- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: M&B Books, London, United KingdomM&B Books
AbeBooks seller since April 6, 2018
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 66.81
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Condition: Near Fine: First US edition, first impression with full number line including 01. Original binding with sharp corners to the boards. No previous owner's marks; very clean and tight end papers and text block with no spotting or sunning. Dust jacket condition: Very Good: small shallow losses to the top edges of the spine tips and front flap, otherwise near fine; not price clipped ($22.50). Wraparound jacket design by Geoff Hunt, with a notable review of The Commodore by James Hamilton-Paterson, The New Republic, to the verso: ". full of the energy that comes from a writer having struck a vein . his battles are nail-bitingly tense . it is a brilliantly imagined world that one scarcely wishes ever to leave .".
Seller Inventory # PBOB1611C
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Commodore: First US printing
- Author
- O'Brian, Patrick
- Publisher
- Norton, New York
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 10 business days | 10 to 45 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 24.49 | US$ 24.49 |
Payment methods
- Direct Debit
- Paypal
Store description
M&B Books is a partnership between an experienced part-time dealer and a full-time online bookseller – both based in South London. Mick McLean has been selling collectable books at markets and Book Fairs since 1983. Mick sells mainly Modern First Editions with a crime and mystery focus reflecting his own collecting interests. To complement Mick’s depth of experience, Peter Belchamber brings the zeal of the relatively new entrant to book collection and dealing. Peter's interests include thriller writers and adventure stories from the 1920s to the present day, together with historical fiction.…
Specialty
Modern FirstsSeller's business information
M&B Books
United Kingdom
Terms of sale
M&B Books is a partnership between an experienced part-time dealer and an enthusiastic relative newcomer, now with six year's experience, both based in South London, England. Mick McLean has been selling collectable books at markets and Book Fairs in the UK since 1983. He also once exhibitied at the Rocky Mountain Book Fair in Denver, Co. Mick sells mainly Modern First Editions with a crime and mystery focus reflecting his own collecting interests. To complement Mick’s depth of experience, Peter Belchamber still brings the zeal of the newly converted to book collection and dealing. Peter's interests include historical fiction, thriller writers and adventure stories from the 1960s to the present day. He specialises in complete sets of first editions by authors such as Patrick O'Brian, Allan Mallinson, Anthony Powell, Olivia Manning, Pat Barker, Gerald Seymour, Donna Leon, Colm Toibin, Sebastian Faulks, Robert Harris, Stephen Boyd, and in period books by Dornford Yates. He sells also runs and collections of the New Naturalist series of natural history first editions and illustrated children's books by Arthur Ransome and others.
Between us we aim to give great customer service and to offer all our books at reasonable prices. We also try to keep postage (shipping) costs to a minimum. Please feel free to email/phone with any inquiries or for additional photos/information.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing less than 2kg. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required (although we rarely do this and never for UK customers). We usually post overseas via surface mail (International Economy) although this method of delivery is slow. Please feel free to email with any inquiries or for an exact shipping quote for non UK customers.