Sloop Of War (UK HB 1st - SIGNED association copy + bookmark)

Kent, Alexander

ISBN 10: 0091112907 / ISBN 13: 9780091112905

Published by Hutchinson, 1972

About this Item

UK hardback first impression, SIGNED with inscription to BBC interviewer "Reggie" Leigh Crutchley. Comes with biographical bookmark of Bolitho. VG with a slight spine slant, in unclipped jacket with a small tear to bottom of spine.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1516278773441

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sloop Of War (UK HB 1st - SIGNED association copy + bookmark)
• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091112907
• ISBN 13: 9780091112905
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

As the French enter the American War of Independence in earnest, young Richard Bolitho is given his first command, "Sparrow" - a fast, well-armed fighting sloop. At last he has the chance to prove his abilities as a junior captain. But he faces other challenges too.

About the Author

Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty best-selling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.