Language: English
Published by Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, 1953
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Brown Cloth, Green Boards. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ. Willy Mucha Jacket Design (illustrator). First Edition [stated]. O'brian's Second Book. "First Edition" Stated On Copyright Page; This American Edition Precedes The First British Printing, Published As "The Frozen Flame". Book Virtually Unworn, Although Spine Is Bumped For 1/8" At Top And Bottom. Edges Of Green Boards Are Age Darkened For 1/8" At Bottom, And To A Lesser Degree For A Greater Depth At Top And Side Edges. Jacket Is Near Complete With Tiny Loss At Corners And A Few Tiny Nicks At Top Of Spine: Flaps Are Bright And Unclipped, Front Panel Shows Some Light Dust, Wear With Slight (1/16") Loss Of Paper At Tips, A 1/4" Closed Tear Along Bottom Edge; Spine Is Unfaded, With Slight Dustiness, Slight Wear At Bottom, Tiny Chips At Top With Almost No Loss Of Paper; Rear Panel Has Dustiness, A 1" Closed Tear Along Bottom Edge, And Associated 1" Wrinkle.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953
Seller: The Bookshop on the Heath Ltd, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 242.52
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition of a scarce early novel set in France by the author of the Jack Aubrey "Master and Commander" naval fiction series. Red cloth, silver lettering to spine, 252pp, pencil erasures to rear pastedown, cloth a bit marked with light bumping to corners. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1953
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 251 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine pink, blue, green, and white, with white and blue lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Dust jacket shows mild shelf wear and scuffing, bumped corners, small chips missing at corners of flap folds. In addition, two small closed tears are present at upper edge of jacket front and small chips are missing at crown and tail of jacket spine. Some sunning to jacket spine; price uncut: "10s. 6d. net." Spine cocked; pages clean. Shelved in Case 7. This is O'Brien's fifth novel. 1357413. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953
Seller: Neverland Books, Waalre, Netherlands
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "The Frozen Flame" by Patrick O'Brian. Rupert Hart-Davis, London. 1953 first UK edition first printing. Book in very good condition, original cloth, original first issue dust jacket in very good condition, some fading to spine, small chips and nicks at spine ends and fold. O'Brian's rare second novel.