[Rarebooks] FS - Patrick O'Brian 1sts

[GREENFIELD BOOKS]

1.    *O'BRIAN, Patrick. /TREASON'S HARBOUR/*. Bound in red cloth with 
gilt lettering stamped to spine. Collins, London. 1983. 1st edition, 
8vo, pp. 320. The dust jacket illustration is from a print entitled 
"Isola di Malta". ISBN 0002221691.

The book has a slight spine slant, and the binding is slightly stressed, 
as from weight being pressed down on the spine. There is a slight 
blemish (white) to the bottom gutter of the front board. The foredges 
are very slightly discoloured (as in incipient foxing). There are no 
previous owner's markings and the text is clean and tight. Overall, the 
book is in good plus, to very good, condition. The dust jacket has been 
neatly price-clipped, and has a small crease to the inside front flap. 
It is slightly darkened along the edges, but not chipped. The jacket is 
in very good condition.

Price: $600.00.


2.    *O'BRIAN, Patrick. /THREE BEAR WITNESS/*. Bound in original green 
cloth with white spine lettering. Secker and Warburg, London. 1952. 1st 
edition. Small 8vo, pp. 206. Dust jacket design by Roy Sanford.

The famous nautical author's first full-length novel, dealing not with 
JackAubrey and His Majesty's Navy, but with Bronwen Vaughan, a Welsh 
lass who raises sheep and the expectations of the men who care for her. 
O'Brian had previously published one other book, "The Last Fool", a 
volume of short stories. The boards show traces of spotting, and are 
slightly rubbed, or soiled, along the edges of the boards. The silver 
spine lettering is bright and unmarred. There is a tiny bookseller's 
stamp on the extreme lower right of the front free endpaper. The 
foredges are a trifle age-toned; else the book is clean, tight, and free 
of former owner's markings: very good condition overall. The dust jacket 
shows the original published price and has a chip across the top of the 
spine. It is spotted and somewhat soiled, but nothing egregious. The top 
and bottom edges show the expected rubbing, but there are no noticeable 
tears. Overall, in good plus condition.

Price: $700.00.


3.    *O'BRIAN, Patrick. /THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD/*. Bound in green 
cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Collins, London. 1984.  1st edition, 
8vo, pp. 371. Dust jacket illustration by Arthur Barbosa. ISBN 0002227118.

The book has a spine slant, and the binding is slightly stressed, as 
from being opened too far, but no pages are loose, and the contents are 
tight. There is a very slight tape residue (almost a shadow, really), to 
the front and rear boards. The front free endpaper has been neatly 
excised. The words "West Kildonan" and a seven digit number are rubber 
stamped (probably by a library), in small letters, near the bottom of 
the copyright page. No other markings. The text block is darkened at the 
margins. Overall, the book is in good plus condition. The original dust 
jacket has been price-clipped, but is otherwise clean, bright and in 
very good condition.

Price: $200.00.


4.    *STRANG, Herbert (ed.) Patrick O'Brian (contrib.). /THE OXFORD 
ANNUAL FOR BOYS 31ST Year/*. Bound in original decorated light green 
cloth (no dust jacket), with colour and b&w illustrations. Oxford 
University Press, London. 1938. 1st edition. Thick 4to, pp. 192. Boards 
rubbed at edges and mod. soiled. Binding sl. "squidgy", but still tight. 
Ink inscription on ffep; else good condition.

Contains eighteen illustrated short stories for boys, one of which is by 
R. P. Russ. Richard Patrick Russ (1914-2000) is the given name of famed 
nautical writer Patrick O'Brian (the creator of the Jack Aubrey 
character). O'Brian legally changed his name in 1945. Apparently, Russ 
(O'Brian) only wrote four short stories under his birth name, all of 
which were published in The Oxford Annual for Boys. The story in this 
copy is entitled "One Arctic Summer". For O'Brian collectors, this is a 
scarce item.

Price: $65.00.


Terms of sale - The price is net in USD. Payment by check or credit 
card. Postage and packing charge is $7.50 for the first item, $3 for 
each additional. Returnable within seven days of receipt if not as 
described.

 
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