Nutmeg Consolation by Obrian Patrick, First Edition (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt titles to the spine. Clean pages. Firm binding. Jacket is not price clipped. 1st edition. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A good, clean copy of this book with a likewise dust jacket which has light fading to the spine. First thus.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First American edition. 8vo. [10], 7-315, [1] pp. Quarter blue cloth over blue and white patterned paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. First printing of the first American edition. The thirteenth of O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin novels. Slight concavity to spine, hints of wear to the edges of the boards in a price-clipped dust jacket with a few hints of wear to the extremities.

Pp. 316(last blank); demy 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cobden-Sanderson, London, 1991. First edition. *The 14th novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: in fine dust jacket. First Edition. 8vo. Blue paper covered boards textured to look like cloth.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this thrilling historical novel set during the French Wars, from English novelist Patrick O'Brian. First edition. The fourteenth historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series. Set during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, Aubrey and his shipmates are attacked by pirates while building a schooner on an island in the South China Sea. Written by Patrick O'Brian, an English novelist and translator, best known for his AubreyMaturin series of sea novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with a protective plastic laminated cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Correct 1st edition of the 14th title in O'Brian's acclaimed Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series set during the Napoleonic Wars. Very pretty copy, fine in fine dw. No indication of later printings on the colophon page, as was Collins procedure denoting first editions.

Hard. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Occasional spotting throughout. Tanning to pages (age). Spotting to edges. Top hard edge tanned. Light shelf wear. Spine faded. Size: 8vo.

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).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. HARDBACK - A near fine book, bound in the publisher's navy blue cloth boards with bright gilt lettering to the spine. The text block is lightly toned, the inner text is very clean indeed with no foxing spots or finger marks inset. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is in fine condition with no loss or tears, but with the merest hint of fading to the red lettering present to the upper spine. The publisher's printed price of £13.99 net present to the front flap. A lightly read copy, a most attractive example.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed plate on title page says 'Yours ever, Patrick O'B.' Previous owner has glued a newspaper illustration of a ship on the front endpaper. Pages clean and bright, boards and binding tidy, light shelf wear to dust jacket. Size: 8vo. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. LONDON 1991 BLUE BOARDS GUILT LETTERING FIRST EDITION F/F ,NO INSCRIPTIONS ,SQUARE, THE WRAPPER SHOWS PRICE OF 13.99 WITH RUBBING AT FLAP FOLDS ,A NICE COPY Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First UK edition and first printing. Both book and jacket are in excellent condition being without owner inscriptions, tears, creasing or price clip (Original Price: £13.99). Book has a protective clear plastic cover.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Pristine (still in original, unopened plastic shrink wrappers). Complete set of 20 unopened and unread volumes in unmarked slip cases. This very heavy and large set of 20 volumes will need additional postage, as the carriage amount quoted is for one normal-sized book only.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A mint copy in mint wrapper with signed book plate. A rare item. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Complete set of Aubery/Maturin Novels. First Edition. first Printings.All dust jackets are unclipped except Far Side of the World which has had the usual £9.95 price sticker added. This was done very close to or just after the publishing date as they had a change of heart about the jacket price.All appear unread. All are protected in archival covers. No inscriptions, ex lib books or remainders. Post Captain has tiny loss to the the upper spine. All book pages are age tanned as usual.Further images are available on request. Please contact Langton books for shipping costs or further details. Overseas customers please note this order will be sent air mail only.

First American edn. 8vo, pp. 315. Fine in dj. The 14th volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series.

First edition, first impression, of this Aubrey-Maturin novel. Capturing life in the Royal Navy during the Napeoleonic Wars, O'Brian's sequence of historical novels is among the most popular of the genre. "O'Brian managed to place his subjects in a convincing world which went far beyond getting the details of shipboard life and naval tactics right. Music, natural history, astronomy, poetry, folklore, food, the codes of honour and politeness - all [realms of life] were drawn on" (ODNB). Cunningham 23a. Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt. With dust jacket. Minor crease at head of spine. An excellent copy in the jacket.

First editions, first impressions, of the celebrated historical novel sequence which captured life in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. "O'Brian managed to place his subjects in a convincing world which went far beyond getting the details of shipboard life and naval tactics right. Music, natural history, astronomy, poetry, folklore, food, the codes of honour and politeness - all were drawn on" (ODNB). Together, 20 works, octavo. Original boards in various colours. With dust jackets (Far Side of the World in second state as usual, price-clipped with publisher's overprice sticker). Thirteenth Gun Salute with clipped newspaper review mounted on rear pastedown. A couple of volumes with light foxing to top edge; jackets bright, a few spines sunned, occasional mark or tear, Nutmeg of Consolation with neat tape repair, ghosting from removed tape on H.M.S. Surprise and Treason's Harbour, Thirteenth Gun Salute price-clipped, The Hundred Days with barcode label on verso: still, a near-fine set in like jackets.

First editions, first impressions, a complete set. This celebrated sequence of novels, capturing life in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, is considered among the best series of historical novels ever written. "O'Brian managed to place his subjects in a convincing world which went far beyond getting the details of shipboard life and naval tactics right. Music, natural history, astronomy, poetry, folklore, food, the codes of honour and politeness - all [realms of life] were drawn on" (ODNB). 20 vols, octavo (201 x 124 mm). Attractively bound in recent dark blue morocco, spines lettered and decorated with ship motifs in gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. An excellent set.

A full set of all 20 novels in the Aubrey/Maturin series. All are first edition, first printings and all are in very good to fine condition in original wrappers. Comprising: 'Master and Commander' - First edition, first printing. Published by Collins in London, 1970. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Dell'Orco, has two closed tears to the spine and foreedge. It has not been price clipped, however, and shows the original £1.50 net (or) 30s. net price. There are some light handling marks throughout the wrapper, too. It is the first issue with 'The Knights of Dark Renown' review on the rear. The boards, in the original publishers woven cloth, are free from notable chips and marks. There is slight toning to the front preliminaries, with very light foxing also present. The text blocks are slightly foxed. It is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in very good condition; 'Post Captain' - First edition, first printing. Published by Collins in London, 1972. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper has some wear to the top edges and one closed tear to the rear panel. It has not been price clipped, and shows the original £1.80 net. The boards, in the original publishers woven cloth, are free from notable chips and marks. There is slight toning to the front preliminaries, with foxing also present to the top edge. The text blocks are slightly foxed. It is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in very good condition; 'HMS Surprise' - first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1973. A very good book without inscriptions in a like unclipped wrapper with a small chip to the corner of the front flap. Some rubbing to the extremities. A little faded on the spine. 'The Mauritius Command' - First edition, first printing published by Collins in 1977. A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good lightly faded spine - some light wear to the extremities; 'Desolation Island' - first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1978. A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper none faded spine; 'The Fortune of War' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1978. A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine clipped wrapper; 'The Surgeon's Mate' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1980. A near fine book without inscriptions - spotting to top edge, in a very good unclipped wrapper which is lightly faded on the spine. The rarest in the series; 'The Ionian Mission' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins 1981. A near fine book with spotting to the top edge. No inscriptions. In a near fine unclipped wrapper which is lightly faded and has some spotting to the rear flap; 'Treason's Harbour' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1983. A near fine book without inscriptions, with spotting to the top edge in a unclipped near fine wrapper which is a little faded to the spine; 'The Far Side of the World' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1984. A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped first issue dust wrapper with fading to the spine and not price clipped showing £8.95; 'The Reverse of the Medal' - a first edition, first printing Collins in 1986. A near fine book without inscriptions - spotting to the top edge. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a fading to the spine; 'The Letter of Marque' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1988. A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped faded wrapper; 'The Thirteen Gun Salute' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1989. A very good book without inscriptions with spotting to the page edges. In a very good unclipped wrapper, a little rubbed and faded; 'The Nutmeg of Consolation' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1991. A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper; 'Clarissa Oakes' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1992 - a near fine book with spotting to the top edge in like unclipped wrapper; 'The Wine Dark Sea' - a first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1993. A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper; 'The Commodore' - a first edition, first printing published by HarperCollins in 1994. A fine book in like unclipped wrapper; 'The Yellow Admiral' - a first edition, first printing published by HarperCollins in 1997. A fine book in like unclipped wrapper; 'The Hundred Days' - a first edition, first printing published by HarperCollins in 1998. A fine book in like wrapper with faded spine; 'Blue at the Mizzen' - a first edition, first printing published by HarperCollins in 1999. A fine book in like unclipped wrapper. A superb set of the first printings of the greatest historical adventures ever written.