The Mauritius Command (1st Edition)
Patrick O'Brian
ISBN 10: 000222383X ISBN 13: 9780002223836
Published by Collins, 1977
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Green boards with gilt titles to the spine. Ex library with a stamp to the copyright page and end page has been removed. Otherwise it is a nice copy that only looks lightly read. Jacket is not price clipped. Jacket has some creasing. A hard to find 1st print. 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. Seller Inventory # s18208
Synopsis:
A maritime adventure featuring Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. Aubrey is ashore on half-pay without a command, until Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope, under a Commodore's pennant. He accepts the order but soon runs into difficulties with two of his crew - a drunkard and a mutinous captain.
Review: Ashore without a command--and on half-pay to boot--Jack Aubrey's prayers are answered when Stephen Maturin shows up with a secret mission for him. The two men have been ordered to the Cape of Good Hope. There they hope to dislodge the French garrisons on the islands of Mauritius and La Reunion. Alas, two of their own colleagues--a dilettante and a martinet--prove to be nearly as great an obstacle as the French themselves.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Mauritius Command (1st Edition)
Publisher: Collins
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition.