Mauritius Command by Obrian Patrick, First Edition (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Visually checked for defects and deviations -- Found: general edge-wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Trade Soft Cover Edition. Bright And Clean Soft Covers, No Names Or Marks, The Book Has A Square And Solid Binding. no.

First American hardcover edition, published by Norton, 1994. First published in 1977, this is the American hardcover reprint, a first printing of this edition. The fourth novel in the Aubrey/Maturin series. In this one, Aubrey is ashore without a command, until Maturin arrives with secret orders for him to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope to mount an expedition against the French held islands of Mauritius and Le Reunion. Cover art by Geoff Hunt. Dust jacket is not price clipped. Jacket has a small closed tear of about 1/4 inch at the head of the spine panel, and also another closed tear at the bottom right front corner, about 1/2 inch - see photos, and also a crease down the vertical length of the spine panel. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Cover boards have some mild edge wear along the bottom edge and to the tips of the corners. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Not a remainder, not a library discard copy. Bottom edge of the text block has a faint smudge, about the size of a raisin - see photos. Binding is tight. Attached are some photos of the copy we have in our inventory.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint; First Printing. Light reading and cover corner creases, slight shelf wear, some foxing to edges of reading block. ; First printing of Harper Perennial mass market edition with number 1, 2007. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover photo by Jeff Cottenden. ; The Aubrey and Maturin Series; Vol. 4; 352 pages; From half pay to flying a Commodore's pennant, Aubrey is happy to get his feet back on a deck again, and have the chance of attacking the French in the Indian Ocean. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condition: New. Reprint; First Printing. First printing of Harper Perennial mass market edition with number 1, 2007. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Brand new unopened book. Cover photo by Jeff Cottenden. ; The Aubrey and Maturin Series; Vol. 4; 352 pages; From half pay to flying a Commodore's pennant, Aubrey is happy to get his feet back on a deck again, and have the chance of attacking the French in the Indian Ocean. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint; First Printing. First printing of Harper Perennial mass market edition with number 1, 2007. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread and near as new. Cover photo by Jeff Cottenden. ; The Aubrey and Maturin Series; Vol. 4; 352 pages; From half pay to flying a Commodore's pennant, Aubrey is happy to get his feet back on a deck again, and have the chance of attacking the French in the Indian Ocean. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. first edition. very good, creases paperback,

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1991 edition. fine, like new.

Condition: Fair. First Edition. Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half pay without a command-until Stephen Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a commodore's pennant, there to mount an expedition against the French-held islands of Mauritius and La Reunion. But the difficulties of carrying out his orders are compounded by two of his own captains-Lord Clonfert, a pleasure-seeking dilettante, and Captain Corbett, whose severity pushes his crew to the verge of mutiny.; Schoon en fris binnenwerk, echter buitenkant boekblok met lichte roestpuntjes.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing in this edition. No ownership names, the dustwrapper is price clipped with some wear to extremeties.

A standout installment in the Aubrey-Maturin series, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on Captain Jack Aubrey's command in the Indian Ocean campaign against French-held Mauritius and Réunion. Notable for its focus on naval command structure, inter-officer conflict, and the strategic realities of fleet operations, this volume is often cited for its realism in depicting leadership under pressure. Includes map endpapers detailing the Mauritius campaign. This copy carries distinctive dual government and military provenance, beginning as a Library of Congress duplicate - stamped 'Surplus - 1', indicating deaccession from one of the most significant national collections in the United States. It was subsequently incorporated into a U.S. Air Force Base Library (FL5621), Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, as evidenced by stamped markings. This progression - from federal repository to overseas military installation - reflects Cold War-era distribution of reading materials to U.S. service members stationed abroad and offers a tangible link to military cultural infrastructure and library circulation systems. Condition: Very Good overall. Binding sound; text and maps clean. Typical ex-library features include institutional stamps (Library of Congress and U.S. Air Force), removal marks from pocketing, tape shadows, and minor staining to pastedowns. Dust jacket present in protective cover with toning and wear consistent with service use. A solid reading copy elevated by uncommon institutional history. Patrick O'Brian (1914-2000) remains one of the most respected writers of historical fiction, with the Aubrey-Maturin series widely praised for its authenticity, depth of characterization, and precise rendering of naval life during the age of sail.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression hardback with dustjacket. No damage, internally clean. Very good condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A good clean copy of this book which has an ink inscirption on the inside front cover. The dust jacket is clean and the book is tightly bound.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. First Fontana Paperback. Pages 268, 2 maps. A Captain Jack Aubrey novel. Crease in top corner of back cover. Illustrated Cover.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition. 268 pp, very nice, tight copy of the first paperback edition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition. 268 pp, very nice, tight copy of the first paperback edition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st U.S. edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Folio Society edition, first printing, 2009. First thus. No jacket as issued. With original slipcase. Illustrated. Blue slipcase is near fine with the odd small mark and the odd minor bump/minor scratch. Boards are fine with no faults. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. No internal faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. VERY GOOD+ IN A NEAR FINE D.J. A JACK AUBREY NOVEL BOOK HAS SLIGHT DAMPING TO THE SPINE HEEL WITH A TOUCH OF COLOR OFFSET TO THE ENDPAPERS AND VERSO OF D.J. BUT IS OTHERWISE A FRESH AND CLEAN COPY WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. OTHER THAN THE OFFSET MENTIONED ABOVE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT RECTO, AND SOME MODEST TONING TO THE FLAPS, D.J. IS FINE. AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION (COPYRIGHT PAGE: "FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1978). Binding is HARDCOVER.

First UK Edition (True First)/First Printing with no mention of subsequent printings; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the board and jacket edges, faint soiling to the text block, and a slight lean to the binding (else a sharp, tight binding). A very well preserved copy of this 4th novel in the Aubrey/Maturin series; scarce in the first UK edition and in this condition. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Neil Gower (illustrator). First Printing. 2009 First Printing. Fine Hardback. Fine Slipcase. Still sealed in original shrinkwrap, unopened since purchase. Bought by previous owner as each book was published, so assumed first printing. Bound in buckram. Blocked with a design by Neil Gower. 300 pages. 12 pages of colour and black & white plates. Book size: 9" x 6.25". UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to most of the Rest of the World £35.00. If ordering from overseas, please check any additional tax and import duties payable in your country, which will be additional to the costs given here.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. Blue decorated covers. Gilt title boxes. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and a few minor marks to one end and spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp 268. Original cloth. Unclipped d/w. Ex public library with stamps etc. Not the worst of ex public library copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Very Good DJ. First edition. First American printing, vwery good hardcover shows mild foxing at page edges, bit of stiffness to pages, light stain at bottom corner of front pastedown and some other light trace wear, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows same faint staining at bottom of corner of front flap, couple of faint stains at bottom portion of spine and light bit of edgewear including tiny tears. 268 pages. Still an attractive copy of this 4th installment in the ever popular and highly regarded Aubrey/Maturin series.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Sumptuous new slipcased edition from Folio, and a First Edition First Printing thus. It is to be hoped that all twenty volumes will be issued in this series. A remarkable and beautiful production, on special paper, in a true heirloom edition, in a smart slipcase. Frankly stunning, and reassuringly permanent. Elegant typography, acid proof paper, and, for the first time, an issue that reflects the detail and scholarship of this unmatched sequence of historical novels. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fontana, 1979 - 1992; Harper Collins, 1994-1997. Softcover. Condition: Near Fine to Fine: very clean and bright covers; no previous owner's marks or gift inscriptions; very clean and tight text blocks with no spotting; light occasional tanning to pages. HMS Surprise, third impression, December 1979; The Mauritius Command, second impression, April 1979; Desolation Island, first impression, 1979; The Fortune of War, first impression, 1980; The Surgeon's Mate, first impression, 1981; The Ionian Mission, first impression, 1982; Treason's Harbour, first impression, 1984; The Far Side of the World, first impression; 1985; The Reverse of the Medal, first impression, 1987; The Letter of Marque, first impression, 1989; The Thirteen-Gun Salute, first impression, 1990 (9-2); The Nutmeg of Consolation, first impression, 1992 (9-1); Clarissa Oakes, first impression, 1994 (9-1); The Wine-Dark Sea, first impression, 1994 (9-1); The Commodore, first impression, 1997 (9-1).

1st ed. Top edges sl. dusty near spine end else a fine copy in price-clipped jacket with sign of price sticker removed else in fine condition.

Proof copy of the first edition. Octavo. pp [x], 268. Plain red wrappers. The fourth Jack Aubrey story.Bottom corners of covers slightly creased. Very good indeed in near-fine dustwrapper slightly creased at head of spine.

5 American printed books preceding the Norton uniform editions. MASTER AND COMMANDER. First Edition. printed and published in America (Lippincott 1969) before English edition published. VG+/VG. Book has shelf wear on corners and on spine ends, slight bump on lower edge of front cover and very light scattered foxing on the top of the text block. Dust Cover front is almost pristine, marred only by a barely visible tightly closed tear next to spine. Folded portion of the front Dust Cover and the back of the Dust Cover shows paper aging and some dirt and creases. POST CAPTAIN. First Edition. (Lippincott 1972). NF/VG. Very slight soiling on front board. Dust Jacket has shelf wear on corners, small chips and creases on spine. Stain on spine behind the letter "C" in "Captain" (minimal distraction). HMS SURPRISE. First edition. (Lippincott 1973). VG/VG-. Very slight shelf wear and soiling to the bottom of the front boards. Light soiling to the back boards and the base of the spine. Very small area of shelf rub on the bottom of the back board. Dust Jacket shows shelf wear on the corners, folds and at the top and bottom right edge of the spine. Small (1/4" X 3/8") paper loss on the D. J. at the bottom right edge of spine and bottom left corner of the front of the D.J. Small closed tears, creases and edge wear at top and bottom of the spine and D.J. THE MAURITIUS COMMAND. First Edition. (Stein and Day 1977). VG/NF. Slight wear and fading to the front and back boards. Foxing to the top and side of the text block. Shelf wear to corners. Dust Jacket has slight shelf wear to corners and the top and bottom of the spine. Very small paper loss at the bottom of the spine. DESOLATION ISLAND. First Edition. (Stein and Day 1978). Unread. NF/F. Light foxing to top and side of text block. Slight fading to bottom of back boards.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. The fourth book in the Aubrey-Maturin series. A VG+ book, showing some fading to the spine. few spots of foxing on endpapers but generally clean internally. VG+ DJ some minor fading to spine, unclipped.