killick, Jack's crabby steward; Sarah and Emily Sweeting, precocious Melanesian waifs attached to Maturin's sick-berth; Sam, Jack's illegitimate black son and rising Churchman. The naval actions are bang-on and bang-up--fast, furious and bloody--and the Andean milieu is as vivid as the shipboard scenes. As usual, readers can revel in the symbiotic friendship of Jack and Stephen, who make for a marvelous duo, whether in their violin and cello duets or in their sharp dialogue. [From Publishers Weekly], IE, [SC: 15.00], wie neu, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 1200000g], [PU: New York], Banküberweisung, Kreditkarte, PayPal, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), Internationaler Versand<