Master and Commander

Hardcover. VG+/VG. FIRST EDITION PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN AMERICA BY LIPPINCOTT (1969) before English edition was published. First printing. $6.95 price is intact. Book shows light to moderate shelf wear on the corners and top and bottom of spine, small bump on lower edge of front board and light, scattered foxing on top text block. Script on spine in fully intact, as is the gold coloring. Front cover of Dust Jacket is pristine, the back cover as some scattered age toning, especially along the back fold, which has a small surface paper loss at the bottom of the fold. The front fold also has age toning, which extends across of the top of the Jacket. Book is in Very Good plus condition; the Jacket is in Very Good condition.